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| Exemption no. | Issuance details | Applicability | Purpose |
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| PNR-005-2017 | Issued: 2017-07-19 Expiry: 2022-05-01 Region: PNR Routing: RA |
CARS provision(s): 705.222(2)(b), 705.222(3)(a) and 705.223 Applicant provision(s): Air Tindi Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
PNR-005-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to permit Air Tindi Ltd. and its flight crew members to reduce the number of assigned flight attendants by one, for flights to which more than one is assigned, when the de Havilland Canada Dash 7 aircraft (DHC-7) 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. |
| PNR-009-2015 | Issued: 2017-07-19 Expiry: 2022-07-11 Region: PNR Routing: RA |
CARS provision(s): 703.27 and 703.34 Applicant provision(s): Phoenix Heli-Flight Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
PNR-009-2015 The purpose of this exemption is to allow Phoenix Heli-Flight (hereafter “air operator”) and its flight crew members to conduct a flight at night in Visual Flight Rules (VFR) when operating with NVIS for the purposes of a police operation that is conducted in the service of a police authority or for the purposes of saving human life, a) at no less than 500 feet above the highest obstacle located within 500 feet from the centre line of the route, except during landing and take-offs; and b) on a route which has not been established in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards (CASS). |
| NCR-010-2017 | Issued: 2017-06-26 Expiry: 2019-01-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 601.24(2)(a) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-010-2017 This exemption enables the person who has responsibility for or control over a Canadian windfarm to use a single CL-810 light unit for temporary lighting of a windturbine during construction if the light is clear of any blocking structure excluding the windturbine blades if present. |
| NCR-012-2017 | Issued: 2017-06-26 Expiry: 2022-06-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 602.29(1)(c) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-012-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to allow the pilot-in-command of a basic ultra-light aeroplane to operate in any other Class E airspace not referred to in paragraphs 602.29(2)(a) or (b) of the CARs. In particular, this exemption will provide pilots of basic ultra-light aeroplanes access to altitudes that are required to safely conduct training activities, such as stalls. |
| NCR-004-2017 | Issued: 2017-06-22 Expiry: 2022-05-20 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 705.204(1) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-004-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to allow a Canadian air operator to introduce a model of aeroplane into its fleet for the purpose of carrying passengers without having to carry out a successful demonstration of its emergency evacuation procedures for that model of aeroplane when a successful demonstration has already been conducted for another model of aeroplane by the Canadian air operator. In order to exercise the privileges of this exemption, no difference shall exist in the location of the flight attendants and their emergency evacuation duties and procedures, the number, location or type of emergency exits, or the number, location or type of opening mechanisms for the emergency exits between the model of aeroplane for which a successful demonstration has been conducted and the model of aeroplane being introduced. |
| PNR-008-2017 | Issued: 2017-06-22 Expiry: 2020-06-01 Region: PNR Routing: RA |
CARS provision(s): 571.08(1) and 571.11(3)(b) Applicant provision(s): STANDARD AERO LTD Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
PNR-008-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to allow Standard Aero Limited (Approved Maintenance Organization Certificate # 22-58), at its Canadian facilities, to perform the following: a) accept aeronautical parts from a foreign FAA Part-145 Repair Station which is a recommended vendor by the engine design approval holder, which is located outside the territorial boundaries of the United States of America, which does not hold a TCCA Foreign AMO approval and which is located in a country that has not entered into a maintenance agreement with TCCA; b) install or incorporate these aeronautical parts which have undergone maintenance at the foreign FAA Part 145 Repair Station; and c) sign a maintenance release in respect of maintenance performance on an aeronautical product following its acceptance pursuant to a) above and following its installation or incorporation pursuant to b) above. |
| QC-001-2017 | Issued: 2017-06-22 Expiry: 2018-09-30 Region: Quebec Routing: NA |
CARS provision(s): 602.40(1) Applicant provision(s): CANADIAN HELICOPTERS LTD Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
QC-001-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to allow Canadian Helicopters Limited / Hélicoptères Canadiens Limitée and flight crew members, using NVIS for the purpose of advanced flight training within 100 NM of their Penticton location (British Columbia), to conduct a landing or take-off in a helicopter at night in Visual Flight Rules (VFR) at a location that does not constitute an established aerodrome and that is not lighted in accordance with the aerodrome lighting requirements specified in Part III of the CARs. |
| NCR-008-2017 | Issued: 2017-06-22 Expiry: 2019-01-30 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 700.02(2)(d) Applicant provision(s): INTERNATIONAL AIR RESPONSE INCORP. Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-008-2017 This exemption enables the operator International Air Response Inc. to conduct product dispersal (spray) operations utilizing American-registered Lockheed C-130 aircraft, in response to formally declared oil spill emergencies in Canadian waters, without holding an Air Operator Certificate (AOC). |
| PAC-002-2017 | Issued: 2017-06-21 Expiry: 2018-10-31 Region: Pacific Routing: TA |
CARS provision(s): 703.88(3) Applicant provision(s): ASCENT HELICOPTERS LTD Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
PAC-002-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to allow Ascent Helicopters Ltd. and its pilot-in-command to operate a MD902 aircraft registered to Ascent Helicopters Ltd. at night, while in VFR conditions and carrying persons on-board other than crew members, without holding a Group 4 Instrument Rating while operating with Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVIS) for the purposes of operating an air ambulance service and for British Columbia Coastal Pilotage operations. |
| OTT-014-2017 | Issued: 2017-06-19 Expiry: 2017-12-31 Region: HQ Routing: AARO |
CARS provision(s): 700.02(1) and 701.02(1) Applicant provision(s): Lynden Air Cargo LLC Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
OTT-014-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to permit Lynden Air Cargo, LLC, contrary to their Canadian foreign air operator certificate (CFAOC) # F-9150 that restricts their area of operations to “Between Points in Canada and abroad”, to conduct until December 31, 2017 inclusively a domestic air transport service in Canada on behalf of Bradley Air Services Limited (doing business as First Air). |
| PAC-001-2017 | Issued: 2017-06-13 Expiry: 2018-06-01 Region: Pacific Routing: TA |
CARS provision(s): 602.40(1) Applicant provision(s): COULSON AIRCRANE LTD Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
PAC-001-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to allow Coulson Aircrane Ltd. and its flight crew members, using NVIS for the purposes of carrying out operations pertaining to forest fire suppression, to conduct a landing or take-off in a helicopter at night in Visual flight Rules (VFR) at a location that does not constitute an established aerodrome and that is not lighted in accordance with the aerodrome lighting requirements specified in Part III of the CARs. NOTE: copy of original English signed exemption is available upon request. |
| ON-005-2017 | Issued: 2017-06-07 Expiry: Cancellation of another exemptionRegion: Ontario Routing: PA |
CARS provision(s): 704.33(1)€ Applicant provision(s): PRIVATE AIR INC Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
ON-005-2017 CANCELS NCR-083-2014 The exemption from paragraph 704.33(1)(e) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations issued to Private Air Inc., 2039 Derek Burney Drive, Thunday Bay Ontario, P7K 0A1 on January 29, 2015 (NCR-083-2014 expiring on February 28, 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. |
| PNR-007-2017 | Issued: 2017-06-07 Expiry: 2027-08-01 Region: PNR Routing: RA |
CARS provision(s): 302.07(1)(a)(i) Applicant provision(s): LETHBRIDGE AIRPORT Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
PNR-007-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to allow the operator of Lethbridge Airport to continue to operate, pursuant to Airport Certificate #5151-122, the Lethbridge Airport with runway edge lights that exceed the maximum spacing permitted at the intersection of a runway by 13.71 m contrary to section 5.3.10.10 of the Aerodrome Standards & Recommended Practices (TP 312, 4th Edition). NOTE: copy of original signed exemption is available upon request. |
| OTT-012-2017 | Issued: 2017-06-05 Expiry: 2017-11-30 Region: HQ Routing: AARO |
CARS provision(s): 507.06(3)(a) Applicant provision(s): AIR TRANSAT Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
OTT-012-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to address the current configuration of four Airbus aeroplanes A330, to be temporarily operated by Air Transat without the installation of a heated cargo drainage system, defined as modification 43719 and as required in Transport Canada Type Certificate Data Sheet A-205, reference Airbus Document AI/EA-N 415.2586/98. NOTE: copy of English original exemption signed is available upon request. |
| OTT-013-2017 | Issued: 2017-06-05 Expiry: 2017-09-14 Region: HQ Routing: AARO |
CARS provision(s): 700.02(1) and 701.02(1) Applicant provision(s): LYNDEN AIR CARGO LLC Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
OTT-013-2017 expired The purpose of this exemption is to allow Lynden Air Cargo, LLC and its flight crew members to conduct a domestic air transport service in Canada on behalf of Bradley Air Services Limited (doing business as First Air), contrary to their Canadian foreign air operator certificate (CFAOC) # F 9150 that restricts their area of operations to “Between Points in Canada and abroad”. This exemption allows the conduct of cargo lifts between June 7, 2017 and July 5, 2017 inclusively and between August 3, 2017 and September 14, 2017 inclusively. NOTE: copy of English original exemption signed is available upon request. |
| NCR-009-2017 | Issued: 2017-05-31 Expiry: 2017-12-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 700.02(2)(a) Applicant provision(s): COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE ARIZONA WING Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-009-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to allow Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing to operate its B-25J (N125AZ) Mitchell Bomber and B-17G (N9323Z) Flying Fortress to conduct aerial work involving the carriage of persons other than flight crew members and recover costs associated with fundraising flights for charitable organizations. NOTE: copy of English original exemption signed is available upon request. |
| OTT-008-2017 | Issued: 2017-05-26 Expiry: 2018-12-31 Region: HQ Routing: AARO |
CARS provision(s): 705.84(1)(b) and 605.42(1)(b) Applicant provision(s): AIR CANADA Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
OTT-008-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to allow Air Canada and its flight crew members to operate some of its Airbus aircraft without meeting the TAWS enhanced altitude accuracy (EAA) requirements in force on July 4th, 2017. NOTE: copy of English original exemption signed is available upon request. |
| OTT-009-2017 | Issued: 2017-05-26 Expiry: 2017-12-31 Region: HQ Routing: AARO |
CARS provision(s): 705.84(1)(b) and 605.42(1)(b) Applicant provision(s): AIR CANADA ROUGE Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
OTT-009-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to allow Air Canada rouge and its flight crew members to operate four of its Airbus aircraft without meeting the TAWS enhanced altitude accuracy (EAA) requirements in force on July 4, 2017. NOTE: copy of English original exemption signed is available upon request. |
| QC-004-2017 | Issued: 2017-05-25 Expiry: 2018-05-01 Region: Quebec Routing: NA |
CARS provision(s): 605.03(1)(a), 700.05(1)(a) Applicant provision(s): LES INVESTISSEMENTS NOLINOR Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
QC-004-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to allow Les investissements Nolinor Inc. to operate the Boeing 737-33A aircraft, registration C-GNLQ, serial number 25401, pending validation of EASA approved modification, without a flight authority in effect and without a certificate of airworthiness that meets the requirements of Article 31 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation. |
| NCR-095-2016 | Issued: 2017-05-25 Expiry: 2022-03-31 Region: HQ Routing: AART |
CARS provision(s): 401.03(1)(a), (b) and (d) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
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 rating for the aircraft that is being operated, while conducting airworthiness flight testing of the aircraft. |
| ATL-002-2017 | Issued: 2017-05-17 Expiry: 2020-05-01 Region: Atlantic Routing: MA |
CARS provision(s): 700.10(3) Applicant provision(s): PAL AEROSPACE LTD Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
ATL-002-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to allow PAL Aerospace Ltd. and its flight crew members to conduct instrument approaches in the BE20 aircraft using lower approach ban minima than those specified in section 700.10 of the CARs, while conducting operations under Subpart 702 of the CARs, pursuant to Air Operator Certificate (AOC) # 11489. NOTE: copy of original signed exemption is available upon request. |
| NCR-006-2017 | Issued: 2017-05-11 Expiry: 2022-05-05 Region: HQ Routing: AARO |
CARS provision(s): 605.86(1) Applicant provision(s): GLOBAL Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
NCR-006-2017 The purpose of this exemption is to exempt private operators from complying with the 12 month calibration requirement in subparagraph 10(a) of Appendix C of Standard 625 for installed non-stabilized MDI as required by subsection 625.86 of the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards made pursuant to subsection 605.86(1) of the CARs. |
| ATL-005-2017 | Issued: 2017-05-04 Expiry: 2022-04-29 Region: Atlantic Routing: MA |
CARS provision(s): 602.128(1), 704.36(1) Applicant provision(s): CANADIAN HELICOPTERS LTD Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
ATL-005-2017 NOTE: CANCELS ATL-001-2016 This exemption enables Canadian Helicopters Limited / Hélicoptères Canadiens Limitée (doing business as HNZ Global) and its flight crew members 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”) 600 feet, using a Decision Height (DH) of 100 feet. |
| ATL-003-2017 | Issued: 2017-05-04 Expiry: 2022-04-29 Region: Atlantic Routing: MA |
CARS provision(s): 602.128(1), 704.36(1) Applicant provision(s): COUGAR HELICOPTERS INC, Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
ATL-003-2017 NOTE: CANCELS ATL-010-2015 This exemption enables Cougar Helicopters Inc. and its flight crew members 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”) 600 feet, using a Decision Height (DH) of 100 feet. NOTE: copy of original signed exemption is available upon request. |
| ATL-004-2017 | Issued: 2017-05-04 Expiry: 2022-04-29 Region: Atlantic Routing: MA |
CARS provision(s): 602.128(1), 704.36(1) Applicant provision(s): CHC HELICOPTERS CANADA INC. Aircraft model: n/a Registration no.: n/a |
ATL-004-2017 NOTE: CANCELS ATL-003-2016 This exemption enables CHC Helicopters Canada Inc. and its flight crew members 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”) 600 feet, using a Decision Height (DH) of 100 feet. NOTE: copy of original signed exemption is available upon request. |
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