Canadian Citizenship or Representation Requirement for Commercial Air Service

In plain language

If you are flying a drone weighing 250g or more for commercial air service in Canada, you must be Canadian (or an employee/agent of a Canadian RPAS operator) unless you qualify under specific foreign operator exceptions.

Requirement as structured

No person shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft having an operating weight of 250 g or more to provide a commercial air service unless that person is Canadian or an employee, agent, mandatary, or representative of an RPAS operator.

Original regulatory text

Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft having an operating weight of 250 g (0.55 pounds) or more to provide a commercial air service unless that person is Canadian or an employee, an agent or mandatary or a representative of an RPAS operator.

Applies when

country

Canada

min mtom kg

0.25

regulatory category

General