Aeronautics Act — A-2 3
Definitions 3 (1) In this Act, ANS Corporation means NAV CANADA, a corporation incorporated on May 26, 1995 under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act ; ( société ) 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 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 means any person who operates a commercial air service; ( transporteur aérien ) 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capable of deriving support in the atmosphere from reactions of the air, and includes a rocket; ( aéronef ) (b) [Repealed before coming into force, 2008, c. 20, s. 3] air navigation services has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act ; ( services de navigation aérienne ) airport means an aerodrome in respect of which a Canadian aviation document is in force; ( aéroport ) 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 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security regulation means a regulation made under subsection 4.71(1); ( règlement sur la sûreté aérienne ) Canada [Repealed, 1996, c. 31, s. 56] Canadian aircraft means an aircraft registered in Canada; ( aéronef canadien ) Canadian aviation document means, subject to subsections (3) and (4), 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 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 means any use of aircraft for hire or reward; ( service aérien commercial ) emergency direction means a direction made under section 4.76 or 4.77; ( directive d’urgence ) goods means anything that may be taken or placed on board an aircraft, or that may be brought into an aerodrome or other aviation facility, including personal belongings, baggage, cargo and conveyances; ( bien ) 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 means an interim order made under subsection 6.41(1) or (1.1); ( arrêté d’urgence ) 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 )