Import Guide

Aircraft Importation Guide

Please find below a list of the items requiring attention prior to Transport Canada issuing a Certificate

of Airworthiness (C of A) following importation of an aircraft into Canada. Refer to Canadian Aviation

Regulation (CAR) 507.07, Airworthiness Manual (AWM) 507.07 and most importantly: Aircraft

Importation Checklist (TP 13169E).

The following steps must be completed in accordance with Transport Canada’s Aircraft Importation

Checklist (TP 13169E) for aircraft without an Export Airworthiness Certificate:

Step 1 - Prior to commencing any work on the aircraft, provide to this office:

Notification that the aircraft is in Canada and that a C of A will be applied for.

Step 2 - After approval to begin the importation process is received from Transport Canada's

Aircraft Maintenance & Manufacturing Branch, proceed with the following:

Perform a 100 hour inspection or equivalent and disassemble the aircraft to the degree
necessary to produce a proposed work report for all required work (DO NOT COMMENCE
THE WORK), including as applicable:

	Any scheduled inspections required.
	If the aircraft is to be placed into commercial service, describe all work required to place the aircraft on the applicable Maintenance Schedule.
	Inspection of the aircraft, its engines, propellers and components for freedom from corrosion.
	Any life-limited items due.
	Airworthiness Directives (or foreign equivalents) to be complied with.
	Repairs and modifications to be accomplished.
	First aid kit certification.
	Fire extinguisher certification.
	Compass swing certification.
	Installation of all required placards.
	Certification of pitot/static system calibration.
	Certification of transponder/encoder correlation.
	Electrical load analysis for aircraft with avionic or electrical systems different from those with which the aircraft was type certified.
	Installation of external emergency locator transmitter (ELT) placard and certification of ELT performance and battery replacement, if required.
	Installation of Canadian registration markings.

In accordance with Airworthiness Notice B004, establish a list of incorporated STC’s, FAA Field Approvals and other forms of modification and repair approvals unique to the exporting country.
Submit the proposed work report and list of foreign approvals to Transport Canada's Airworthiness Branch.

Step 3 - After approval of the proposed work report and confirmation of modification and repair acceptance

requirements is received from Transport Canada's Aircraft Maintenance & Manufacturing Branch, proceed

with the work. Upon completion, provide to this office:

A complete and up-to-date set of Canadian logbooks containing:

Enough entries transcribed from the previous log books to ensure continuity.

Certification of all work completed on the aircraft, including those items in the proposed work report above.

A certification by an AME of conformity to the applicable Type Certificate and is in a fit and safe state for flight as per CAR 507.02.

If the aircraft is entering commercial service, an entry stating that the aircraft is now on the applicable operator’s Aircraft Maintenance Schedule.

Current modification status of the aircraft, engine(s), propeller(s) and components.

Installation history, maintenance history, time and/or cycles in service and time and/or cycles remaining for all time-lifed and time-between-overhaul items.

Airworthiness Directive applicability and compliance for:

Aircraft model, Engine model, Propeller model, Components, and

All installed equipment and accessories, e.g. seatbelts, avionics, heaters, magnetos, carburetors and safety equipment.

Completed Conformity Certificates (Form 24-0045) for any major modifications or major repairs carried out during importation or prior to importation, which have not been accepted by Transport Canada in Step 2 above. Note: All modifications (major and minor) currently embodied on the aircraft must be listed in the appropriate section of the aircraft technical records.
Demonstration or documentation of conformity with the aircraft's basis of certification (e.g. AWM 523, 525, 527, 529 or FAR 23, 25, 27, 29) regarding self-extinguishing burn characteristics for all interior materials and fabrics.
As much of the aircraft's maintenance history as is available, including documentation of all previous inspections for at least one complete inspection cycle and overhauls of the aircraft and its components, equipment and accessories.
An approved flight manual or operating handbook, in accordance with the appropriate Type Certificate, revised to current status.
An accurate weight and balance report and current equipment list.
All documentation requested by this office during the inspection procedure.
A completed and signed application for Certificate of Airworthiness (Form 24-0043).
The required fee.
Notification that the aircraft is ready for final inspection and that it conforms to its Type Certificate and meets the requirements of CAR 507.07 and Airworthiness Manual Chapter 507.07.

The following issues must be addressed in accordance with Transport Canada’s Aircraft Importation Checklist

(TP 13169E) for aircraft with an Export Airworthiness Certificate:

An Export Airworthiness Certificate from the exporting country MUST include the following:

A certification of conformity to the type design specified in the Canadian Type Certificate, if one exists.
A list of all major modifications and major repairs approved by the country of export and embodied on the aircraft.
A list of all applicable airworthiness directives or equivalent mandatory notices issued by the country of export indicating which have been complied with.

For aircraft with time in service and an Export Airworthiness Certificate, disassemble and inspect the aircraft to the degree

necessary to ensure the aircraft is in compliance with the applicable type certificate. Include the following:

	Any scheduled inspections required.
	If the aircraft is to be placed into commercial service, describe all work required to place the aircraft on the applicable
	Inspection of the aircraft, its engines, propellers and components for freedom from corrosion.
	Replacement of any life-limited items due.
	Compliance with all applicable Airworthiness Directives or foreign equivalents.
	Accomplishment of any required repairs or modifications.
	First aid kit certification.
	Fire extinguisher certification.
	Compass swing certification.
	Installation of all required placards.
	Certification of pitot/static system calibration.
	Certification of transponder/encoder correlation.
	Completion of an electrical load analysis for aircraft with avionic or electrical systems different from those with which the aircraft was type certified.
	Installation of external emergency locator transmitter (ELT) placard and certification of ELT performance and battery replacement, if required.
	Installation of Canadian registration markings.