Vicarious Liability of Registered Aircraft Owners

In plain language

If you own an aircraft, you can be fined for violations committed with it, even if someone else was flying, unless they took your aircraft without your permission.

Requirement as structured

The registered owner of an aircraft may be proceeded against for a violation relating to that aircraft, unless they prove the aircraft was possessed without their consent.

Original regulatory text

If a person may be proceeded against under this Part for a violation relating to an aircraft, the registered owner of the aircraft may be proceeded against for the violation — whether or not the person is identified or proceeded against for the violation — unless, at the time of the violation, the aircraft was in the possession of a person other than the owner without the owner’s consent.

Applies when

country

Canada

regulatory category

General