Registration Number Visibility on Aircraft

Verified from official sources
SOR/96-433, s. 900.14Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

Before you fly, you must make sure your drone's registration number is clearly visible on the drone itself.

Requirement as structured

A pilot must ensure that the registration number issued for the remotely piloted aircraft system is clearly visible on the remotely piloted aircraft during operation.

Original regulatory text

No pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft system unless the registration number referred to in paragraph 900.16(3)(a) is clearly visible on the remotely piloted aircraft.

Applies when

country
Canada
regulatory category
General