Access to Certificate of Registration

Verified from official sources
SOR/96-433, s. 900.20Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

You must have the drone's certificate of registration easily accessible (either in physical or digital format, as long as it is easily accessible) at all times while you are operating the system.

Requirement as structured

The pilot of a remotely piloted aircraft system must ensure that the certificate of registration issued for the remotely piloted aircraft is easily accessible to them for the duration of the operation.

Original regulatory text

No pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft system unless the certificate of registration issued in respect of the remotely piloted aircraft that is an element of the system is easily accessible to the pilot for the duration of the operation.

Applies when

country
Canada
regulatory category
General