Prohibition on Dropping Objects Creating a Hazard

Verified from official sources
SOR/96-433, s. 901.50Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

You must not drop any items from your drone while flying if doing so could endanger people or damage property on the ground.

Requirement as structured

No pilot shall drop an object from a remotely piloted aircraft in flight if it creates a hazard to persons or property on the surface.

Original regulatory text

No pilot shall create a hazard to persons or property on the surface by dropping an object from a remotely piloted aircraft in flight.

Applies when

country
Canada
operation state
in_flight
regulatory category
General