Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012 — 78
Prohibition — carriage, transportation and access 78 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person must not carry, transport or have access to a weapon, an explosive substance or an incendiary device at an aerodrome. Exceptions (2) A person described in column 1 of the table to this subsection may, at an aerodrome, carry, transport or have access to the goods set out in column 2 if the conditions set out in column 3 are met. table Item Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Person Permitted Goods Conditions 1 any person an unloaded firearm the person is carrying or transporting the unloaded firearm, or has access to it, for the purpose of transporting it by air as checked baggage or cargo 2 a peace officer a weapon and ammunition the peace officer is acting in the course of their duties 3 the pilot-in-command of an aircraft that is operated by an air carrier an unloaded firearm the pilot-in-command of the aircraft is authorized by the air carrier under subsection 533(1) 4 the pilot-in-command of an aircraft that is operated by a person other than an air carrier an unloaded firearm and ammunition the pilot-in-command of the aircraft is authorized by the operator of the aircraft under subsection 533(2) 5 an employee of a federal or provincial department or agency who is engaged in wildlife control, other than a person described in item 22, column 1 an unloaded firearm the employee is taking a flight on an aircraft operated by an air carrier and the employee is authorized by the air carrier under subsection 533(1) 6 a person, other than a peace officer, who holds a licence issued under the laws of Canada to carry a firearm a firearm and ammunition the person is engaged in the protection of persons or property at the aerodrome 7 a person, other than a peace officer, who holds a licence issued under the laws of Canada to carry a firearm a firearm and ammunition the person is engaged, on behalf of the operator of the aerodrome, in the control of animals at the aerodrome 8 any person an explosive substance or incendiary device the person is carrying or transporting the explosive substance or incendiary device, or has access to it, for the purpose of tendering it for transportation by an air carrier 9 any person an explosive substance or incendiary device the person is authorized under section 85, 249, 404 or 507 by the operator of the aerodrome 10 a border services officer who is wearing a Canada Border Services Agency uniform and whose ordinary place of work is an aerodrome defensive equipment the border services officer is acting in the course of their duties 11 a border services officer who is wearing a Canada Border Services Agency uniform and whose ordinary place of work is an aerodrome an agency firearm and ammunition the border services officer is acting in the course of their duties and is inside an air terminal building in a baggage make-up area, a commercial office or a firearms storage room, or outside an air terminal building 12 a border services officer who is wearing a Canada Border Services Agency uniform and whose ordinary place of work is an aerodrome an agency firearm and ammunition the border services officer is acting in the course of their duties, has come from an area described in item 11, column 3, or from an aircraft on the ground at the aerodrome, and is conducting one of the following activities inside an air terminal building for no longer than one hour unless exigent circumstances exist: (a) providing necessary expertise to another border services officer or to a US preclearance officer in respect of an examination that is underway; (b) conducting an examination using canines; (c) continuing to monitor persons, baggage or other goods to verify compliance with program legislation as defined in section 2 of the Canada Border Services Agency Act if the monitoring commenced in an area described in item 11, column 3, or on board an aircraft on the ground at the aerodrome; (d) escorting persons, baggage or other goods from an are