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Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (SOR/2001-286)

Regulations are current to 2025-06-25 and last amended on 2024-10-25. Previous Versions

 A person may handle or transport within Canada, by an aircraft that does not have a Class B, Class C or Class D cargo compartment, dangerous goods other than those included in Class 4.3, Water Reactive Substances, if

  • (a) the person complies with

    • (i) paragraphs 12.1(1)(a) to (j), and

    • (ii) the ICAO Technical Instructions, other than section 2.1, Loading restrictions on flight deck and for passenger aircraft, of Chapter 2, Storage and loading, of Part 7, Operator’s Responsibilities;

  • (b) a certificate was issued for the aircraft under Subpart 4 of Part VI or Subpart 3 or 4 of Part VII of the Canadian Aviation Regulations;

  • (c) transport of the dangerous goods is not forbidden by Schedule 1 or Schedule 3 of these Regulations or the ICAO Technical Instructions;

  • (d) transport of the dangerous goods is not restricted by the ICAO Technical Instructions to cargo aircraft only; and

  • (e) the dangerous goods are loaded and transported in a compartment that is accessible during flight so that the dangerous goods and any other cargo can be readily reached by a crew member using, if necessary, a hand-held fire extinguisher.

  • SOR/2002-306, s. 53

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