 thumb|nav canada headquarters in the commonwealth building at 77 metcalfe street ottawa, on k1p 5l6 canada right|thumb|the nav canada control tower in saskatoon nav canada is a privately run, not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates canada's civil air navigation system (ans). it was established in accordance with the civil air navigation services commercialization act (ans act). the company employs approximately 2,000 air traffic controllers (atcs), 800 flight service specialists (fsss) and 700 technologists. it has been responsible for the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic in canadian airspace since november 1, 1996 when the government transferred the ans from transport canada to nav canada. as part of the transfer, or privatization, nav canada paid the government ca$1.5 billion. nav canada manages 12 million aircraft movements a year for 40,000 customers in over 18 million square kilometres, making it the worldâs second-largest ansp by traffic volume. nav canada, which operates independently of any government funding, is headquartered in ottawa, ontario."contact us." nav canada. retrieved on december 31, 2010. "address - head office: 77 metcalfe street ottawa, on k1p 5l6" - address in french: "adresse du siÃ¨ge social: 77, rue metcalfe ottawa (ontario) k1p 5l6." it is only allowed to be funded by publicly traded debt and service charges to aircraft operators. ==facilities== nav canada's operations consist of various sites across the country. these include: *about 1,400 ground-based navigation aids *56 flight service stations{{cite web|url = http://www.navcanada.ca/en/about-us/documents/nav_canada_facility_map_04_e.pdf|title = facility map|accessdate = 2013-11-08|l
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