Automatic Cancellation of Registration on Owner Status Change

Verified from official sources
SOR/96-433, s. 900.18Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

If the registered owner dies or no longer meets the basic qualification requirements to own a registered drone in Canada, the registration is automatically cancelled.

Requirement as structured

The certificate of registration of a remotely piloted aircraft is automatically cancelled if the registered owner dies, is wound up, dissolved, amalgamated, or ceases to be qualified under section 900.15.

Original regulatory text

The certificate of registration of a remotely piloted aircraft is cancelled when (a) the registered owner of the aircraft dies; (b) the entity that is the registered owner of the aircraft is wound up, dissolved or amalgamated with another entity; or (c) the registered owner of the aircraft ceases to be qualified to be a registered owner under section 900.15.

Applies when

country
Canada
regulatory category
General