Aeronautics Act

Marginal note:Definitions

• 3 (1) In this Act,

  ANS Corporation

  ANS Corporation means NAV CANADA, a corporation incorporated on May 26, 1995 under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act; (société)

  aerodrome

  aerodrome means any area of land, water (including the frozen surface thereof) or other supporting surface used, designed, prepared, equipped or set apart for use either in whole or in part for the arrival, departure, movement or servicing of aircraft and includes any buildings, installations and equipment situated thereon or associated therewith; (aérodrome)

  aeronautical product

  aeronautical product means any aircraft, aircraft engine, aircraft propeller or aircraft appliance or part or the component parts of any of those things, including any computer system and software; (produits aéronautiques)

  air carrier

  air carrier means any person who operates a commercial air service; (transporteur aérien)

  aircraft

  aircraft means

  • (a) until the day on which paragraph (b) comes into force, any machine capable of deriving support in the atmosphere from reactions of the air, and includes a rocket; (aéronef)

  • (b) [Repealed before coming into force, 2008, c. 20, s. 3]

  air navigation services

  air navigation services has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act; (services de navigation aérienne)

  airport

  airport means an aerodrome in respect of which a Canadian aviation document is in force; (aéroport)

  air traffic control services

  air traffic control services has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act; (services de contrôle de la circulation aérienne)

  aviation reservation system

  aviation reservation system means a system that provides the capability to make reservations or issue tickets for air services; (système de réservation de services aériens)

  aviation security regulation

  aviation security regulation means a regulation made under subsection 4.71(1); (règlement sur la sûreté aérienne)

  Canada

  Canada[Repealed, 1996, c. 31, s. 56]

  Canadian aircraft

  Canadian aircraft means an aircraft registered in Canada; (aéronef canadien)

  Canadian aviation document

  Canadian aviation document means, subject to subsection (3), any licence, permit, accreditation, certificate or other document issued by the Minister under Part I to or with respect to any person or in respect of any aeronautical product, aerodrome, facility or service; (document d’aviation canadien)

  civil air navigation services

  civil air navigation services has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act; (services de navigation aérienne civile)

  commercial air service

  commercial air service means any use of aircraft for hire or reward; (service aérien commercial)

  emergency direction

  emergency direction means a direction made under section 4.76 or 4.77; (directive d’urgence)

  hire or reward

  hire or reward means any payment, consideration, gratuity or benefit, directly or indirectly charged, demanded, received or collected by any person for the use of an aircraft; (rémunération)

  interim order

  interim order means an interim order made under subsection 6.41(1) or (1.1); (arrêté d’urgence)

  Minister

  Minister means

  • (a) subject to paragraph (b), the Minister of Transport or any other Minister that is designated by the Governor in Council as the Minister for the purposes of this Act, and

  • (b) the Minister of National Defence — or, under the direction of the Minister of National Defence, the Chief of the Defence Staff appointed under the National Defence Act — with respect to any matter relating to defence, including any matter relating to any of the following:

    • (i) military personnel, a military aeronautical product, a military aerodrome or military equipment of Canada or a foreign state, or a military facility of Canada or a foreign state relating to aeronautics, and

    • (ii) a service relating to aeronautics provided by such personnel, by means of such an aeronautical product or such equipment or at such an aerodrome or facility; (ministre)

  pilot-in-command

  pilot-in-command means, in relation to an aircraft, the pilot having responsibility and authority for the operation and safety of the aircraft during flight time; (commandant de bord)

  registered owner

  registered owner, in respect of an aircraft, means the person to whom a certificate of registration for the aircraft has been issued by the Minister under Part I or in respect of whom the aircraft has been registered by the Minister under that Part; (propriétaire enregistré)

  security clearance

  security clearance means a security clearance granted under section 4.8 to a person who is considered to be fit from a transportation security perspective; (habilitation de sécurité)

  security measure

  security measure means a measure made under subsection 4.72(1) or 4.73(1); (mesure de sûreté)

  superior court

  superior court means

  • (a) in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of the Province,

  • (a.1) in the Province of Ontario, the Superior Court of Justice,

  • (b) in the Province of Quebec, the Superior Court of the Province,

  • (c) in the Provinces of New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Court of Queen’s Bench for the Province,

  • (d) in the Provinces of Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island, the Supreme Court of the Province, and

  • (e) the Supreme Court of Yukon, the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories and the Nunavut Court of Justice; (juridiction supérieure)

  Tribunal

  Tribunal means the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada established by subsection 2(1) of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act. (Tribunal)

• Marginal note:Minister for certain purposes

  (2) Despite the definition Minister in subsection (1), Minister, in relation to any matter referred to in paragraph 4.2(1)(n), 4.9(p), (q) or (r) or 8.7(1)(b), means the Minister of National Defence.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (3) The following documents are deemed not to be a Canadian aviation document for the purposes of sections 6.6 to 7.21:

  • (a) a security clearance;

  • (b) a restricted area pass that is issued by the Minister in respect of an aerodrome that the Minister operates; and

  • (c) a Canadian aviation document specified in an aviation security regulation for the purpose of this subsection.