TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2026|No. 9150
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Ottawa Considers Privatization of Major Canadian Airports

The federal government is considering privatizing major airports to fund its new Sovereign Wealth Fund, according to an airport expert.

An aerial view of Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, one of the airports potentially targeted for privatization.
An aerial view of Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, one of the airports potentially targeted for privatization.
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The public flying experience could look a lot different in the coming decades as Ottawa considers the privatization of some major airports.

Earlier this year the federal government announced a Sovereign Wealth Fund – also known as the Canada Strong Fund.

To inject money into the fund, the feds are considering the privatization of some major airports – though the concept is still in the very early stages.

Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (VOCM News)

John Gradek, an airport expert at McGill University, expects that cities like Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal will be high on the priority list because they could result in the biggest return for government.

Ultimately, he believes it will become an issue of real estate and what can be done with undeveloped land at each facility.

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