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- Recent amendments to the Regulations published in the Canada Gazette, Part II
- Recent amendments to the Standards
- Standards not yet in force
- Notices and regulation pre-publications recently published in the Canada Gazette, Part I
- Planned changes and consultations
Recent amendments to the Regulations published in the Canada Gazette, Part II
Follow links to regulations and their regulatory impact analysis statements published in the Canada Gazette.
Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Training Programs): SOR/2022-17
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 156, Number 5 – March 2, 2022
Sections amended effective March 2, 2022: 103 Schedule II, 604.184, 702.78, 703.100, 704.118, 705.128
Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Parts I, III and VI — RESA): SOR/2021-269
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 156, Number 1 – January 5, 2022
Sections amended effective January 5, 2022: 101.01, 103 Schedule II, 300.01, 302.505, 302.600, 302.601, 302.602, 302.603, 302.604, 601.23, 602.96
Sections amended effective January 5, 2026: 103 Schedule II, 302.601, 302.603, 302.604.
Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Parts I, V and VI — ELT): SOR/2020-238
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 154, Number 24 – November 25, 2020
Sections amended effective November 25, 2020: 103 Schedule II, 571 Schedule II, 605.38, 605.40
Sections amended effective November 25, 2021: 103 Schedule II, 605.38
Sections amended effective January 5, 2025: 103 Schedule II, 605.38
Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Miscellaneous Program, 2021-1): SOR/2021-152
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 155, Number 14 – July 7, 2021
Sections amended effective July 7, 2021: 202.15, 203.05 (English version only), 302.202 (French version only), 400.01, 401.05, 401.12, 401.16, 401.37 (French version only), 401.47, 401.53 (French version only), 402.08, 501.03 (French version only), 521.357 (French version only), 602.19 (English version only), 602.36 (English version only), 602.73 (English version only), 602.116 (English version only), 602.117 (English version only), 602.128 (English version only), 602.144, 605.128 (English version only), 605.08 (English version only), 703.08 (French version only), 704.47 (French version only), 705.175, 801.11 Table 3, 901.64 (French version only), 901.65 (French version only), 901.78 (French version only), 901.83 (French version only), 903.02 (French version only)
Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Safety Belts): SOR/2021-153
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 155, Number 14 – July 7, 2021
Sections amended effective July 7, 2021: 605.25, 605.26, 605.27
Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Parts I and X — Offsetting of CO2 Emissions — CORSIA) Amendments: SOR/2020-275
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 154, Number 26 – December 23, 2021
All amended sections are effective January 1, 2021: 103 Schedule II, all sections in Part X (New)
Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Parts I and VI – Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder): SOR/2019-130
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 153, Number 11 - May 29, 2019
Sections amended effective May 29, 2019: 101.01(1); 103 Schedule II; 605.33; 605.33.1 (New); 605.34; 605.34.1 (New); 605.34.2 (New); 605.35(2) and (3); 605.36(2)
Sections amended effective May 29, 2023: 103 Schedule II; 605.34(1); 605.34(4)(c); 605.34.2 (New)
Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Parts I, VI and VII - Seaplane Operations): SOR/2019-49
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 153, Number 5 - March 6, 2019
Sections amended effective March 6, 2021 (as delayed by SOR/2020-335): 101.01(1); 103 Schedule II; 602.59(2)(b), 703.83
Sections amended effective March 6, 2022: 703.98(2); 704.115(2)
Recent amendments to the Standards
Airworthiness Chapter 537 – Standards Appliances and Parts
Sections amended effective August 28, 2022: 537.103 Appendix A
Standard 821 – Canadian Domestic Air Traffic Control Separation Standards
Sections amended effective February 24, 2022: All sections
Airworthiness Chapter 566 – Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) Licensing and Training
Sections amended effective October 20, 2021: 566.03, 566.04, 566.06, Appendix A
Airworthiness Manual Chapter 516 – Aircraft Emissions
Sections amended effective September 24, 2021: 516.1 (English version only), 516.3, 516.7, 516.105, 516.203
Standard 535 – Propellers
Sections amended effective September 21, 2021: 535.1
Standard 523 – Normal Category Aeroplanes
Sections amended effective September 21, 2021: All sections
Standard 723 – Air Taxi: Aeroplanes
Sections amended effective August 29, 2021: 723.39 Briefing of Passengers
Standard 621 – Obstruction Marking and Lighting
Sections amended effective August 6, 2021: Chapter 16 – Light Intensity Reduction (LIR) System
Standards not yet in force
Standards of the Regulations not yet in force
- Section 625.34 - Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVRs) (effective May 29, 2023).
Notices and regulation pre-publications recently published in the Canada Gazette, Part I
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Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Part I — 104, Aeronautical Product Approvals)
Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 156, Number 25 – June 18, 2022
Planned changes and consultations
- Consultations on Transport Canada’s related policies, programs and services
- Transport Canada’s Forward Regulatory Plan
Also see the Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council (CARAC) for consultations on regulations and related standards and guidance.