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National Aircraft Certification

National Aircraft Certification establishes and regulates standards for aeronautical products designed and operated in Canada, and guides the aerospace industry with respect to certification in highly technical fields such as:

• aircraft design, structures, avionics;
• electrical and mechanical systems;
• power plants;
• equipment;
• and engineering flight tests.

Each year, more than 1,500 new and modified aeronautical products built or operated in Canada are approved

• reviewing and verifying design and performance data;
• supervising and performing ground and flight tests;
• and awarding Transport Canada Type Certificates.

Along with the Maintenance and Manufacturing Branch, National Aircraft Certification is also responsible for the continuing airworthiness of aeronautical products.

Documents:

• Airworthiness Directives (AD)
• Airworthiness Notices (AN)
• Branch Business Plan
  • National Aircraft Certification - Business Integration Model
  • National Aircraft Certification - Business Plan 2003-2010
• Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) and Standards
  • Update on CAR 521
  • CAR and Standards - Part V Airworthiness
• Airworthiness Manual Advisory (AMA) Index
• Guidance and Advisory Materials
  • Documents issued on or after February 2, 2007
  • Documents issued on or prior to February 1, 2007
• International Agreements and Arrangements
• Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL)
• Service Difficulty Advisories
• Service Difficulty Alerts

Other Items:

• CSeries Aircraft – Technical Arrangement with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) 
• Approved Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT)
• Sixth Triennial International Fire &Cabin Safety Research Conference
• Perspectives
• National Aircraft Certification Planning Priorities (revised November 2005)
• National Aircraft Certification Accountability Framework

Date modified:

2011-09-23

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