EXEMPTION FROM SUBSECTION 602.157(2) OF THE CANADIAN AVIATION REGULATIONS

Pursuant to section 602.160 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), I hereby exempt Canadian North Inc. carrying on business as Canadian North (hereinafter referred to as Canadian North), 200 - 680 Palmer Road N.E., Calgary, Alberta, T2E 7R3, from the requirements set out in subsection 602.157(2) of the CARs subject to the following conditions.

Subsection 602.157(2) states that every air operator, who is a new entrant, that did not report an original base level to the Minister in writing, shall ensure that the number of Chapter 3 aeroplanes in its fleet, expressed as a percentage of its fleet, is equal to or is greater than the percentage set out in Column III of Table 2.

Purpose

The purpose of this exemption is to permit Canadian North to operate two (2) Chapter 2 gravel kit equipped aeroplanes exceeding MCTOW 34,000 kg, for northern operations in accordance with section 602.161 of the CARs.

Application

The exemption applies to Canadian North when operating two (2) Chapter 2 gravel kit equipped aeroplanes under the Air Operator Certificate # 10,008 for its northern operations. Specifically, the aircraft covered by this exemption are:

• Aircraft 552 Registration: C-GFPW  Serial Number 21294
• Aircraft 562 Registration: C-GNDU Serial Number 22877

Conditions

This exemption is subject to the following conditions:

1. Canadian North Inc. shall serve the northern communities listed in Appendix B the using aeroplanes specified in this exemption  only;
   • Aircraft 552 Registration: C-GFPW  Serial Number 21294
   • Aircraft 562 Registration: C-GNDU Serial Number 22877
2. Canadian North Inc. shall not take off or land the aeroplanes  at any aerodromes that are south of the designated area, as defined in Appendix A, except for the following:
   1. Edmonton International Airport (YEG);
   2. Calgary International Airport (YYC);
   3. Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW);
   4. Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ);
   5. Vancouver International Airport (YVR);
   6. Winnipeg International Airport (YWG)
3. Canadian North Inc. shall be in continued compliance with section 602.161 of the CARs throughout the validity period of this exemption;
4. Canadian North Inc. shall equip the aeroplanes specified  in this exemption with suitable  gravel runways kit; and
5. Canadian North Inc. shall carry a copy of this exemption  in the journey log book of each aeroplane subject to this exemption.

Validity

This exemption is valid until the earliest of:

1. 23:59 EDT on June 30, 2009;
2. The date on which an amendment to the relevant sections of the CARs, addressed specifically in this exemption, comes into effect;
3. The date on which any condition specified in the exemption is not complied with; or
4. The date on which the exemption is canceled in writing by the Minister, where he is of the opinion that it is no longer in the public interest or it is likely to affect aviation safety.

CANCELLATION

The exemption (NCR 081-2006) from subsection 602.157(2) of the CARs issued on June 23, 2006, at Ottawa, by the Director General, Civil Aviation, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities is hereby canceled because it is the opinion of the Minister that it is no longer in the public interest or is likely to affect aviation safety.

Dated at Ottawa , Ontario, Canada on the  24^th day of  June 2008, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

Original signed by

Merlin Preuss
Director General
Civil Aviation

 

APPENDIX “A”

“designated area” means,  that part of Canada north of a line described as follows:

1. commencing on the point of intersection of the Atlantic coast of Canada with the 50th parallel,
2. thence west along the 50th parallel to the point of intersection of that parallel with the border of Ontario and Manitoba,
3. thence northwesterly along a straight line drawn from the intersection of the 50th parallel with the border of Ontario and Manitoba to the intersection of the 53rd parallel with the border of Manitoba and Saskatchewan,
4. thence northwesterly along a straight line drawn from the intersection of the 53rd parallel with the border of Manitoba and Saskatchewan to the intersection of the 55th parallel with the border of Saskatchewan and Alberta and
5. thence west along the 55th parallel to the Pacific coast of Canada.

APPENDIX “B”

Northwest Territories
Colomac	CFY8	Holman	CYHI
Deline	CYWJ	Inuvik	CYEV
Diavik	CDK2	Kasba Lake	CJL8
Ekati	CYOA	Lupin	CYWO
Fort Liard	CYJF	Norman Wells	CYVQ
Fort Resolution	CYFR	Paulatuk	CYPC
Fort Simpson	CYFS	Sachs Harbour	CYSY
Fort Smith	CYSM	Taltheilei Narrows	CFA7
Great Bear Lake	CFF4	Tuktoyaktuk	CYUB
Hay River	CYHY	Yellowknife	CYZF
Yukon
Burwash	CYDB	Mayo	CYMA
Carmacks	CEZ2	Old Crow	CYOC
Dawson	CYDA	Teslin	CYZH
Faro	CZFA	Watson Lake	CYQH
Haines Junction	CYHT	Whitehorse	CYXY
Nunavut
Alert	CYLT	Kugaaruk	CYBB
Arviat	CYEK	Kugluktuk	CYCO
Baker Lake	CYBK	Nanisivik	CYSR
Cambridge Bay	CYCB	Oikiqtarjuaq	CYVM
Cape Dorset	CYTE	Polaris	CYJ2
Coral Harbour	CYZS	Pond Inlet	CYIO
Eureka	CYEU	Rankin Inlet	CYRT
Gjoa Haven	CYHK	Resolute Bay	CYRB
Hall Beach	CYUX	Sanikluaq	CYSK
Igloolik	CYGT	Taloyoak	CYYH
Iqaluit	CYFB	Whale Cove	CYXN
British Columbia
Atlin	CYSQ	Helmet	CBH2
Chetwynd	CYCQ	Hudson’s Hope	CYNH
Dawson Creek	CYDQ	Mackenzie	CYZY
Dease Lake	CYDL	Mobil Sierra	CBX2
Fort Nelson	CYYE	Tumbler Ridge	CBX7
Fort St. John	CYXJ
Alberta
Fort Chipewyan	CYPY	Mildred Lake	CER4
Fort McMurray	CYMM	Peace River	CYPE
Grande Prairie	CYQU	Rainbow Lake	CYOP
High Level	CYOJ	Slave Lake	CYZH
High Prairie	CZHP	Zama Lake	CFT9
Manning	CFX4	Fort MacKay	CYNR
Saskatchewan
Buffalo Narrows	CYVT	La Ronge	CYVC
Cigar Lake	CJW7	Mcarthur River	CKQ8
Cluff Lake	CJS3	Points North Landing	CYNL
Collins Bay	CYKC	Stony Rapids	CYSF
Key Lake	CYKJ	Uranium City	CYBE
Manitoba
Churchill	CYYQ	Lynn Lake	CYYL
Cross Lake	CYCR	Norway House	CYNE
Flin flon	CYFO	Shamattawa	CZTM
Gillam	CYGX	The Pas	CYQD
Gimli Industrial Park	CYGM	Thompson	CYTH
Island Lake	CYIV
Ontario
Big Trout Lake	CYTL	Pickle Lake	CYPL
Moosonee	CYMO	Red Lake	CYRL
Opapimiskan Lake	CKM8	Sioux Lookout	CYXL
Quebec
Chevery	CYHR	Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon	CYBX
Fontanges	CTU2	Natashquan	CYNA
Havre St-Pierre	CYGV	Nemiscau	CYHH
Kattiniq/Donaldson	CTP9	Poste Montagnais	CSF3
Kuujjuaq	CYVP	Puvirnituq	CYPX
Kuujjuarapik	CYGW	Schefferville	CYKL
La Grande 3	CYAD	Sept Iles	CYZV
La Grande 4	CYAH	St. Augustin	CYIF
La Grande Riviere	CYGL
Newfoundland
Churchill Falls	CZUM	St. Anthony	CYAY
Goose Bay	CYYR	Wabush	CYWK

Date de modification :

2009-05-0