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| | Passport Canada: International Civil Aviation Organization |
 | | The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, was created with the signing in Chicago, on December 7, 1944, of the Convention on International Civil Aviation. ICAO is the permanent body charged with the administration of the principles laid out in the Convention. |
 | | ICAO works in close collaboration with other specialized agencies of the United Nations such as the International Maritime Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the Universal Postal Union and the International Labour Organisation. |
 | | ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices are detailed in the 18 Annexes to the Chicago Convention that cover all aspects of international civil aviation. |
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