The panel had also recommended that profiling must be done in such a way that it is least offensive to the passengers.

A spokesperson for the airport security authority said the scheme will offer an additional layer of security and help detect 'malicious intentions'.

Captain Craig Hall, Canadian director of the national security committee of Air Line Pilots' Association International which has been seeking tougher security measures, told Canwest news agency, 'We are very, very pleased.'

There are over 2,000 behaviour detection officers at US airports to screen passengers by 'observation techniques'.

Since 9/11, Canada has toughened its anti-terror laws and spent billions of dollars to beef up border and airport security.