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Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

Version of section 12.1 from 2026-06-17 to 2026-06-17:

  •  (1) Unless otherwise provided in this Part, only this Part and the following provisions and Parts apply to the importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods by aircraft:

    • (a) paragraph 1.3(2)(b);

    • (b) sections 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.4 and 4.2; and

    • (c) Parts 7 and 13 to 17.

  • (2) Section 1.3 of Part 1 of the ICAO Technical Instructions applies to the interpretation of the provisions of those Instructions that are incorporated by reference in this Part, except with respect to terms that are defined in Part 1 of these Regulations.

  • (3) Despite subsection (2) and section 1.4 of these Regulations, for the purposes of this Part, UN number has the same meaning as in section 3.1.1 of Part 1 of the ICAO Technical Instructions.

  • (4) For the purpose of interpreting the provisions of the ICAO Technical Instructions that are incorporated by reference in this Part, a reference to “shipper” is to be read as a reference to “consignor”, a reference to “operator” is to be read as a reference to “carrier” and a reference to “packaging” is to be read as a reference to “means of containment”.

  • (5) The following definitions apply in this Part.

    limited access location

    limited access location means a location to which there is no year-round access by a mode of transport other than air. (lieu à accès limité)

    MIL-T-52983G

    MIL-T-52983G means the standard entitled Military Specification: Tanks, Fabric, Collapsible: 3,000, 10,000, 20,000 and 50,000 Gallon, Fuel, May 11, 1994, published by the United States Department of Defense. (MIL-T-52983G)

    remotely piloted aircraft

    remotely piloted aircraft has the same meaning as in subsection 101.01(1) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations. (aéronef télépiloté)

    Table 3-1

    Table 3-1 means Table 3-1, Dangerous Goods List, of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the ICAO Technical Instructions. (Tableau 3-1)

  • (6) The notes that appear with the provisions of the ICAO Technical Instructions that are incorporated by reference in this Part do not form part of these Regulations.

  • SOR/2002-306, s. 39
  • SOR/2008-34, s. 93
  • SOR/2016-95, s. 41
  • SOR/2017-137, s. 59
  • SOR/2019-101, s. 22
  • SOR/2023-155, s. 46
  • SOR/2026-112, s. 98

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