SFOC-RPAS Requirement for Advertised Events
Verified from official sourcesFlying your drone at an advertised event - Advertised event or Special aviation event?Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026
In plain language
If you are flying a drone at an event to take photos, shoot video, or provide security/surveillance (and not as a performing act in the show), you must apply for an SFOC-RPAS specifically for an advertised event.
Requirement as structured
You must apply for an SFOC-RPAS for an advertised event if the drone operation is conducted for photography, videography, surveillance, or security rather than as a performance.
Original regulatory text
If the RPAS operation is not a performance that is part of the special aviation event, i.e. the operation is conducted for taking videos or photos of the event, or for surveillance or security purposes, you must apply for an SFOC-RPAS for an advertised event .
Applies when
- country
- Canada
- regulatory category
- Specific