Exemptions to the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs)

CAME-002-2023 - Re-issuance of CAME-002-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to continue offering telemedicine as an option for aviation medical certificate renewals. This was originally granted in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, to limit face-to-face interactions and reduce the unnecessary exposure of healthy medical certificate holders to potentially hazardous healthcare settings. However, the option for renewal via telemedicine has benefits beyond the COVID-19 pandemic in offering greater flexibility to applicants, specifically those in remote and under-serviced areas.

Plus More specifically, subject to the conditions set out below, this exemption will enable the renewal of medical certificates by telemedicine consultation to holders of medical certificates Category 1, 2, 3, or 4 with a validity period ending on or after March 17, 2020.

Plus This exemption extends, for 24 additional months, the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption NCR-062-2020, CAME-002-2021, and CAME-002-2022 issued on June 3, 2020, March 2, 2021, and March 3, 2022, for twelve (12) months, respectively.

CAME-001-2023 - Re-issuance of CAME-001-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to continue offering telemedicine as an option for aviation medical certificate renewals. This was originally granted in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, to limit face-to-face interactions and reduce the unnecessary exposure of healthy medical certificate holders to potentially hazardous healthcare settings. However, the option for renewal via telemedicine has benefits beyond the COVID-19 pandemic in offering greater flexibility to applicants, specifically those in remote and under-serviced areas.

More specifically, the purpose of this exemption is to permit CAMEs to renew existing MCs via telemedicine consultation when the CAME deems it sufficient.

This exemption extends, for 24 additional months, the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption NCR-061-2020, CAME-001-2021, and CAME-001-2022 issued on May 21, 2020, February 25, 2021, and March 2, 2022, for twelve (12) months, respectively.

NCR-005-2023

The purpose of this exemption is to allow Canadian operators operating under Subparts 604, 702, 703, 704 and 705 of the CARs to continue operations without fully complying with the cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) and data link communications Regulations and Standards (reproduced in Appendix A) coming into effect on May 29, 2023, as many operators need more time to retrofit aircraft or to acquire new aircraft to comply with the provisions coming into force.

The aviation industry is experiencing delays in production, supply chains, and transportation, as well as labour shortages among manufacturers and installers of aircraft components. These delays, which are due in part to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, have resulted in longer lead times in the procurement and installation of the equipment (CVR, recorder independent power supplies (RIPS), and data-link recorders (DLR)) required to be installed and operational by May 29, 2023, pursuant to the coming into force of the above-mentioned provisions.

NCR-006-2023 - Re-issuance of NCR-005-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to allow candidates who hold a valid Category 4 medical certificate or whose Category 1 medical certificates issued or renewed by the Minister of Transport no longer meets the validity period for a Commercial licence yet is still valid for a Private licence to attempt a flight test for the Private Pilot Licence, Commercial Pilot Licence, Airline Transport Pilot Licence or Flight Instructor Rating as a temporary measure until the end of the validity period of this exemption.

This exemption extends the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption NCR-005-2022.

NCR-008-2023 – COVID-19 related

The purpose of this exemption is allowing all licensing applicants who have applied for a permit, licence or rating after March 11th, 2020 but no later than February 29, 2024 and who have successfully-completed the knowledge requirement, to extend the knowledge requirements by 10 months.

This exemption extends the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption NCR-029-2022.

NCR-007-2023 – Re-issuance of NCR-020-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to allow applicants who have applied for a permit, licence or rating after March 11th, 2020 and who have successfully-completed the skill requirement, to extend the skill requirements by 10 months.

This exemption extends the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption NCR-020-2022.

ON-009-2022 – Re-issuance of NCR-020-2017

The purpose of this exemption is to permit Onex Partners Advisor GP Inc. to privately operate an aircraft registered in the United States that has been present in Canada for a total of 90 days or more in the immediately preceding twelve-month period.

This exemption is a re-issuance of exemption NCR-020-2017, which expired on November 1, 2022.

QC-010-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to allow Skyservice Business Aviation Inc. (hereinafter “air operator”), without having a Minimum equipment List (MEL) approved by the Minister, to

• Apply for an amendment to their Air Operator Certificate (AOC) #9638 for the purpose of incorporating new aircraft to their fleet, and;
• Be able to dispatch an aircraft, under Subpart 4 of Part VII of the CARs.

OTT-011-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to permit Lynden Air Cargo, LLC, contrary to its Canadian foreign air operator certificate (CFAOC) F-9150 which restricts its area of operations to “between points in Canada and abroad”, to conduct domestic air transport service in Canada on behalf of Bradley Air Services Limited (doing business as Canadian North) in support of the mining and resource industry in Northern Canada.

This exemption is a re-issuance of exemption OTT-002-2022, which is in effect until January 31, 2023.

NCR-036-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to provide Canadian airport operators with alternative interim standards for the spacing of taxiway edge lights in a manner that is consistent with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) specifications and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards, until such a time TP 312, 5th Edition, is amended.

ON-013-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to allow the GTAA, while operating the Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (Toronto/LBPIA) in accordance with its Airport Operation Certificate –AOC # 5151-1-157, to permit aircraft to taxi on taxiways Tango and Foxtrot during the approaches on Runway 33L and hold short not less than 90 m from the extended runway centreline, and establish and utilize aircraft holding locations during approaches on Runway 33L and Runway 33R at the following locations on:

• Runway 24R at a location not less than 90 m from the extended runway centreline of Runway 33R; and
• Taxiway Foxtrot 3 at a location not less than 90 m from the extended runway centreline of Runway 33L.

OTT-014-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to allow Air Canada Rouge to let one flight attendant disembark the aeroplane during fuelling with passengers on board, for the purpose of using the bridge phone for communication with ground, maintenance, and fuelling personnel without being replaced by another flight attendant.

OTT-012-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to allow Air Canada to let one flight attendant disembark the aeroplane during fuelling with passengers on board, for the purpose of using the bridge phone for communication with ground, maintenance, and fuelling personnel without being replaced by another flight attendant.

OTT-013-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to permit Air Canada and its flight crew members to operate B777 and B787 aircraft on direct flights between India and Toronto or Montreal that exceed the maximum flight times and flight duty periods prescribed in the applicable regulations.

More specifically, this exemption will allow Air Canada to plan and operate flights of up to 18 hours flight time and 20 hours flight duty period (FDP), with the ability to extend the flight time by up to 2 hours and extend the FDP by up to 1 hour and 15 minutes, due to unforeseen operational circumstances (UOC).

This exemption is a re-issuance of exemption OTT-003-2022, which is valid until December 31, 2022.

NCR-030-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to allow all Canadian airport operators to install intermediate holding position lights that are consistent with current internationally accepted standards including those in the United States, until such a time TP312, 5th Edition, is amended.

PAC-004-2022 – Re-issuance of PAC-009-2019

The purpose of this exemption is to permit VIH Helicopters Ltd., which is both an air operator (AOC) and an approved maintenance organization (AMO), to install overhauled components supplied by foreign maintenance organizations that do not hold a Foreign Aircraft Maintenance Organization (FAMO) certificate, on the Canadian registered Kamov Ka32A-11BC helicopters operated by VIH Helicopters Ltd., pursuant to Subpart 702 of the CARs.

This exemption does not affect or derogate from VIH Helicopters Ltd.’s responsibilities under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA)/Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (SEMA Reg) sanctions, or other Acts, that are independent, parallel obligations on both the entities of VIH Helicopters Ltd.

This exemption extends the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption PAC-009-2019.

OTT-008-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to allow Air Canada to reduce the time allocated to conduct Flight Dispatcher Competency Checks (DCC) from 8 hours to 5 hours. This will reduce close interactions between flight dispatchers and check dispatchers in the operations control environment, while ensuring that the appropriate qualification checks are completed in line with the regulations. This exemption will permit Air Canada to continue meeting the annual dispatch training and competency check requirements while reducing the risks associated with COVID-19, without any risk to aviation safety.

OTT-007-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to allow Air Canada Rouge to reduce the time allocated to conduct Flight Dispatcher Competency Checks (DCC) from 8 hours to 5 hours. This will reduce close interactions between flight dispatchers and check dispatchers in the operations control environment, while ensuring that the appropriate qualification checks are completed in line with the regulations. This exemption will permit Air Canada Rouge to continue meeting the annual dispatch training and competency check requirements while reducing the risks associated with COVID-19, without any risk to aviation safety.

NCR-034-2022
Re-issuance of NCR-021-2017

The purpose of this exemption is to allow persons to sign a maintenance release following the installation of parts which do not have, as applicable to the part in question, one or more of the following:

• a) the manufacturer’s certification required by subsection 571.07(1) of the CARs;
• b) traceability to a certified manufacturer as required by paragraph 571.13(2)(a) of the CARs;
• c) the maintenance releases required by paragraphs 571.08(1)(b) or 571.08(1)(c) or 571.13(1)(a) of the CARS; or
• d) evidence of the use of approved data as required by paragraph 571.13(2)(b) of the CARs.

ATL-002-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to allow the air operator, PAL Airlines Ltd., to operate a leased aircraft that is registered in a foreign state, without having to meet the requirements of paragraph 203.08 of the CARs.

More specifically, this exemption will allow PAL Airlines Ltd., to operate as lessee of the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402 aircraft, registered in a foreign state with markings N406QX, for the entire period of their lease agreement.

This exemption also enables the air operator to apply for a new leasing authorization (LF-06) for the aircraft with markings N406QX.

OTT-009-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to allow WestJet to let one of the required flight attendants disembark the aeroplane during fuelling with passengers on board, for the purpose of using the bridge phone to access appropriate assistance for a fuelling, safety, security, or emergency on board without being replaced by another flight attendant.

OTT-010-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to allow Swoop to let one of the required flight attendants disembark the aeroplane during fuelling with passengers on board, for the purpose of using the bridge phone to access appropriate assistance for a fuelling, safety, security, or emergency on board without being replaced by another flight attendant.

NCR-033-2022 - Re-issuance of NCR-063-2021

The purpose of this exemption is to allow candidates for the Pilot Permit – Gyroplane, Pilot Permit – Recreational - Aeroplane and the Private Pilot Licence to attempt the written examinations with at least 5 hours of total flight experience, as well as to allow all other candidates to attempt the written examinations with only 25% of the total flight experience for the issuance of a permit, licence or rating until November 17, 2027, as a temporary measure.

As the COVID-19 pandemic persists and as measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 remain in effect, this exemption serves as a temporary measure in efforts to reduce the potential of person-to-person transmission of the virus.

This exemption extends the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption NCR-063-2021.

PNR-006-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to permit Morningstar Partners Ltd. D/B/A Aurora Jet Partners, to operate Canadian registered aircraft in a fractional ownership program, with a Private Operator Registration Document (PORD) issued pursuant to Subpart 4 of Part VI of the Canadian Aviation Regulations.

PNR-007-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to permit AirSprint Inc., to operate Canadian registered aircraft in a fractional ownership program, with a Private Operator Registration Document (PORD) issued pursuant to Subpart 4 of Part VI of the Canadian Aviation Regulations.

ON-009-2021

The purpose of this exemption is to allow Niagara Helicopters Limited to operate its single-engine Bell 206 helicopter, registration C-GJWL, at night with passengers while using Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) on the approved CYR518 Niagara Falls Tour Route.

ON-008-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to support Porter Airline (CANADA) Limited’s (PACL) by implementing a conditional training plan on the Embraer ERJ-190-400 aircraft and allow the training of PACL pilots on the Embraer ERJ-190-400, prior to the aircraft being type certificated in Canada.

ON-007-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to allow Porter Airlines (Canada) Limited to substitute the use of the Boeing 737-700 cabin window exit training device for practical drills to complete the Embraer ERJ 190-400 (E195-E2) cabin window exit drills for Flight Attendant Initial, Annual and Aircraft Type Training required by the Flight Attendant Training Standard, Initial, Part 7, section 7.3.1 and Annual, Part 7, section 7.1.1.

PNR-001-2022 - Re-issuance of PNR-005-2017

The purpose of this exemption is to permit Air Tindi Ltd. to reduce the number of assigned flight attendants by one, for flights to which more than one is assigned, when the DHC-7 aircraft number 4 (No. 4) engine is running during passenger embarking/disembarking, and/or permit Air Tindi Ltd. to allow passengers to remain onboard the DHC-7 during an intermediate stop when the No. 4 engine is running, in the absence of a propeller brake or aircraft auxiliary power unit.

This is a re-issuance of exemption PNR-005-2017.

OTT-006-2022 - Re-issuance of OTT-016-2017

The purpose of this exemption is to allow Air Canada to operate a model of aeroplane carrying passengers in extended over-water operations without having to carry out a successful demonstration of its ditching emergency evacuation procedures for that model of aeroplane when a successful demonstration has already been conducted for another model of aeroplane by Air Canada, more specifically

• a) to operate the Boeing 777-200 based on the successful demonstration of the Boeing 777-300; and
• b) to operate the Boeing 787-8 based on the successful demonstration of the Boeing 787-9.

This exemption would be a reissuance of exemption OTT-016-2017 that is in effect until September 15, 2022.

NCR-029-2022 - Re-issuance of NCR-068-2021

The purpose of this exemption is allowing all licensing applicants who have applied for a permit, licence or rating after March 11th, 2020 and who have successfully-completed the knowledge requirement, to extend the knowledge requirements by 10 months.

The purpose of this exemption is to adopt temporary measures in the public interest to reduce the potential of person-to-person transmission in Canada following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11th, 2020.

This exemption is a reissuance under a new file number of NCR-068-2021 which expires September 30, 2022.

NCR-028-2022 - Re-issuance of NCR-066-2021

The purpose of this exemption is to enable stakeholders to continue operations in the environment created by the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, the purpose of this exemption is to allow examiners conducting flight tests for Commercial Pilot Licence candidates to accept the following candidates for Commercial Pilot Licences – Aeroplane or Helicopter that do not meet the pre-requisites for the written examination due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic:

1. examination candidates who are unable to write the Transport Canada licensing examinations prior to attempting their flight test; or
2. candidates whose 24-month written exam validity will expire without having completed all of the training and checking required to apply for a Commercial Pilot Licence.

This exemption is a reissuance of exemption NCR-066-2021, which expires September 30, 2022.

NCR-026-2022 - Re-issuance of NCR-133-2020

The purpose of this exemption is to allow persons or organizations who request an exemption to the one or more provisions of the CARs exclusively for the purpose of, or in relation to, conducting charitable events, fund raisers, or similar non-profit events, to be exempted from the associated charges of such an exemption.

NCR-023-2022 – Reissuance of NCR-064-2021 – COVID-19 related
The purpose of this exemption is to adopt temporary measures in the public interest to continue operations following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020.

More specifically, this exemption is to allow the certification of additional privileges endorsed on a permit or licence to only expire upon receipt of a new permit or licence granting those privileges, instead of the normally prescribed period of 90 days for a temporary endorsement.

This exemption is a reissuance of NCR-064-2021 expiring August 31, 2022.

NCR-027-2022 – re-issuance of NCR-065-2021 – COVID-19 related
The purpose of the exemption is to allow candidates that have not yet written the requisite written examination for an Instrument Rating or any of the Flight Instructor Ratings, to be accepted to attempt the flight test required for the issuance of an Instrument Rating, any of the Flight Instructor Ratings until January 31, 2023, as a temporary measure.

The purpose of this exemption is to adopt temporary measures in the public interest to reduce the potential of person-to-person transmission in Canada following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11th, 2020.

This exemption extends the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption NCR-065-2021.

This exemption enables de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited to maintain its Approved Manufacturer Certificate without having in place all the elements of a production control system required by CARs subsection 561.08(1) and by Standards for Approved Manufacturers subsections 561.08(a), 561.08(b) in part, and 561.08(e).

This exemption is subject to the conditions set herein, also allows DHC, or a person acting under the control of DHC, to sign a statement of conformity in respect of an aeronautical product where the aeronautical product has not been manufactured as required by CARs paragraph 561.10 (1)(d).

The purpose of this exemption is to allow the air operator Les Investissements Nolinor Inc. and its authorized flight crew members to conduct a take-off in a Boeing 737-2K2C aircraft bearing the registration C-GNLK, serial number 20836, a two Boeing 737-2B6C aircraft bearing the registration C-GTUK, serial number 23049 and the registration C-GNLN, serial number 23050, or to permit a take-off to be conducted in the aircrafts notwithstanding that paragraphs (b)(3)(ii), (b)(3)(iii), and (b)(3)(vii)(A)(B)(C) of the FAA airworthiness directive FAA AD 93-07-15 are not met. This will provide Les Investissements Nolinor Inc. 3 years to develop a solution and become fully compliant with the requirements set out in the FAA’s AD 93-07-15.

The purpose of this exemption is to allow the air operator Bradley Air Services Limited and its authorized flight crew members to conduct a take-off, or to permit a take-off to be conducted in a Boeing 737-2T2C, registration C-GDPA, serial number 22056, notwithstanding that paragraphs (a)(2) and (b)(3) of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airworthiness Directive (AD) 93-07-15 are not met. This will provide Bradley Air Services Limited 3 years to develop a solution and become fully compliant with the requirements set out in the FAA’S AD 93-07-15.

NCR-021-2022 - Re-issuance of NCR-062-2021

The purpose of this exemption is to allow persons who have not received their confirmation of medical certificate from Transport Canada, three months or more after receiving a medical examination by a Civil Aviation Medical Examiner, the results of which were submitted to Transport Canada, to attempt a written examination for the issuance of a permit, licence or rating.

This exemption provides temporary measures in the public interest to reduce the potential of person-to-person transmission in Canada following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020.

This exemption extends the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption NCR-062-2021.

The purpose of the exemption is to allow Canadian air operators to train and qualify persons who held a flight dispatcher certificate as of March 11, 2020, and who have exceeded the validity period of their generic exams in accordance with paragraph 725.124(21)(a) of the CASS, due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ability to recall and retrain experienced dispatchers expeditiously will enable the operators to expand their air operations quicker and will reduce the administrative burden on the already reduced capacity of Transport Canada’s exam centres.

NCR-019-2022 – Re-issuance of NCR-059-2021

The purpose of this exemption is to adopt temporary measures in the public interest to continue operations following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020.

More specifically, this exemption allows all holders of Canadian Aviation Document Booklets (ADB) that were still valid on March 12, 2020 to continue exercising the privileges stated in their booklet until February 28, 2023, or beyond if the expiry date affixed in the booklet is later, as the continued backlog is expected to persist through next year and will impair the processing and issuance of licences and ADBs prior to their expiration.

This exemption is a re-issuance of exemption NCR-059-2021, which is in effect until June 30, 2022.

QC-007-2022 - Re-issuance of QC-007-2017

The purpose of this exemption is to allow the air operator Air Inuit Limited and its authorized flight crew members to conduct a take-off, or to permit a take-off to be conducted in a Boeing 737-275C, registration C-GSPW, serial number 22618; a Boeing 737-2S2C, registration C-GAIG, serial number 21928 and a Boeing 737-2Q2C, registration C-GMAI, serial number 21467 notwithstanding that paragraphs (b)(3)(i) and (b)(3)(iii) of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airworthiness Directive (AD) 93-07-15 are not met. This will provide Air Inuit Limited 3 years to develop a solution to become fully compliant with the requirements set out in the FAA’s AD 93-07-15.

This exemption is a re-issuance of exemption QC-007-2017, which is in effect until June 20, 2022.

QC-005-2022 - Re-issuance of QC-006-2018

The purpose of this exemption is to allow the air operator Les Investissements Nolinor Inc. and its authorized flight crew members to conduct a take-off in a Boeing 737-248C aircraft bearing the registration C-GNLE, serial number 21011, or a Boeing 737-2R4C aircraft bearing the registration C-GNLW, serial number 23130 or to permit a take-off to be conducted in the aircraft notwithstanding that paragraphs (a)(2)(iii), (a)(2)(iv), (b)(3)(ii), (b)(3)(iii), and (b)(3)(vii)(A)(B)(C) of the FAA airworthiness directive FAA AD 93-07-15 are not met. This will provide Les Investissements Nolinor Inc. 3 years to develop a solution and become fully compliant with the requirements set out in the FAA’s AD 93-07-15.

This exemption extends the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption QC-006-2018.

QC-004-2022 – Re-issuance of QC-002-2019

The purpose of this exemption is to allow the air operator Chrono Jet Inc. and its authorized flight crew members to conduct a take-off, or to permit a take-off to be conducted in a Boeing 737-219C aircraft bearing the registration C-GTVO and serial number 22994, notwithstanding that the requirements of paragraphs (b)(3)(i) and (b)(3)(iii) of the Federal Aviation Authority’s (FAA) Airworthiness Directive (AD) 93-07-15 are not met. This will provide Chrono Jet Inc. 3 years to develop a solution and become fully compliant with the requirements set out in the FAA’s AD 93-07-15.

This exemption is a re-issuance of exemption QC-002-2019, which is in effect until June 20, 2022.

NCR-014-2022 - Cancels NCR-023-2018

The purpose of this exemption is to exempt pilots operating at Mirabel and/or Nanaimo airports, from having to maintain a continuous listening watch as well as make all required reports on the Mandatory Frequency (MF). This will enable pilots, under specified conditions, at these airports to monitor and report on a Ground Advisory (GND ADV) frequency , therefore reducing the transmission congestion in the MF.

CANCELLATION
The exemption NCR-023-2018 from subsections 602.97(2) and 602.98(1) and section 602.99 of the CARs – issued on August 16, 2018, at Ottawa, Ontario, by the Director General Civil Aviation on behalf of the Minister of Transport is hereby cancelled because it is the opinion of the Minister that it is no longer in the public interest or is likely to adversely affect aviation safety or security

NCR-020-2022 - Re-issuance of NCR-057-2021

The purpose of this exemption is to adopt temporary measures in the public interest to reduce the potential of person-to-person transmission following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11th, 2020.

As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve and Provincial and Municipal governments maintain social distancing measures that have led to limited access to flight schools across Canada, the purpose of this exemption is to allow applicants who have applied for a permit, licence or rating after March 11th, 2020 and who have successfully-completed the skill requirement, to extend the skill requirements by 10 months.

This exemption extends the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption NCR-057-2021.

QC-002-2022 - Re-issuance of QC-007-2019

This exemption authorizes TOP ACES INC. and its flight crew members to carry on board persons on behalf of not-for-profit fundraising organizations and recover their operating costs associated with the fundraising flights.

This exemption extends the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption QC-007-2019.

NCR-007-2022 During recent internal and external consultation with industry stakeholders, it was deemed that the issues of flight crew members training with head and/or face worn devices was still a concern leading to this exemption being renewed.

The purpose of this exemption is to provide temporary measures in the public interest in response to travel restrictions and other impediments that air operators are encountering in the training of flight crew members following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020.

This exemption is to authorize Canadian operators to defer the requirement for flight crew members to perform hands-on practical drills using head or face covering emergency equipment such as quick donning oxygen masks during annual training only.

This exemption does not permit the operator to reduce the content in its approved flight crew member annual training program. The performance of the required hands-on practical drills shall either be completed within the validity period of the annual training or deferred for successful completion later by each flight crew member.

OTT-004-2022 - Re-issuance of OTT-007-2017

The purpose of this exemption is to allow Air Canada to conduct flight attendant initial and annual training for Aircraft Exit Operation Drills as required by paragraphs 7.3.1(a) of Initial Part Seven and 7.1.1(a) of Annual Part Seven of the Flight Attendant Training Standard without operating the Boeing 787 floor level exit. Currently, Schedule A of the Flight Attendant Training Standard – Aircraft Exit Compatibility Groups – does not recognize either the Boeing 777 or Boeing 787 aircraft.

This exemption allows Air Canada to treat as equivalent the operation of the Boeing 777 floor level exit trainer and the Boeing 787 floor level exit.

NCR-012-2022 - Re-issuance of NCR-006-2017

The purpose of this exemption is to exempt private operators from having a maintenance schedule that meets the requirements of the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards found in section 625.86 of Standard 625, more specifically, the 12 month calibration requirement for installed non-stabilized MDI as specified in subparagraph 10(a) of Appendix C of Standard 625.

NCR-002-2022 – Re-issuance of NCR-114-2016

The purpose of this exemption is to allow officials acting for or on behalf of the Minister to issue, in respect of an eligible aircraft which the Minister is satisfied is safe for flight, a flight authority, more specifically a Special Certificate of Airworthiness in the Limited classification, according to criteria other than those set out in paragraphs 507.03(a) and (b) of the CARs, further to having received and assessed as satisfactory an application for an eligible aircraft in a form and manner other than that specified in Chapter 507 of the Airworthiness Manual, as required by subsection 507.06(2) of the CARs, such application including a declaration which is different from the declaration attesting that the aircraft meets the requirements of section 507.03 of the CARs, as required by paragraph 507.06(3)(b) of the CARs.

NCR-001-2022 - Re-issuance of NCR-099-2016

The purpose of this exemption is to allow persons who apply for a special certificate of airworthiness in the limited classification to submit their application in respect of an eligible aircraft in a form and manner other than that specified in Chapter 507 of the Airworthiness Manual, as required by subsection 507.06(2) of the CARs.

The purpose of this exemption is to allow persons to submit with their application a declaration which is different from the declaration attesting that the aircraft meets the requirements of section 507.03 of the CARs, as required by paragraph 507.06(3)(b) of the CARs.

The purpose of this exemption is to allow persons to submit an application for an aircraft other than those described in paragraph 507.03(b) of the CARs.

OTT-005-2022 The purpose of this exemption is to allow WestJet and their pilots-in-command and seconds-in-command qualified on the Boeing 787-9 to operate this aircraft type without adhering to the crew pairing restrictions applicable to pilots who are transitioning to an aeroplane type on which they have no previous experience.

This exemption will allow WestJet to resume and expand pre-pandemic Boeing 787-9 operations until such time that sufficient pilots have completed their consolidation period in order to permit further operations without the need to deviate from crew pairing restrictions.

ATL-001-2022 E

This exemption enables Cougar Helicopters Inc. flight crew members operating the SK92 helicopter type to conduct Category (CAT) II Instrument Landing System (ILS) approaches that are published in the Canada Air Pilot (CAP), when the reported visibility is at least Runway Visual Range (RVR”A”) of 600 feet, using a decision height (DH) of 100 feet.

This exemption extends the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption ATL-003-2017.

PNR-003-2022

The purpose of this exemption is twofold:

• Allow and authorize AES to operate pursuant to subpart 702 of the CARs as lessee of United States registered Boeing CH-47D S/N 92-0297 Reg. N404AJ, Boeing CH-47D S/N 90-0184 Reg. N561AJ, and Boeing CH-47D S/N 89-0132 Reg. N303AJ registered to Billings Flying Service, Inc. (BFS), 3655 AJ Way, Billings, Montana, USA, 59102 Boeing CH-47D helicopters which do not have aircraft type designs certified by the Minister, in order to conduct external-load operations to prevent erosion on Plateau Pipe Line Ltd.’s Western Pipeline System, near Chetwynd, BC.
• Allow AES to permit BFS to perform maintenance on the Boeing CH-47D helicopters where the Minister has not approved the maintenance schedules, BFS is not the holder of an approved maintenance organization (AMO) certificate, and the performance of the maintenance by BFS has not been approved by the Minister as being in conformity with these Regulations.

Cancellation

The exemption PNR-002-2022 from subsection 203.03(1), subsections 706.09(1) and (2) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations, issued on April 7, 2022 in Ottawa, Ontario, by the Director General Civil Aviation on behalf of the Minister of Transport is hereby cancelled because it is the opinion of the Minister that it is no longer in the public interest or is likely to adversely affect aviation safety or security.

RPAS-002-2022

The purpose of this exemption is to fix an unintended consequence of the way the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) regulations were drafted that is creating an administrative issue preventing foreign operators and foreign pilots from conducting RPAS activities within the RPAS regulatory framework. This exemption will be beneficial for a large number of international tourists, post-secondary education students, and researchers coming to Canada.

Part IX of the CARs requires every RPA between 250g and 25 kg to be registered in order to be flown in Canada. However, foreign RPAS operators and pilots are not able to register RPA, despite being able to fly in Canada when using a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC). This creates an administrative issue that does not impact safety.

The purpose of this exemption is to enable a foreign operator or pilot (as described in paragraph 903.01(c) of the CARs) who does not qualify to be the registered owner of a RPA, as per subsection 901.04(1) of the CARs, to operate an RPAS without having their aircraft registered according to Division II – Registration of Remotely Piloted Aircraft.

This exemption aligns small RPA (250 g to 25 kg) with how Transport Canada permits operations of large (> 25kg) RPA, which do not require registration, for a person that does not qualify to be the registered owner of an RPA.

PNR-002-2022 Cancelled and REPLACED by PNR-003-2022

NCR-011-2022 - Re-issuance of NCR-095-2016

The purpose of this exemption is to allow all flight test pilots authorized by the Minister as Design Approval Representatives (DAR) to exercise the privileges of acting as pilot-in-command or co-pilot of any aircraft, in the aircraft category endorsed on the pilot’s licence, without having a type rating for the aircraft that is being operated, while conducting airworthiness flight testing of the aircraft.

This exemption extends the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption NCR-095-2016.

OTT-003-2022
The purpose of this exemption is to permit Air Canada to operate B777 and B787 aircraft on direct flights between India and Toronto and Montreal that exceed the maximum flight times and flight duty periods prescribed in the applicable regulations.

More specifically, this exemption will allow Air Canada to plan and operate flights of up to 18 hours flight time and 20 hours Flight Duty Period (FDP) with the ability to extend the flight time by up to 2 hours and the FDP by up to 1 hour and 15 minutes due to Unforeseen Operational Circumstances (UOC).

RPAS-001-2022 – Re-issuance of PAC-001-2020

The purpose of this exemption is to allow OKSIR and its pilots to carry out the aerial release of sterile codling moth and other insects from Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), into agricultural orchards, as part of their Sterile Insect Release pest control program. This program takes place in fruit-growing areas in the Okanagan, Similkameen and Shuswap Valleys in British Columbia and has been promulgated as an environmentally-sound, cost efficient alternative to the chemical management of the codling moth pest, which are damaging pome fruit and orchards in the area.

CAME-001-2022 The purpose of this exemption is to adopt measures in the public interest that enable alternatives to regulatory requirements that permit physical distancing, following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020 and reduce the unnecessary exposure of healthy medical certificate holders to potentially hazardous healthcare settings.

More specifically, the purpose of this exemption is to permit CAMEs to renew existing MCs via telemedicine consultation when the Civil Aviation Medical Examiner deems it sufficient.

This exemption extends, for 12 additional months, the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption NCR-061-2020 and CAME-001-2021 issued on May 21, 2020 and February 25, 2021, respectively.

NCR-005-2022 The purpose of this exemption is to adopt temporary measures in the public interest to reduce the potential of person-to-person transmission in Canada following the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11th, 2020. Consequently, most Civil Aviation Medical Examiners have temporarily closed their offices, thus eliminating the possibility to undergo in person Civil Aviation medical examinations.

More specifically, this exemption is to allow candidates who hold a valid Category 4 medical certificate or whose Category 1 medical certificates issued or renewed by the Minister of Transport no longer meets the validity period for a Commercial licence yet is still valid for a Private licence to attempt a flight test for the Private Pilot Licence, Commercial Pilot Licence, Airline Transport Pilot Licence or Flight Instructor Rating as a temporary measure until the end of the validity period of this exemption.

This exemption is a reissuance of NCR-037-2021 under a new file number which expires February 28, 2022.

The purpose of this exemption is to adopt measures in the public interest that enable alternatives to regulatory requirements that permit social distancing, following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020 and reduce the unnecessary exposure of healthy medical certificate holders to potentially hazardous healthcare settings.

More specifically, subject to the conditions set out below, this exemption will enable the renewal of medical certificates by telemedicine consultation to holders of medical certificates Category 1, 2, 3, or 4 with a validity period ending on or after March 17, 2020, who wish to avoid a face-to- face medical consultation.

This exemption extends, for 12 additional months, the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption NCR-062-2020 and CAME-002-2021, issued on June 3, 2020 and February 25, 2021, respectively.

This exemption relieves AMO certificate holders with rating(s) in the Avionics, Instrument and Component categories from the requirements of subsection 573.02(11) of Standard 573. They will not be required to have procedures for the evaluation of undocumented parts outlined in Appendix H of Standard 571 approved in their Maintenance Policy Manual.

This exemption extends the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption NCR-007-2020.

The purpose of this exemption is twofold. With the deployment of Automatic Dependant Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) technology as a source of surveillance in an air traffic service (ATS) system, it is necessary to introduce separation minima that may be used in conjunction with the ADS-B surveillance system.

1. It permits NAV CANADA to deploy and operate ADS-B technology to provide specific radar separation minima standards; and
2. It permits all air traffic controllers working for NAV CANADA, who have been trained and qualified by NAV CANADA as competent users of ADS-B surveillance technology, to apply some of the radar separation standards set out in Chapters 2 and 3 of Standard 821 – Canadian Domestic Air Traffic Control Separation, when using an ADS-B surveillance system.

This exemption extends the regulatory relief previously granted under exemption NCR-104-2016.

NCR-066-2021 The purpose of this exemption is to enable stakeholders to continue operations in the environment created by the COVID-19 pandemic. This exemption is extending the temporary measures in the public interest into 2022 to reduce the potential of person-to-person transmission in Canada following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020.
More specifically, the purpose of this exemption is to allow, until September 30, 2022, examiners conducting flight tests for commercial pilot licence candidates to accept the following candidates for Commercial Pilot Licences – Aeroplane or Helicopter that do not meet the pre-requisites for the written examination due to circumstances related to COVID-19:

• (1) Examination candidates who are unable to write the Transport Canada licensing examinations prior to attempting their flight test; or,
• (2) Candidates whose 24-month written exam validity will expire without having completed all of the training and checking required for application for a Commercial Pilot Licence. This exemption is a reissuance under a new file number of NCR-022-2021 which expires January 31, 2022.

Cancels NCR-132-2020

Interim Order

Cancels NCR-132-2020

• a) allow the continued operation of aircraft qualified under exemption NCR-011-2017, dated August 25, 2017, more particularly listed in Appendix B (collectively, the “First Tranche Aircraft”) which do not meet the requirements set out in paragraph 507.02(b) of the CARs solely in that the aircraft are equipped with seats that do not comply with the passenger seat requirements of paragraphs 525.562(c)(5) and (c)(6) of the AWM;
• b) allow the continued operation of aircraft qualified under exemption OTT-017-2018, dated December 4, 2018, expiring December 31st, 2021, and permit the issuance of Certificates of Airworthiness pursuant to section 507.02 of the CARs to additional Boeing 737-8 aircraft (collectively, the “Second Tranche Aircraft”), newly manufactured for first delivery to Air Canada before the end of the validity period of this exemption, which do not conform to their certified type design solely in that the aircraft are equipped with seats which do not comply with the passenger seat requirements of paragraphs 525.562(c)(5) and (c)(6) of the AWM; and
• c) permit Air Canada to operate Boeing 737-8 aircraft manufactured after January 1, 2019 with one flight attendant for each unit of 50 passenger seats without meeting the requirements set out in paragraph 705.203(b) of the CARs solely in respect of, and to the extent of, the non-conforming seats noted above. This exemption covers phases 2 and 3 of Air Canada’s plan submitted pursuant to exemption NCR-011-2017,and is a reissuance of exemption OTT-017-2018, which expires December 31, 2021.