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National Aircraft Certification guides the aerospace industry with respect to certification in highly technical fields such as:
- aircraft design, structures and avionics
- electrical and mechanical systems
- power plants
- equipment
- engineering flight tests
Each year, more than 1,500 new and modified aeronautical products built or operated in Canada are approved, which includes:
- reviewing and verifying design and performance data
- supervising and performing ground and flight tests
- awarding Transport Canada Type Certificates
Along with the Maintenance and Manufacturing Branch, National Aircraft Certification is also responsible for the continuing airworthiness of aeronautical products.
Aeronautical Product Approvals Application
Find out more about Aeronautical Product Approvals offered by Transport Canada and initiate an application.
- Request a type certificate for an aeronautical product
- Request a supplemental type certificate for an aeronautical product
- Request a Canadian Technical Standard Order (CAN-TSO) for an appliance or part
- Request a repair design approval for an aeronautical product
- Request a part design approval for an aeronautical product
- Request validation for an aeronautical product
- Request a replacement document or an administrative change for an aeronautical product
- Request an Alternative Means of Compliance or exemption to an Airworthiness Directive
Third-party approval of minor changes
We have launched a regulatory sandbox for the third-party approval of minor changes to the type design of an aeronautical product. Apply to participate in the regulatory sandbox for minor change approvals used in support of a major modification.
Guidance and advisory material
- Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) and Standards
- CAR and Standards - Part V Airworthiness
- Airworthiness Manual Advisory (AMA) Index
- Advisory Circulars – CAR 500 Series
- Documents issued on or prior to February 1, 2007
- Type Certificates search
- Airworthiness Directives (AD)
- Airworthiness Notices (AN)
- International Agreements and Arrangements
- Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL)
- Service Difficulty Advisories
- Service Difficulty Alerts
- Exemptions for aircraft certification standards
- Approved Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT)
- Fire and cabin safety research
- U.S. Eligible Aircraft List
- List of approved Special Condition – Airworthiness (SCA)