Prohibition on Dropping Objects Creating a Hazard
Verified from official sourcesSOR/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