UAV Laws in Canada

Transport Canada expects you to follow these basic Do’s and Don’ts!

Do Fly:

– Only fly your aircraft during daylight and in good weather (not in clouds or fog).

– Always keep your aircraft in sight, where you can see it with your own eyes – not only through an on-board camera, monitor or smartphone.

– Make sure your aircraft is safe for flight before take-off. Ask yourself, for example, are the batteries fully charged? Is it too cold to fly?

– Know if you need permission to fly and when to apply for a Special Flight Operations Certificate

– Respect the privacy of others – avoid flying over private property or taking photos or videos without permission.

Don’t fly:

– Closer than 9 km from any airport, heliport, or aerodrome.

– Higher than 90 metres from above the ground.

– Closer than 150 metres from people, animals, buildings, structures, or vehicles.

– In populated areas or near large groups of people, including sporting events, concerts, festivals, and firework shows.

– Near moving vehicles, avoid highways, bridges, busy streets or anywhere you could endanger or distract drivers.

– Within restricted airspace, including near or over military bases, prisons, and forest fires.

– Anywhere you may interfere with first responders

http://www.tc.gc.ca/media/documents/ca-standards/Safety_EN_Front.pdf