Prohibition on Transporting Hazardous or Injurious Payloads

Verified from official sources
SOR/96-433, s. 901.43Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

You must not fly a drone carrying any payload that could endanger aviation safety or hurt people, unless you hold an SFOC.

Requirement as structured

No pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft system if the aircraft is transporting a payload that could create a hazard to aviation safety or cause injury to persons.

Original regulatory text

no pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft system if the aircraft is transporting a payload that... could create a hazard to aviation safety or cause injury to persons;

Applies when

country
Canada
regulatory category
General