Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433)

501.03 The owner of a Canadian aircraft shall submit the Annual Airworthiness Information Report to the Minister by not later than the anniversary of the day on which the aircraft’s flight authority was issued or another date agreed on, beforehand, by the owner and the Minister.

507.01 This Subpart applies in respect of aircraft, other than ultra-light aeroplanes and hang gliders, that are

• (a) Canadian aircraft; or

• (b) operated in Canadian airspace.

507.02 Where an application for a flight authority is made pursuant to section 507.06, the Minister shall issue a certificate of airworthiness in respect of an aircraft

• (a) for which an aircraft type design has been certified by the Minister and the certification is not in respect of a restricted category aircraft;

• (b) that conforms to its certified type design; and

• (c) that is safe for flight.

507.03 Where an application for a flight authority is made pursuant to section 507.06, the Minister shall issue a special certificate of airworthiness in respect of an aircraft that

• (a) meets the criteria for one of the classifications of a special certificate of airworthiness specified in Chapter 507 of the Airworthiness Manual;

• (b) conforms to the applicable type design or, in the case of an amateur-built aircraft, is designed and constructed in a way that ensures its airworthiness, in conformity with the requirements of Chapter 549 of the Airworthiness Manual; and

• (c) is safe for flight.

507.04 Where an application for a flight authority is made pursuant to section 507.06, the Minister shall issue a flight permit in respect of an aircraft that meets the criteria for one of the classifications of a flight permit specified in Chapter 507 of the Airworthiness Manual and that is safe for flight.

507.05 Where an aircraft is operating under a foreign flight authority that is issued in respect of the aircraft or the fleet of which it is a part and that does not conform to Article 31 of the Convention, and the Minister determines that the aircraft is safe for flight, the Minister shall validate the foreign flight authority, thereby authorizing the operation of the aircraft in Canadian airspace.

• 507.06 (1) An application for a flight authority shall be signed by the owner of the aircraft in respect of which it is submitted, or by a representative of the owner as defined in Chapter 507 of the Airworthiness Manual.

• (2) A person who applies for a flight authority shall do so in the form and manner specified in Chapter 507 of the Airworthiness Manual.

• (3) An applicant for a flight authority shall include with the application a declaration, made by a person authorized to do so pursuant to section 507.10, attesting that

  • (a) in the case of an application for a certificate of airworthiness, the aircraft meets the requirements of section 507.02;

  • (b) in the case of an application for a special certificate of airworthiness, the aircraft meets the requirements of section 507.03; or

  • (c) in the case of an application for a flight permit, the aircraft meets the requirements of section 507.04.

• (4) In the case of an application to validate a foreign flight authority, the applicant shall submit a copy of the foreign flight authority, including any operational limitation imposed in respect of that flight authority.

• (5) The Minister may inspect, or may cause to be inspected, any aircraft for which an application for flight authority has been made, for the purposes of determining conformity with its type design and compliance with the applicable requirements of these Regulations.