Applicability of CAR Standard 922.07 Safety and Reliability

Verified from official sources
AC 922-001 Section 4.5 & (2)Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

If you are flying a medium drone (over 25 kg) near or over people, or flying beyond visual line-of-sight in sparsely populated areas, your system must meet the safety and reliability requirements of CAR 922.07.

Requirement as structured

CAR Standard 922.07 applies to VLOS operations with medium RPAS near and over people, and BVLOS operations over sparsely populated areas.

Original regulatory text

This standard is applied to VLOS operations with medium RPAS that occur near and over people, as well as BVLOS operations that are over sparsely populated areas (i.e. between 5 and 25 people per square kilometer).

Applies when

country
Canada
authority
TCCA
regulatory category
Specific