Flight and Crew Record Keeping

Verified from official sources
SOR/96-433, s. 901.48Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

The owner of the RPAS you fly must keep a record of your name, other crew members, and flight times for at least 12 months.

Requirement as structured

Every owner of a remotely piloted aircraft system shall keep a record of the names of the pilots and other crew members involved in each flight and the time of each flight or series of flights, and retain it for 12 months after creation.

Original regulatory text

Every owner of a remotely piloted aircraft system shall keep the following records: (a) a record containing the names of the pilots and other crew members who are involved in each flight and, in respect of the system, the time of each flight or series of flights; ...retained for a period of (a) in the case of the records referred to in paragraph (1)(a), 12 months after the day on which they are created;

Applies when

role
owner
country
Canada
regulatory category
General