Service Standard for Foreign-Owned or Registered Commercial Drone SFOC Application

Verified from official sources
Service standardVersion 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

If you are operating a foreign-owned or foreign-registered drone for commercial purposes, the service standard for processing your SFOC application is 60 business days.

Requirement as structured

Transport Canada's service standard for processing an SFOC application for a foreign-owned or foreign-registered drone used for hire or reward under CAR 900.09 and 900.13(2) is 60 business days.

Original regulatory text

Foreign owned-drone or foreign-registered drone used for hire or reward/providing a commercial air service (medium-complexity operation under CAR 900.09 and 900.13(2)) 60 business days

Applies when

country
Canada
operation
commercial
regulatory category
Specific