Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.82
604.82 (1) No person shall conduct a take-off in an aircraft that is operated by a private operator and that has passengers on board, move the aircraft on the surface or direct that the aircraft be moved unless (a) safety belts are adjusted and fastened in accordance with paragraph 605.26(1)(a), infants are held in accordance with paragraph 605.26(1)(b), and persons using child restraint systems are secured in accordance with paragraph 605.26(1)(c); (b) subject to subsection (5), seat backs are secured in the upright position; (c) chair tables are stowed; (d) carry-on baggage is stowed; and (e) no seat located at an emergency exit is occupied by a passenger — including a passenger who has not been informed as to how that exit operates — whose presence in that seat could adversely affect the safety of passengers or crew members during an evacuation. (2) No person shall conduct a landing in an aircraft operated by a private operator unless (a) passengers have been directed to (i) adjust and fasten their safety belts in accordance with paragraph 605.26(1)(a), hold infants in accordance with paragraph 605.26(1)(b), and secure persons using child restraint systems in accordance with paragraph 605.26(1)(c), (ii) subject to subsection (5), secure their seat backs in the upright position, (iii) stow their chair tables, and (iv) stow their carry-on baggage; and (b) if a seat located at an emergency exit is occupied by a passenger whose presence in that seat could adversely affect the safety of passengers or crew members during an evacuation, the passenger has been directed to move to another seat. (3) The pilot-in-command of an aircraft operated by a private operator shall, in the event of an emergency and if time and circumstances permit, (a) direct passengers to (i) adjust and fasten their safety belts in accordance with paragraph 605.26(1)(a), hold infants in accordance with paragraph 605.26(1)(b), and secure persons using child restraint systems in accordance with paragraph 605.26(1)(c), (ii) subject to subsection (5), secure their seat backs in the upright position, (iii) stow their chair tables, (iv) stow their carry-on baggage, (v) review the safety features card and assume the brace position until the aircraft stops moving, and (vi) in the event of an emergency over water, don their life preservers; and (b) if a seat located at an emergency exit is occupied by a passenger whose presence in that seat could adversely affect the safety of passengers or crew members during an evacuation, direct the passenger to move to another seat. (4) The pilot-in-command of an aircraft operated by a private operator shall, if the “fasten safety belt” sign is turned on during the flight, direct passengers to (a) adjust and fasten their safety belts in accordance with paragraph 605.26(1)(a), hold infants in accordance with paragraph 605.26(1)(b), and secure persons using child restraint systems in accordance with paragraph 605.26(1)(c); and (b) stow their carry-on baggage. (5) The seat of a passenger who is certified by a physician as unable to sit upright may remain in the reclining position during movement on the surface, take-off and landing if (a) the passenger is not seated in a location that would restrict the evacuation of the aircraft; (b) the passenger is not seated in a row that is next to or immediately in front of an emergency exit; and (c) the seat immediately behind the passenger’s seat is vacant. SOR/2014-131, s. 18