Safety Assurance Declaration — Requirement and Content

Verified from official sources
SOR/96-433, s. 901.194Version 1Effective 4 November 2025Verified -

In plain language

A manufacturer or other person who declares that a model of remotely piloted aircraft system meets the technical requirements of Standard 922 must make that declaration to the Minister, and the declaration must state the declarant's legal and trade name and contact information, the model name and any configurable elements, the operations described in section 901.69 or 901.87 for which the declaration is made, the Standard 922 technical requirements the model meets, and how conformity was verified.

Requirement as structured

A manufacturer or other person who declares that a model of remotely piloted aircraft system meets the technical requirements of Standard 922 must make that declaration to the Minister, and the declaration must state the declarant's legal and trade name and contact information, the model name and any configurable elements, the operations described in section 901.69 or 901.87 for which the declaration is made, the Standard 922 technical requirements the model meets, and how conformity was verified.

Original regulatory text

(1) A person who makes a declaration to the Minister in respect of a model of remotely piloted aircraft system and in respect of any technical requirement set out in Standard 922 shall do so in accordance with subsection (2). (2) The declaration shall (a) specify the legal name, trade name, if any, address and contact information of the person making the declaration and, in respect of the remotely piloted aircraft system, (i) the name of the model, (ii) the configurable elements of the system, (iii) the operations described in section 901.69 or 901.87 that the model of system is intended to conduct, and (iv) the technical requirements set out in Standard 922 that are the subject of the declaration; and (b) indicate that the person making the declaration has verified that the model of system meets the technical requirements specified under subparagraph (a)(iv) and, in the case of a model for which an acceptance letter has been issued under section 901.196, has completed that verification using the means set out in the person’s application for an acceptance letter under subparagraph 901.196(2)(c)(ii).

Applies when

country
Canada
rpa size
small
operation
VLOS
regulatory category
Specific