If you are a commercial air operator registered in a state (country) that has not joined the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), you must get permission before flying to or from a Canadian airport, or through Canadian airspace.
The aviation authority of your State must contact Global Affairs Canada and provide full details of your aircraft’s flight, including:
- name of operator
- call sign of the flight
- type of aircraft
- aircraft registration
- seating capacity
- list of the dangerous goods being carried or the written statement: No dangerous goods are being carried
- proposed flight routing, including the aircraft’s:
- last departure point outside Canada
- first entry point in Canada
- date and time of arrival at any Canadian airport
- departures from any Canadian airport
- places abroad where it picked up or dropped off passengers and freight
The authorities must also submit a written statement that:
The aircraft is airworthy and is being operated under a flight authority which is equivalent to the Certificates of Airworthiness that are issued pursuant to Article 31 of the Convention to ICAO.
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