Nicholas Robinson was appointed as the Associate Assistant Deputy Minister (AsADM) of Safety and Security in September 2022. Prior to that he was the Director General of Civil Aviation at Transport Canada. He was responsible for the design and maintenance of a national civil aviation program through policy, guidelines, regulations, standards, education and awareness, in order to achieve Transport Canada’s safety priorities. The program regulates all facets of the aviation industry in Canada, including aeronautical products, personnel licensing, training, operating and flight rules, airports, commercial air services, general aviation and navigation.
Today, the scope of Nicholas’ mandate includes regulating and overseeing regulations to ensure the safety and security of the aviation, marine, rail and road modes along with the transportation of dangerous goods. This includes establishing safety and security policies, regulations, and standards and the development of guidance, tools and instructions to help industry comply with regulations and for inspectors to oversee regulatory compliance. His mandate also includes incident response and the delivery of aircraft services.
Nicholas has a Bachelor of Health Science and a Master of Arts from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.