CACO maintains NATO responsibilities as the Transport Canada representative to the Civil Aviation Planning Committee and actions NATO Aviation Operational Response requirements in cooperation with Security and Emergency Preparedness and other government departments.

The Civil Aviation Planning Committee (CAPC)

The CAPC plans for the provision of air transport of persons and goods in crisis or war. CAPC planning takes account of the world-wide inter-relation of all aviation activities and seeks access to air assets, equipment and facilities to meet the Alliance needs.

In particular, the current responsibilities of CAPC are:

1. plan to make civil aviation capability available to meet alliance requirements in crisis and war through appropriate civil aviation crisis management arrangements;
2. plan for the availability of war risk insurance for commercial aircraft supporting the Alliance;
3. pursue joint planning with the NATO Military Authorities; and
4. assess the legislative or other powers that nations can call upon in a crisis short of war in order to provide civil aviation support to the Alliance.

Mr. Dale Lahey, Manager Civil Aviation Contingency Operations, is the Canadian Delegate to CAPC.