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History — 202.42

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FIRST SEENsnapshot of 2026-03-01 · consolidation amended to 2025-12-09
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202.42 (1) Subject to section 203.03, no person shall operate in Canada an aircraft that is registered in a foreign state that has been present in Canada for a total of 90 days or more in the immediately preceding twelve-month period unless (a) the foreign state is a contracting state; (b) the operator of the aircraft is (i) the foreign state, (ii) an individual who is not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident but is a citizen or subject of the foreign state, or (iii) an entity that is incorporated or otherwise formed under the laws of the foreign state; and (c) if the operator of the aircraft is an entity described in subparagraph (b)(iii), the aircraft is operated in Canada (i) in accordance with an air operator certificate, or (ii) in any operation other than an operation that would require a private operator certificate if the aircraft were registered in Canada. (2) For the purposes of calculating the 90-day period, (a) if the aircraft is present in Canada for any part of a calendar day, that part shall be counted as one day; and (b) an aircraft is deemed to be present in Canada as soon as it enters Canadian airspace. SOR/2003-271, s. 5