Canada: Aviation

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones, are increasingly used in Canada for commercial purposes such as infrastructure inspection, real estate photography, agriculture, filmmaking, mapping and resource exploration. Their advantages are clear: they are flexible, relatively inexpensive and capable of collecting information from angles and locations that would otherwise be difficult to access.

Les systèmes d’aéronefs sans pilote, communément appelés « drones », sont de plus en plus utilisés au Canada à des fins commerciales, par exemple pour l’inspection d’infrastructures, la photographie immobilière, l’agriculture, la réalisation de films, la cartographie et l’exploration des ressources.

Regulation continues to lose the race against technology, but writing faster rules is only half the fix. As aviation attorneys dissect Canada's AI strategy, the FAA's supersonic flight proposal, and World Cup drone enforcement, a harder truth emerges: public understanding and trust may be lagging even further behind than the policy itself. The question is no longer just whether governments can catch up to the technology on paper, but whether citizens can catch up in their minds.

Effective July 1, 2026, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) will implement a significant amendment to the Air Transportation Regulations (ATR)...

Bill C-28 intends to support the creation of sovereign launch capacity in Canada through comprehensive space launch legislation. This analysis unpacks the bill's key provisions and examines critical related aerospace market developments that position Canada to finally establish domestic space launch capabilities.

On April 21, 2026, the federal government introduced Bill C-28, the Canadian Space Launch Act, at first reading in the House of Commons. The bill would establish Canada’s first dedicated...

The 2025 Federal Budget introduces several impactful changes for Canada's aviation sector, with direct implications for aircraft owners, operators, vendors, and infrastructure stakeholders.

The Canadian federal luxury tax, which has been in effect since September 1, 2022, generally applies a tax of up to 10% on the value of certain transactions involving...

The Canada Strong Budget 2025 (Budget 2025), introduced on November 4, 2025 (Budget Day), signals a major shift in tax policy aimed at boosting Canada's competitiveness...