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Canadian Aviation Regulations — 903.03
903.03 The Minister shall, on receipt of an application submitted in accordance with section 903.02 or 903.02.1 , issue or amend a special flight operations certificate — RPAS if the applicant demonstrates to the Minister the ability to perform the proposed operations without adversely affecting aviation safety or the safety of any person. SOR/2019-11, s. 23 SOR/2025-70, s. 97
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 903.04
903.04 A special flight operations certificate — RPAS shall contain the following information: (a) the name and address of the certificate holder; (b) the number of the certificate; (c) the date of issue of the certificate; (d) the validity period of the certificate; (e) the type of operations authorized; and (f) any condition pertaining to the operations that the Minister considers necessary for aviation safety or the safety of any person. SOR/2025-70, s. 97
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.01
1000.01 The following definitions apply in this Part. CO 2 means carbon dioxide. ( CO 2 ) compliance period means one of the three-year periods set out in subsection 1020.01(2) of the CORSIA Standard. ( période de conformité ) CORSIA means the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation set out in Volume IV of Annex 16 to the Convention. ( CORSIA ) CORSIA eligible emissions unit has the same meaning as in subsection 1020.01(1) of the CORSIA Standard. ( unité d’émissions admissible du CORSIA ) CORSIA eligible fuel has the same meaning as in subsection 1020.01(1) of the CORSIA Standard. ( carburant admissible CORSIA ) CORSIA Standard means Standard 1020 — CORSIA , published by the Department of Transport. ( Norme du CORSIA ) new entrant has the same meaning as in CORSIA and, for the purposes of interpreting this definition, “aeroplane operator” is to be read as “private operator” or “air operator”. ( nouveau venu ) SOR/2018-240, s. 2 SOR/2020-275, s. 2
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compliance period means one of the three-year periods set out in subsection 1020.01(2) of the CORSIA Standard. ( période de conformité )
Canadian Aviation Regulations — Canadian Aviation Regulations
CORSIA means the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation set out in Volume IV of Annex 16 to the Convention. ( CORSIA )
Canadian Aviation Regulations — Canadian Aviation Regulations
CORSIA eligible emissions unit has the same meaning as in subsection 1020.01(1) of the CORSIA Standard. ( unité d’émissions admissible du CORSIA )
Canadian Aviation Regulations — Canadian Aviation Regulations
CORSIA eligible fuel has the same meaning as in subsection 1020.01(1) of the CORSIA Standard. ( carburant admissible CORSIA )
Canadian Aviation Regulations — Canadian Aviation Regulations
CORSIA Standard means Standard 1020 — CORSIA , published by the Department of Transport. ( Norme du CORSIA )
Canadian Aviation Regulations — Canadian Aviation Regulations
new entrant has the same meaning as in CORSIA and, for the purposes of interpreting this definition, “aeroplane operator” is to be read as “private operator” or “air operator”. ( nouveau venu )
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.02
1000.02 (1) This Part applies to Canadian private operators and Canadian air operators that produce — from the use of one or more large aeroplanes — more than 10 000 t of CO 2 emissions from flights between contracting states during a calendar year. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the emissions are calculated in accordance with section 1000.03. (3) For the purposes of this Part, flights are attributed to a private operator or air operator in accordance with section 1020.02 of the CORSIA Standard and the flight departure time (UTC) determines the calendar year to which a flight belongs. (4) The following flights are exempt from the application of subsection (1): (a) humanitarian flights; (b) medical evacuation flights; (c) fire-fighting flights; and (d) positioning flights required in relation to the flights referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c). SOR/2018-240, s. 2 SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.03
1000.03 (1) CO 2 emissions are to be determined using the following formula and expressed in tonnes: Σ f M f x FCF f where M f is the mass of fuel f used, expressed in tonnes and calculated according to (a) a method described in subsection 1020.03(1) of the CORSIA Standard, subject to subsection (2); or (b) a method described in subsection 1020.03(2) of the CORSIA Standard; and FCF f is the fuel conversion factor of given fuel f , expressed in kg CO 2 /kg fuel, and is equal to (a) 3.16 for Jet-A and Jet-A1 fuels; or (b) 3.10 for aviation gasoline ( AvGas ) and Jet-B fuel. (2) For the purposes of the methods described in paragraphs 1020.03(1)(a) and (b) of the CORSIA Standard, if a flight is operated on behalf of a private operator or air operator, that operator must ensure that the fuel measurement values calculated according to the method described in paragraph 1020.03(1)(c) of the CORSIA Standard are provided to it and taken into account in its calculations. SOR/2018-240, s. 2 SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.10
1000.10 (1) Within 90 days after the day on which a private operator or air operator becomes subject to this Part, the operator must submit to the Minister for approval an emissions monitoring plan for its flights between contracting states — other than flights referred to in subsection 1000.02(4) — that are conducted using one or more large aeroplanes. (2) The plan must contain the information referred to in subsections 1020.10(1) to (3) of the CORSIA Standard. (3) The private operator or air operator must choose one of the following monitoring methods: (a) in the case of flights between states referred to in subsection 1020.10(4) of the CORSIA Standard, (i) a method described in subsection 1020.03(1) or (2) of the CORSIA Standard, if the annual CO 2 emissions from those flights are less than 50 000 t, or (ii) a method described in subsection 1020.03(1) of the CORSIA Standard, if the annual CO 2 emissions from those flights are equal to or greater than 50 000 t; or (b) in any other case, a method described in subsection 1020.03(1) or (2) of the CORSIA Standard. (4) A private operator or air operator whose emissions monitoring plan was approved by the Minister before January 1, 2021 must submit to the Minister, no later than February 28, 2021, (a) if the monitoring method identified in that plan meets the requirements of subsection (3), the information referred to in paragraphs 1020.10(2)(g), (i), (j) and (k) of the CORSIA Standard; or (b) if the monitoring method identified in that plan does not meet the requirements of subsection (3), an amended plan for approval that identifies a method chosen in accordance with subsection (3) and contains the information referred to in subsection (2). SOR/2018-240, s. 2 SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.11
1000.11 The Minister must approve the emissions monitoring plan if (a) the information referred to in subsection 1000.10(2) is provided; (b) a monitoring method is chosen in accordance with subsection 1000.10(3); and (c) the information referred to in subsections 1020.10(2) and (3) of the CORSIA Standard and submitted in accordance with section 1000.10 is consistent with the chosen monitoring method and the activities of the private operator or air operator, as applicable. SOR/2018-240, s. 2 SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.12
1000.12 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if any of the information referred to in subsection 1020.10(2) of the CORSIA Standard is amended, the private operator or air operator must submit an amended emissions monitoring plan to the Minister for approval before it is implemented. (2) If the information referred to in paragraph 1020.10(2)(i), (j) or (k) of the CORSIA Standard is amended, the private operator or air operator must submit an amended emissions monitoring plan to the Minister for approval no later than September 30 of the year preceding the beginning of the next compliance period. (3) If there is a change to the information referred to in subsection 1020.10(1) of the CORSIA Standard, the private operator or air operator must submit the updated information to the Minister without delay. (4) If the annual CO 2 emissions from a private operator’s or air operator’s flights between states referred to in subsection 1020.10(4) of the CORSIA Standard increase to an amount equal to or greater than 50 000 t for two consecutive years, the operator must choose a monitoring method in accordance with subparagraph 1000.10(3)(a)(ii) and submit an amended emissions monitoring plan to the Minister for approval before it is implemented and no later than September 30 of the year following the two consecutive years of increased emissions. (5) If the annual CO 2 emissions from a private operator’s or air operator’s flights between states referred to in subsection 1020.10(4) of the CORSIA Standard decrease to an amount less than 50 000 t for two consecutive years, the operator may choose a different monitoring method in accordance with subparagraph 1000.10(3)(a)(i) and, if a different monitoring method is chosen, must submit an amended emissions monitoring plan to the Minister for approval before it is implemented and no later than September 30 of the year following the two consecutive years of decreased emissions. SOR/2018-240, s. 2 SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.13
1000.13 (1) Subject to subsection (5), a private operator or air operator must implement its emissions monitoring plan as soon as it is approved. (2) Subject to subsections (3) to (5), the private operator or air operator must use the monitoring method identified in its approved emissions monitoring plan for at least an entire compliance period. (3) If a private operator or air operator changes its monitoring method in accordance with subsection 1000.12(4) or (5), the operator must use the new method beginning on January 1 of the year after the year in which the amended emissions monitoring plan is approved. (4) If a private operator or air operator changes its monitoring method as a corrective measure taken under subparagraph 1000.15(1)(a)(ii), the operator must use the new method as soon as its amended emissions monitoring plan is approved. (5) A new entrant must implement its approved emissions monitoring plan on January 1 of the year after the year during which the new entrant becomes subject to this Part. SOR/2018-240, s. 2 SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.14
1000.14 A private operator or air operator that uses a monitoring method described in subsection 1020.03(1) of the CORSIA Standard must not have data gaps related to fuel quantities in respect of more than 5% of its flights between states referred to in subsection 1020.10(4) of the CORSIA Standard. SOR/2018-240, s. 2 SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.15
1000.15 (1) If there are data gaps in respect of a private operator’s or air operator’s flights between states referred to in subsection 1020.10(4) of the CORSIA Standard, the operator must, (a) if the gaps are in respect of more than 5% of those flights, (i) notify the Minister of the reasons for the gaps within three months after the day on which it becomes aware of those gaps, (ii) take corrective measures before submitting the verified emissions report referred to in section 1000.30, which may include changing the monitoring method if an amended emissions monitoring plan is submitted to the Minister in accordance with section 1000.12 and the Minister approves it, and (iii) fill in the gaps before submitting the verified emissions report referred to in section 1000.30 using one of the monitoring methods described in subsection 1020.03(1) of the CORSIA Standard, which is to be pre-approved by the Minister if the requirements related to that method are met; or (b) if the gaps are in respect of no more than 5% of those flights, (i) take corrective measures, and (ii) fill in the gaps using one of the monitoring methods described in section 1020.15 of the CORSIA Standard before submitting the verified emissions report referred to in section 1000.30. (2) If there are data gaps in respect of a private operator’s or air operator’s flights between contracting states other than the flights between states referred to in subsection 1020.10(4) of the CORSIA Standard, the operator must (a) take corrective measures; and (b) fill in the gaps using one of the monitoring methods described in section 1020.15 of the CORSIA Standard before submitting the verified emissions report referred to in section 1000.30. SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.20
1000.20 (1) For each compliance period, a private operator or air operator must offset the final amount of CO 2 emissions calculated in accordance with subsection 1000.24(1) and indicated in a notice provided by the Minister by cancelling, within a registry referred to in section 1020.20 of the CORSIA Standard, an amount of CORSIA eligible emissions units equal to the amount indicated in the notice, by the later of (a) the last day of the 13th month after the end of the compliance period to which the notice relates; and (b) the 60th day after the day on which the operator receives the notice. (2) For the purposes of calculating offsetting obligations, the CO 2 emissions to be taken into account are those from flights between states referred to in subsection 1020.10(4) of the CORSIA Standard — other than flights referred to in subsection 1000.02(4) — that are conducted using one or more large aeroplanes. (3) A private operator or air operator must ensure that the information referred to in subsection 1020.30(4) of the CORSIA Standard in respect of each of its cancelled CORSIA eligible emissions units for a given compliance period is published on the website of the registry referred to in subsection (1). SOR/2018-240, s. 2 SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.21
1000.21 A private operator or air operator must not operate an aircraft for a flight between states referred to in subsection 1020.10(4) of the CORSIA Standard unless that operator has offset its CO 2 emissions in accordance with subsection 1000.20(1) of these Regulations. SOR/2018-240, s. 2 SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.22
1000.22 (1) The Minister must calculate the amount of CO 2 emissions, expressed in tonnes, required to be offset by a private operator or air operator for a given calendar year, without consideration of any reduction resulting from the use of CORSIA eligible fuels, using the following formula: %S y x ( OE y x SGF y ) + %O y x ( OE y x OGF y ) where %S y is the per cent sectoral for the given calendar year y, as indicated in subsection 1020.22(2) of the CORSIA Standard; OE y is the CO 2 emissions from the operator’s flights referred to in subsection 1000.20(2) for the given calendar year y ; SGF y is the sector’s growth factor for the given calendar year y referred to in subsection 1020.22(3) of the CORSIA Standard; %O y is the per cent individual for the given calendar year y , as indicated in subsection 1020.22(2) of the CORSIA Standard; and OGF y is the operator’s growth factor for the given calendar year y , calculated in accordance with the formula set out in subsection (2). (2) The Minister must, taking into account the CO 2 emissions set out in the verified emissions report submitted by the private operator or air operator, calculate the operator’s growth factor for a given calendar year using the following formula: ( OE y – OE B,y ) OE y where OE y is the CO 2 emissions from the operator’s flights referred to in subsection 1000.20(2) for the given calendar year y ; and OE B,y is the value set out in subsection 1020.22(4) of the CORSIA Standard. (3) In the case of a new entrant, the Minister must not take into account the CO 2 emissions produced by the new entrant during the shorter of the following periods: (a) the period beginning on the day on which the new entrant becomes subject to this Part and ending on January 1 of the third year after that day; and (b) the period beginning on the day on which the new entrant becomes subject to this Part and ending on December 31 of the year preceding the year during which the CO 2 emissions from its flights referred to in subsection 1000.20(2) exceed the threshold set out in subsection 1020.22(1) of the CORSIA Standard. SOR/2018-240, s. 2 SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.23
1000.23 (1) A private operator or air operator may claim an emissions reduction resulting from the use of CORSIA eligible fuels in a given calendar year and, if a claim is made, the reduction is to be calculated for each CORSIA eligible fuel using the following formula and be expressed in tonnes: FCF x [ Σ f MS f,y x ( 1 – LS f LC ) ] where FCF is the fuel conversion factor, expressed in kg CO 2 /kg fuel, and is equal to (a) 3.16 for Jet-A and Jet-A1 fuels; or (b) 3.10 for aviation gasoline ( AvGas ) and Jet-B fuel; MS f , y is the total mass, expressed in tonnes, of a given CORSIA eligible fuel f claimed for the given calendar year y , as calculated in accordance with subsection 1020.23(3) of the CORSIA Standard and as reported in accordance with section 1000.30 of these Regulations; LS f is the life-cycle emissions value for a given CORSIA eligible fuel f , calculated in accordance with subsection (2) and expressed in gCO 2 e/MJ; and LC is the life-cycle emissions value for fuel, expressed in gCO 2 e/MJ and equal to (a) 89 for jet fuels; and (b) 95 for aviation gasoline ( AvGas ). (2) For the purposes of calculating the life-cycle emissions value for a CORSIA eligible fuel, (a) if a default life-cycle emissions value is used, the private operator or air operator must use the value referred to in subsection 1020.23(1) of the CORSIA Standard; or (b) if an actual life-cycle emissions value is used, the private operator or air operator must (i) use the calculation methodology referred to in paragraph 1020.23(2)(a) of the CORSIA Standard, and (ii) ensure that the application of the calculation methodology is verified in accordance with paragraph 1020.23(2)(b) of the CORSIA Standard. (3) In order to claim an emissions reduction resulting from the use of CORSIA eligible fuels during a given compliance period, a private operator or air operator must submit the information required by subparagraph 1000.30(1)(a)(ii) no later than in its verified emissions report in respect of the final year of that compliance period. SOR/2018-240, s. 2 SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.24
1000.24 (1) The Minister must calculate, for each private operator and air operator, the final amount of CO 2 emissions that that operator is required to offset for a given compliance period, rounded up to the nearest tonne, using the following formula: ( OR 1,c + OR 2,c + OR 3,c ) – ( ER 1,c + ER 2,c + ER 3,c ) where OR y , c is the amount of CO 2 emissions that the operator is required to offset for the given calendar year y (where y = 1 , 2 or 3 ) of the compliance period c , calculated in accordance with section 1000.22; and ER y , c is the emissions reduction claimed resulting from the use of CORSIA eligible fuels in the given calendar year y (where y = 1 , 2 or 3 ) of the compliance period c , calculated in accordance with section 1000.23. (2) If the amount of CO 2 emissions calculated in accordance with subsection (1) is a negative amount for a given compliance period, that amount cannot be used to reduce the private operator’s or air operator’s emissions-offsetting obligations for a subsequent compliance period. SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.30
1000.30 (1) A private operator or air operator must submit to the Minister, no later than April 30 of the calendar year following the calendar year during which the monitoring of emissions was carried out, (a) a verified emissions report containing the information referred to in (i) subsection 1020.30(1) of the CORSIA Standard, and (ii) subsection 1020.30(2) of the CORSIA Standard, if an emissions reduction resulting from the use of CORSIA eligible fuel is being claimed; and (b) the verification report associated with the report referred to in paragraph (a) containing the information referred to in paragraph 1020.32(3)(j) of the CORSIA Standard. (2) The private operator or air operator must ensure that the verification body submits to the Minister, with the operator’s prior authorization, the reports referred to in subsection (1) no later than April 30 of the calendar year following the calendar year during which the monitoring of emissions was carried out. (3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), the verified emissions report and associated verification report for the year 2020 must contain the information referred to in, and be submitted in accordance with, section 1000.20, as it read before January 1, 2021. SOR/2018-240, s. 2 SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.31
1000.31 (1) A private operator or air operator must submit to the Minister, for a given compliance period, (a) a verified emissions unit cancellation report containing the information referred to in subsections 1020.30(3) to (5) of the CORSIA Standard; and (b) the verification report associated with the report referred to in paragraph (a) containing the information referred to in paragraph 1020.32(3)(j) of the CORSIA Standard. (2) The private operator or air operator must submit to the Minister the reports referred to in subsection (1) by the later of (a) the last day of the 16th month after the end of the given compliance period; and (b) the last day of the 5th month after the day on which the operator receives the notice referred to in subsection 1000.20(1). (3) The private operator or air operator must ensure that the verification body submits to the Minister, with the operator’s prior authorization, the reports referred to in subsection (1) by the later of the dates set out in subsection (2). SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.32
1000.32 (1) A private operator or air operator must select a verification body that is accredited as meeting the requirements set out in subsection 1020.32(2) of the CORSIA Standard by a national accreditation body that is a member of the International Accreditation Forum and that meets the requirements referred to in subsection 1020.32(1) of the CORSIA Standard. (2) The private operator or air operator must ensure that the verification of the emissions report and the emissions unit cancellation report is conducted in accordance with the requirements set out in subsection 1020.32(3) of the CORSIA Standard. SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.33
1000.33 A private operator or air operator and one or more other private operators or air operators may consolidate their emissions monitoring plans, verified emissions reports, verified emissions unit cancellation reports and associated verification reports if (a) they are in a parent-subsidiary relationship in which the subsidiary is wholly owned by the parent company or they are wholly owned subsidiaries of the same parent company; and (b) the consolidated emissions monitoring plan establishes that the subsidiary is wholly owned. SOR/2020-275, s. 2
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 1000.34
1000.34 (1) A private operator or air operator that uses a monitoring method described in subsection 1020.03(1) of the CORSIA Standard may make a request to the Minister that certain information be considered confidential, in the cases set out in section 1020.34 of the CORSIA Standard, and must indicate the reasons for the request. (2) The Minister must determine that information is confidential if it is established that publication would harm the commercial interests of the private operator or air operator and such information must be designated as confidential when provided to ICAO. SOR/2020-275, s. 2