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Canadian Aviation Regulations — 706.07
706.07 (1) An air operator shall, in order to ensure that its maintenance control system and all of the included maintenance schedules continue to be effective and to comply with these Regulations, establish and maintain a quality assurance program that (a) is under the sole control of the person responsible for the maintenance control system appointed under paragraph 706.03(1)(a); and (b) meets the requirements of section 726.07 of Standard 726 — Air Operator Maintenance of the Commercial Air Service Standards . (2) The person responsible for the maintenance control system shall distribute the records relating to the findings resulting from the quality assurance program to the appropriate manager for corrective action and follow-up in accordance with the policies and procedures specified in the maintenance control manual (MCM). (3) The person responsible for the maintenance control system shall establish an audit system in respect of the quality assurance program that consists of the following: (a) an initial audit within 12 months after the date on which the air operator certificate is issued; (b) subsequent audits conducted at intervals set out in the MCM; (c) a record of each occurrence of compliance or non-compliance with the MCM found during an audit referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); (d) checklists of all activities controlled by the MCM and the maintenance schedules; (e) procedures for ensuring that each finding of an audit is communicated to them and, if management functions have been assigned to another person under subsection 705.03(3) or (4), to that person; (f) follow-up procedures for ensuring that corrective actions are effective; and (g) a system for recording the findings of initial and periodic audits, corrective actions and follow-ups. (4) The records required under paragraph (3)(g) shall be retained for the greater of (a) two audit cycles; and (b) two years. (5) The duties related to the quality assurance program that involve specific tasks or activities within an air operator’s activities shall be fulfilled by persons who are not responsible for carrying out those tasks or activities. SOR/2005-173, s. 26
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 706.08
706.08 (1) An air operator shall establish, maintain and authorize the use of a maintenance control manual (MCM) that contains information to ensure the efficiency of the maintenance control system, as set out in the Commercial Air Service Standards . (2) The Minister may authorize the incorporation by reference in an MCM of detailed procedures manuals prepared by the air operator, where (a) the policies affecting the detailed procedures remain in the MCM; (b) the incorporation is clearly indicated in the MCM; (c) the air operator ensures that the incorporated manuals meet the requirements of this section; and (d) the person responsible for the air operator’s maintenance control system, or the person to whom the management function has been assigned under subsection 706.03(6), has certified in writing that the incorporated manuals meet the requirements of this section. (3) Except where otherwise authorized by the Minister in writing where it is demonstrated that the granting of the authorization will not jeopardize the safety of the product or service, an air operator shall comply with the policies and procedures contained in its MCM. (4) An air operator shall submit each page of its MCM to the Minister for approval, either individually or in accordance with an equivalent procedure that meets the applicable requirements of the Commercial Air Service Standards . (5) An air operator shall amend its MCM when instructed to do so by the Minister where (a) the MCM does not meet the requirements of this Subpart; or (b) the MCM contains policies or procedures, or a lack thereof, such that the air operator’s maintenance control system no longer meets the requirements of these Regulations. (6) An air operator shall provide the means to ensure that a current copy of its MCM, or of the relevant portions of its MCM, is made available to each person who performs or certifies a function that is dealt with in the MCM or in any manual that is incorporated in the MCM in accordance with subsection (2). (7) An air operator shall amend each copy of its MCM within 30 days after the approval of an amendment under subsection (8). (8) The Minister shall approve an air operator’s MCM, and any amendments to that manual, if the requirements of the Commercial Air Service Standards are met. SOR/2000-389, s. 2; SOR/2009-152, s. 24 SOR/2022-246, s. 32
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 706.09
706.09 (1) No air operator shall permit a person or organization to perform maintenance on the air operator’s aircraft unless the person or organization has adequate facilities, equipment, spare parts and personnel available at the site where the maintenance is to be performed and (a) the person or organization holds an approved maintenance organization (AMO) certificate issued pursuant to section 573.02 with a rating in a category applicable to the maintenance to be performed; (b) where the maintenance is to be performed outside Canada by a person or organization that does not hold an AMO certificate issued pursuant to section 573.02, the person or organization has been approved under the laws of a state that is party to an agreement with Canada that provides for recognition of the work performed; or (c) in cases other than those described in paragraphs (a) and (b), the performance of the maintenance by the person or organization has been approved by the Minister as being in conformity with these Regulations. (2) An air operator shall ensure that a maintenance arrangement made with a person or organization pursuant to subsection (1) (a) specifies the maintenance required and clearly defines the tasks to be performed; and (b) is made in accordance with the procedures governing maintenance arrangements included in the MCM or is approved by the Minister as being in conformity with these Regulations. (3) Where an air operator makes a maintenance arrangement to have maintenance performed outside Canada by a person or organization that does not hold an AMO certificate issued pursuant to section 573.02, the Minister shall, in the following cases, authorize the arrangement by issuing a maintenance specification to indicate that the maintenance control procedures set out in the arrangement conform to the Commercial Air Service Standards : (a) the maintenance is performed by a person or organization that has been approved in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) and the issuance of a maintenance specification is either required by the agreement or requested by the foreign state; or (b) the maintenance is performed in a state that is not party to an agreement with Canada that provides for recognition of the work performed. (4) An air operator shall ensure the completion of all of the tasks defined in a maintenance arrangement in accordance with subsection (2).
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 706.10
706.10 No air operator shall authorize a person to perform, without supervision, a task that is elementary work set out in the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards unless the person (a) has satisfactorily completed training for the task under a training program required by section 706.12; and (b) has previously performed that task under the direct supervision of the holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) licence or a training organization approved pursuant to Subpart 3 of Part IV.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 706.11
706.11 An air operator shall ensure that each person who performs or requests the performance of servicing has satisfactorily completed training, under a training program required by section 706.12, for the servicing to be performed.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 706.12
706.12 An air operator shall implement a training program to ensure that persons who are authorized to perform a function under this Subpart are trained in respect of the regulations, standards and air operator procedures applicable to that function, as specified in the Commercial Air Service Standards .
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 706.13
706.13 (1) An air operator shall establish, maintain and retain for at least two years after an entry is made, for each affected person, a record of (a) all personal qualifications in respect of any appointment made pursuant to section 706.03; (b) any authorization to perform elementary work given in accordance with section 706.10 and incorporated in the maintenance control manual (MCM) in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards ; and (c) all training conducted pursuant to section 706.12. (2) The air operator shall provide a copy of each record required by subsection (1) to the person to whom the record refers on the completion of any training or the giving of an authorization referred to in paragraph (1)(b).
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 706.14
706.14 The holder of an air operator certificate shall report to the Minister, in accordance with Division IX of Subpart 21 of Part V, any reportable service difficulty related to any aircraft that it operates. SOR/2009-280, s. 36
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 706.15
706.15 The holder of an air operator certificate issued under section 705.07 must, for all maintenance control activities performed under this Subpart, comply with the requirements set out in section 705.151 or 705.154 with respect to a safety management system. SOR/2005-173, s. 27 SOR/2025-26, s. 51(E)
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 800.01
800.01 (1) In this Part, air traffic control unit [Repealed, SOR/2002-352, s. 4] air traffic services or ATS [Repealed, SOR/2025-98, s. 19] altitude reservation means an airspace of defined dimensions within controlled airspace reserved for the use of a civil or military agency during a specified period and whose location is fixed or moves in relation to the aircraft that operate within it; ( réservation d’altitude ) ATS operations certificate [Repealed, SOR/2007-290, s. 11] conflict resolution means an air traffic control service provided to avoid potential conflicts between identified aircraft that are in communication with an air traffic controller; ( résolution de conflit ) CVFR aircraft means an aircraft operating in controlled VFR flight; ( aéronef CVFR ) emergency assistance services means services provided for the purpose of (a) assisting aircraft in a state of emergency, including aircraft in the uncertainty, alert and distress phases, (b) assisting aircraft involved in a hijacking, or (c) alerting rescue coordination agencies of missing or overdue aircraft; ( services d’urgence ) flight information services [Repealed, SOR/2002-352, s. 4] identified aircraft means an aircraft whose position as indicated on a situation display is confirmed by an air traffic controller; ( aéronef identifié ) operational location means the physical location of an ATS unit; ( emplacement opérationnel ) visual approach means an approach in which the pilot-in-command of an IFR aircraft operating in VMC proceeds to the destination aerodrome by using visual reference to the surface and, as applicable, by maintaining visual separation from, and avoiding the wake turbulence of, a preceding aircraft. ( approche visuelle ) (2) Any reference in this Part to an annex to the Convention includes the differences notified to ICAO by the Government of Canada in respect of the standards specified in that annex. SOR/2002-352, s. 4; SOR/2007-290, s. 11 SOR/2025-98, s. 19
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air traffic control unit [Repealed, SOR/2002-352, s. 4]
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air traffic services or ATS [Repealed, SOR/2025-98, s. 19]
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altitude reservation means an airspace of defined dimensions within controlled airspace reserved for the use of a civil or military agency during a specified period and whose location is fixed or moves in relation to the aircraft that operate within it; ( réservation d’altitude )
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ATS operations certificate [Repealed, SOR/2007-290, s. 11]
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conflict resolution means an air traffic control service provided to avoid potential conflicts between identified aircraft that are in communication with an air traffic controller; ( résolution de conflit )
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CVFR aircraft means an aircraft operating in controlled VFR flight; ( aéronef CVFR )
Canadian Aviation Regulations — (a)
emergency assistance services means services provided for the purpose of (a) assisting aircraft in a state of emergency, including aircraft in the uncertainty, alert and distress phases, (b) assisting aircraft involved in a hijacking, or (c) alerting rescue coordination agencies of missing or overdue aircraft; ( services d’urgence )
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flight information services [Repealed, SOR/2002-352, s. 4]
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identified aircraft means an aircraft whose position as indicated on a situation display is confirmed by an air traffic controller; ( aéronef identifié )
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operational location means the physical location of an ATS unit; ( emplacement opérationnel )
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 800.02
800.02 This Part does not apply in respect of any air navigation services that are provided by or under the authority of the Minister of National Defence.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 801.01
801.01 No person shall act as an air traffic controller or a flight service specialist (a) within eight hours after consuming an alcoholic beverage; (b) while under the influence of alcohol; or (c) while under the influence of any drug or other substance that impairs the person’s faculties to the extent that aviation safety is affected. SOR/2002-352, s. 5 SOR/2025-98, s. 20
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 801.02
801.02 No air traffic controller shall issue an air traffic control clearance or air traffic control instruction except in accordance with (a) the standards contained in Chapter 3 of Annex 11 to the Convention, in the case of airspace in respect of which Canada has accepted, by means of a regional air navigation agreement, the responsibility of providing air traffic services; and (b) Standard 821 — Canadian Domestic Air Traffic Control Separation Standards , in the case of any other airspace. SOR/2002-352, s. 6 SOR/2025-98, s. 20
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 801.06
801.06 No person shall operate an ATS unit unless the person holds and complies with the provisions of an ATS operations certificate that authorizes the person to operate the ATS unit. SOR/2022-246, s. 33(F) SOR/2025-98, s. 20
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 801.07
801.07 An application for an ATS operations certificate shall be submitted to the Minister along with a copy of the proposed ATS site manual for each operational location to be listed on the certificate. SOR/2025-98, s. 20
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 801.08
801.08 (1) The Minister shall issue an ATS operations certificate to an applicant, authorizing the applicant to operate an ATS unit, if (a) the Minister has approved an ATS site manual for the operational location; and (b) the applicant demonstrates that (i) it has personnel who are qualified to provide an air traffic service at the operational location of the ATS unit, and (ii) the ATS unit will be operated in a manner that provides for safe aircraft operations. (2) The Minister shall approve the ATS site manual if it (a) accurately describes the operational location of the ATS unit; and (b) contains the information required under section 801.10. SOR/2025-98, s. 20
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 801.09
801.09 An ATS operations certificate shall contain (a) the legal name, trade name and address of the holder of the certificate; (b) the number of the certificate; (c) the date of issue of the certificate; (d) the effective date of certification; (e) the types of air traffic services that the holder of the certificate is authorized to provide; and (f) a list of the operational locations for which an ATS site manual has been approved by the Minister. SOR/2002-352, s. 7; SOR/2007-290, s. 12 SOR/2025-98, s. 20
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 801.10
801.10 (1) An ATS site manual shall set out the types of air traffic services that are provided by the holder of the ATS operations certificate at a specific operational location. (2) An ATS site manual shall contain (a) a table of contents; (b) any information relating to the administration of the ATS unit, including (i) a record of any amendments to the manual, (ii) a list of the holders of copies of the manual, (iii) a description of the procedure for amending the manual, (iv) a description of the organizational structure of the ATS unit management, (v) a statement, signed by the holder of the ATS operations certificate, certifying that the manual is complete and accurate, and (vi) a statement, signed by the Minister, indicating that the Minister has approved the manual; (c) any information relating to the operation of the ATS unit, including (i) a description of the airspace and its classification, (ii) where applicable, a description of the manoeuvring areas and movement areas of all aerodromes served, and (iii) a description of the system used to ensure that any operational information necessary for operational staff to perform their duties or functions is available on a daily basis; (d) if air traffic advisory services or flight information services are provided, a description of the procedures for providing those services; (e) a description of the procedures for providing emergency assistance services; (f) a copy of any agreements or memoranda of understanding relating to the operation of the ATS unit; and (g) in the case of an ATS unit that provides services to aerodrome traffic, all information pertaining to all aerodromes served in respect of (i) emergency response measures, (ii) aerodrome safety measures, (iii) access to the movement areas and vehicle control procedures, (iv) apron management plans and apron safety plans, and (v) information services in respect of runway surface friction characteristics. SOR/2002-352, s. 8 SOR/2025-98, s. 20
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 801.21
801.21 (1) The air traffic services provided to aircraft operating in Class A or Class B airspace shall include air traffic control services. (2) The air traffic services provided to aircraft operating in Class C airspace shall include (a) air traffic control services to IFR aircraft; (b) conflict resolution between IFR aircraft and VFR aircraft; (c) conflict resolution between VFR aircraft, on request; (d) traffic information; and (e) air traffic control separation between all aircraft during runway operations. (3) The air traffic services provided to aircraft operating in Class D airspace shall include (a) air traffic control services to IFR aircraft; (b) conflict resolution between IFR aircraft and VFR aircraft, to the extent that providing the service does not interfere with the ability to provide air traffic control services or emergency assistance services; (c) conflict resolution between VFR aircraft, on request, to the extent that providing the service does not interfere with the ability to provide air traffic control services or emergency assistance services; (d) traffic information; and (e) air traffic control separation between all aircraft during runway operations. (4) The air traffic services provided to aircraft operating in Class E airspace shall include (a) air traffic control services to IFR aircraft; and (b) traffic information, to the extent that providing the service does not interfere with the ability to provide air traffic control services or emergency assistance services. SOR/2025-98, s. 20
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 801.22
801.22 (1) No holder of an ATS operations certificate shall provide air traffic services at an operational location unless the location is listed on the ATS operations certificate and, in the case of air traffic control services, the services are provided in accordance with (a) the standards contained in Chapter 3 of Annex 11 to the Convention, in the case of airspace in respect of which Canada has accepted, by means of a regional air navigation agreement, the responsibility of providing air traffic services; and (b) Standard 821 — Canadian Domestic Air Traffic Control Separation Standards , in the case of any other airspace. (2) A holder of an ATS operations certificate may provide air traffic services only if they do all of the following in accordance with Standard 821 — Air Traffic Flow Management , published by the Department of Transport: (a) assess their capacity to meet the demand for air traffic services; (b) assess staffing levels and make every reasonable effort to maintain sufficient staff to provide air traffic services in a manner that provides for safe aircraft operations; (c) develop and implement a system that balances the demand for air traffic services with strategic and operational capacity and that includes (i) procedures for increasing staffing levels and for taking alternative actions if sufficient staff are not available, (ii) procedures for making information relating to air traffic flow management publicly available, and (iii) competency requirements for staff performing functions related to air traffic flow management; and (d) make information relating to air traffic flow management publicly available. SOR/2025-98, s. 20 SOR/2025-226, s. 23
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 801.23
801.23 If the holder of an ATS operations certificate is notified by the Minister of National Defence of the implementation of the ESCAT plan, the certificate holder shall ensure that air traffic services are provided to aircraft in accordance with the plan. SOR/2025-98, s. 20