CTA License Requirement for Commercial Air Transport
Verified from official sourcesGet permission to fly a drone as a foreign pilot (part 1)Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026
In plain language
If you are transporting cargo or goods commercially, you must get a license from the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA).
Requirement as structured
Foreign operators carrying goods or cargo for hire and reward must obtain a license from the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA).
Original regulatory text
If you wish to operate a drone for commercial air transport services, carrying goods or cargo for hire and reward, you must also have received a license from the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA).
Applies when
- country
- Canada
- commercial use
- true
- regulatory category
- General