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| Exemption no. | Issuance details | Applicability | Purpose |
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| NCR-050-2020 | Issued: 2020-04-21 Expiry: 2020-08-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 705.75, 605.24(2) and 705.41(1) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-050-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to allow stakeholders to continue operations in the environment created by the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, this exemption will allow Canadian air operators operating under Subpart 5 of Part VII of the CARs to operate its aeroplanes when not all flight attendants are occupying a certified flight attendant station equipped with a shoulder harness or dual upper torso straps. |
| NCR-047-2020 | Issued: 2020-04-20 Expiry: 2021-06-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 303.06(2) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-047-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to provide flexibility to Canadian airport operators that currently provide ARFF services and are experiencing an unprecedented drop in passenger numbers due to COVID-19 health protective measures. This flexibility to the requirements under Subpart 3, Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting at Airports and Aerodromes, of Part III of the CARs and its applicability would be provided by allowing them to consider anticipated passenger numbers in addition to current actual numbers to determine if they are equal or below the 180,000 passenger number of emplaned and deplaned passengers threshold. These numbers, combined with a projection of the upcoming 12 months, would establish an equivalent regulatory level to those airports that were receiving 180,000 or less annual passengers prior to the current situation. As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, this exemption will provide Canadian airport operators with a temporary modification of the methodology to review and compile the statistics in respect of the number of the number of passengers that are emplaned and the number of passengers that are deplaned. |
| NCR-030-2020 | Issued: 2020-04-14 Expiry: 2020-10-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 705.202(1)(a), 705.204(3) and (4) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-030-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to allow Canadian air operators, operating under Subpart 5 of Part VII of the CARs, to change the flight attendant ratio that it has selected for the purposes of subsection 705.201(2) of the CARs without notifying the Minister in advance as required by paragraph 705.202(1)(a) of the CARs. This exemption also permits the Canadian air operator to temporarily change its flight attendant ratio for a model of aeroplane without first having carried out a successful demonstration of its emergency evacuation procedures for that model where such a demonstration would be required by subsections 705.204(3) or (4) of the CARs COVID-19. |
| NCR-045-2020 | Issued: 2020-04-09 Expiry: 2020-09-01 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 408.18(2) and (3) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-045-2020 As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve and the closing of all flight schools and social distancing has been ordered by Provincial and Municipal governments, this exemption would allow all flight test candidates with uncompleted partial flight tests to complete the partial flight tests beyond the 30-day limitation imposed by subsections 408.18(2) or (3) of the CARs, as applicable. Partial flight tests may be conducted within the 30 days following the rescinding of said prohibitions or orders, but in any case no later than September 1, 2020. The purpose of this global 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 11, 2020. |
| NCR-041-2020 | Issued: 2020-04-08 Expiry: 2020-07-01 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 401.12 Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-041-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to adopt temporary measures in the public interest to enable all holders of valid Canadian Aviation Document Booklets to continue operations in the environment created by the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, this exemption will allow all holders of Canadian Aviation Document Booklets that were still valid on March 12, 2020 to continue exercising the privileges stated in their booklet for a period of 90 days beyond the original expiry date affixed in the booklet as the limiting of on-site personnel to critical services will impair the processing and issuance of licences and Aviation Document Booklets prior to their Expiration. |
| NCR-027-2020 | Issued: 2020-04-07 Expiry: 2020-10-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 1000.20(1) and (2) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-027-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to provide some relief to commercial arrangements already made between air operators and private operators, and their verification bodies for which travel is restricted by extending the compliance date for the submission of verified 2019 Emissions Reports and associated verification reports from May 31, 2020 to October 31, 2020. As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, this exemption would support social distancing policies developed to reduce the spreThe purpose of this exemption is to adopt temporary measures in the public interest to reduce the potential of person transmission in air traffic control units in Canada following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11th, 2020. ad of the virus. |
| NCR-044-2020 | Issued: 2020-04-06 Expiry: 2021-04-05 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 303.06(3) and (4) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-044-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to allow all Canadian airport operators more flexibility in their requirements under Subpart 3, Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting at Airports and Aerodromes, of Part III of the CARs. As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, this exemption would allow Canadian airport operators more flexibility with their critical category for fire fighting. 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. |
| NCR-042-2020 | Issued: 2020-04-04 Expiry: 2020-10-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 705.221(1) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-042-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to allow Canadian air operators operating under Subpart 5 of Part VII of the CARs to operate the aeroplane if one of the flight attendants is incapacitated. |
| NCR-036-2020 | Issued: 2020-04-03 Expiry: 2020-10-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 703.91(1) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-036-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to provide a Canadian air operator with the temporary authority to extend the valid-to date of a Pilot Proficiency Check (PPC), competency check and the annual training of any company pilot or person assigned to perform duties on-board an aircraft for an additional 90 consecutive days. This exemption provides temporary measures in the public interest in response to travel restrictions, limited access to training facilities, isolation measures, and other impediments that air operators are encountering in the training and checking of flight and cabin crew following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11th, 2020. |
| NCR-038-2020 | Issued: 2020-04-03 Expiry: 2020-10-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 705.113(1) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-038-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to provide Canadian air operators operating under Subpart 5 of Part VII of the CARs with the temporary authority to extend the validity period of any flight attendant training referred to in paragraph 705.124(2)(b) for an additional 90 consecutive days. This exemption provides temporary measures in the public interest in response to travel restrictions and other impediments that air operators are encountering in the training of flight attendants following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11th, 2020. |
| NCR-039-2020 | Issued: 2020-04-03 Expiry: 2020-10-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 604.139(1) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-039-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to provide a private operator with the temporary authority to extend the valid-to date of a Pilot Proficiency Check (PPC), competency check and the annual training of any company pilot, flight attendant or person assigned to perform duties on-board an aircraft for an additional 90 consecutive days. This exemption provides temporary measures in the public interest in response to travel restrictions, limited access to training facilities, isolation measures, and other impediments that private operator operators are encountering in the training and checking of flight and cabin crew following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11th, 2020. |
| NCR-035-2020 | Issued: 2020-04-03 Expiry: 2020-10-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 702.67(1) and(2) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-035-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to provide a Canadian air operator with the temporary authority to extend the valid-to date of a Pilot Proficiency Check (PPC), competency check and the annual training of any company pilot or person assigned to perform duties on-board an aircraft for an additional 90 consecutive days. This exemption provides temporary measures in the public interest in response to travel restrictions, limited access to training facilities, isolation measures, and other impediments that air operators are encountering in the training and checking of flight and cabin crew following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11th, 2020. |
| NCR-037-2020 | Issued: 2020-04-03 Expiry: 2020-10-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 705.113(1) and (2) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-037-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to provide a Canadian air operator with the temporary authority to extend the valid-to date of the line check referred to in 705.113(1) or the equivalent on-line evaluation (OE) under an Advanced Qualification Program and/or the training referred to in 705.124 ; and to extend the valid-to-date of the a Pilot Proficiency Check (PPC) referred to in 705.113(2) or the equivalent Line Operational Evaluation (LOE) under an Advanced Qualification Program, of any company pilot assigned to perform duties on-board an aircraft for an additional 90 consecutive days. This exemption provides temporary measures in the public interest in response to travel restrictions, limited access to training facilities, isolation measures, and other impediments that air operators are encountering in the training and checking of flight crew following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11th, 2020. |
| NCR-032-2020 | Issued: 2020-04-01 Expiry: 2020-10-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 704.111(1) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-032-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to provide a Canadian air operator with the temporary authority to extend the valid-to date of a Pilot Proficiency Check (PPC) and the annual training of any company pilot or person assigned to perform duties on-board an aircraft for an additional 90 consecutive days. This exemption provides temporary measures in the public interest in response to travel restrictions, limited access to training facilities, isolation measures, and other impediments that air operators are encountering in the training and checking of flight and cabin crew following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11th, 2020. |
| NCR-033-2019 | Issued: 2020-04-01 Expiry: 2025-03-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 704.115(1) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-033-2019 The purpose of this exemption is to standardize the application of minimum training time requirements for Canadian air operators conducting operations under Subpart 704 of the CARs when utilizing aeroplane types identified in the "Application" section of this document. This exemption allows these air operators to use the training times specified for Multi-engine aircraft 10-19 passenger seats in Table 1 and Table 2 of paragraph 724.115(31)(a) of the CASS. |
| NCR-034-2019 | Issued: 2020-04-01 Expiry: 2025-03-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 401.05(2)(b)(i)(B) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-034-2019 The purpose of this exemption is to allow the holder of a flight crew permit, licence or rating, other than the holder of a flight engineer licence conducting operations pursuant to Subpart 4 of Part VI of the CARs or pursuant to Subparts 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Part VII of the CARs, where a passenger other than a flight test examiner designated by the Minister is carried on board the aircraft, not to complete, within the six months preceding the flight, five night take-offs and five night landings, if the flight is conducted wholly or partly by night. |
| NCR-025-2019 | Issued: 2020-03-31 Expiry: 2024-12-15 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 702.19 Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-025-2019 The purpose of this exemption is to allow Canadian air operators operating pursuant to Subpart 2 of Part VII of the CARs and their flight crew members, to conduct night VFR operations while using NVIS. |
| NCR-027-2019 | Issued: 2020-03-31 Expiry: 2024-12-15 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 704.23(a) and 704.29 Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-027-2019 The purpose of this exemption is to allow Canadian air operators operating pursuant to Subpart 4 of Part VII of the CARs and their flight crew members, to conduct night VFR operations while using NVIS. |
| NCR-028-2019 | Issued: 2020-03-31 Expiry: 2024-12-15 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 705.37 Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-028-2019 The purpose of this exemption is to allow Canadian air operators operating pursuant to Subpart 5 of Part VII of the CARs and their flight crew members, to conduct night VFR operations while using NVIS. |
| NCR-031-2020 | Issued: 2020-03-31 Expiry: 2021-10-01 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 302.208 Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-031-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to allow all Canadian airport operators to defer the requirement to conduct these exercises by a maximum of 18 months. As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, this exemption would allow Canadian airport operators who are required to conduct exercises at various intervals and that essentially need a large numbers of participants to congregate to complete their required exercise at a more appropriate time. 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. |
| NCR-008-2019 | Issued: 2020-03-31 Expiry: 2024-11-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 602.25 and 602.40(1) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-008-2019 The purpose of this exemption is to allow holders of a private operator registration document conducting operations pursuant to Subpart 4 of Part VI of the CARs and their flight crew members, and Canadian air operators operating pursuant to Subparts 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Part VII of the CARs and their flight crew members, while using NVIS to conduct entering or leaving an aircraft in flight and to conduct a landing or take-off at an aerodrome at night in Visual Flight Rules (VFR) at a location that is not lighted in accordance with the aerodrome lighting requirements specified in Part III of the CARs. |
| NCR-026-2019 | Issued: 2020-03-31 Expiry: 2024-12-15 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 703.27(a), 703.34, 703.88(3) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-026-2019 The purpose of this exemption is to allow Canadian air operators operating pursuant to Subpart 3 of Part VII of the CARs and their flight crew members, to conduct night VFR operations while using NVIS. |
| NCR-033-2020 | Issued: 2020-03-30 Expiry: 2020-12-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 602.66(1)C) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-033-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to allow an air operator and flight crew to conduct an offshore operations flight over Canadian waters with persons on board that have received the EUBA training specified in provision 602.66(1)(c) of the CARs within the 42-month period preceding the flight. This exemption provides temporary measures in the public interest in response to travel restrictions and limited access to training facilities that are being encountered after the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11th, 2020. |
| NCR-029-2020 | Issued: 2020-03-27 Expiry: 2020-08-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 403.04 Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-029-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to adopt temporary measures, in the public interest, to reduce the administrative burden on holders of an AME licence having to renew their licence following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization on March 11th, 2020. The purpose of this exemption is to allow the holder of an AME licence, with an expiry date on their license falling from the date range of March 1, 2020 and August 31, 2020 to continue to use their licence even if it is not valid. |
| NCR-028-2020 | Issued: 2020-03-25 Expiry: 2020-08-01 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 402.04(1)(b) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-028-2020 The purpose of this exemption is to adopt temporary measures in the public interest to reduce the regulatory demand on Government and the Air Navigation Service Provider resources in Canada following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization on March 11th, 2020. The purpose of this exemption is to allow holders of air traffic controller licenses and ratings that were valid as of March 12, 2020, which have a validity period that will end on or before August 1, 2020 due to the application of subsections 402.08(2) and 402.08(3) of the CARs, to continue exercising the privileges of that licence without it being valid. |
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