Editing Transport Canada (section)

==History<!-- in need of citation and sources -->==
The '''Department of Transport''' was created in 1935 by the government of [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] in recognition of the changing transportation environment in Canada at the time. It merged three departments: the former [[Department of Railways and Canals (Canada)|Department of Railways and Canals]], the Department of Marine, and the Civil Aviation Branch of the [[Department of National Defence (Canada)|Department of National Defence]] (c. 1927 when it replaced the [[Air Board (Canada)|Air Board]]) under [[C. D. Howe]], who would use the portfolio to rationalize the governance and provision of all forms of transportation (air, water and land).  He created a [[National Harbours Board]] and [[Trans-Canada Air Lines]].  The Department of Transport Act came into force November 2, 1936.

Prior to a 1994 federal government reorganization, Transport Canada had a wide range of operational responsibilities including the [[Canadian Coast Guard]], the [[Saint Lawrence Seaway]], airports and seaports, as well as [[Via Rail]] and [[Canadian National Railway|CN Rail]]. Significant cuts to Transport Canada at that time resulted in CN Rail being privatized, the coast guard being transferred to [[Fisheries and Oceans Canada|Fisheries and Oceans]], and the seaway and various ports and airports being transferred to local operating authorities. Transport Canada emerged from this process as a department focused on policy and regulation rather than transportation operations.

In 2004, Transport Canada introduced non-passenger screening to enhance both airport and civil aviation security.