Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012

Marginal note:Prohibition — carriage, transportation and access

• 78 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person must not carry, transport or have access to a weapon, an explosive substance or an incendiary device at an aerodrome.

• Marginal note:Exceptions

  (2) A person described in column 1 of the table to this subsection may, at an aerodrome, carry, transport or have access to the goods set out in column 2 if the conditions set out in column 3 are met.

  Item	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
  	Person	Permitted Goods	Conditions
  1	any person	an unloaded firearm	the person is carrying or transporting the unloaded firearm, or has access to it, for the purpose of transporting it by air as checked baggage or cargo
  2	a peace officer	a weapon and ammunition	the peace officer is acting in the course of their duties
  3	the pilot-in-command of an aircraft that is operated by an air carrier	an unloaded firearm	the pilot-in-command of the aircraft is authorized by the air carrier under subsection 533(1)
  4	the pilot-in-command of an aircraft that is operated by a person other than an air carrier	an unloaded firearm and ammunition	the pilot-in-command of the aircraft is authorized by the operator of the aircraft under subsection 533(2)
  5	an employee of a federal or provincial department or agency who is engaged in wildlife control, other than a person described in item 22, column 1	an unloaded firearm	the employee is taking a flight on an aircraft operated by an air carrier and the employee is authorized by the air carrier under subsection 533(1)
  6	a person, other than a peace officer, who holds a licence issued under the laws of Canada to carry a firearm	a firearm and ammunition	the person is engaged in the protection of persons or property at the aerodrome
  7	a person, other than a peace officer, who holds a licence issued under the laws of Canada to carry a firearm	a firearm and ammunition	the person is engaged, on behalf of the operator of the aerodrome, in the control of animals at the aerodrome
  8	any person	an explosive substance or incendiary device	the person is carrying or transporting the explosive substance or incendiary device, or has access to it, for the purpose of tendering it for transportation by an air carrier
  9	any person	an explosive substance or incendiary device	the person is authorized under section 85, 249, 404 or 507 by the operator of the aerodrome
  10	a border services officer who is wearing a Canada Border Services Agency uniform and whose ordinary place of work is an aerodrome	defensive equipment	the border services officer is acting in the course of their duties
  11	a border services officer who is wearing a Canada Border Services Agency uniform and whose ordinary place of work is an aerodrome	an agency firearm and ammunition	the border services officer is acting in the course of their duties and is inside an air terminal building in a baggage make-up area, a commercial office or a firearms storage room, or outside an air terminal building
  12	a border services officer who is wearing a Canada Border Services Agency uniform and whose ordinary place of work is an aerodrome	an agency firearm and ammunition	the border services officer is acting in the course of their duties, has come from an area described in item 11, column 3, or from an aircraft on the ground at the aerodrome, and is conducting one of the following activities inside an air terminal building for no longer than one hour unless exigent circumstances exist: (a) providing necessary expertise to another border services officer or to a US preclearance officer in respect of an examination that is underway; (b) conducting an examination using canines; (c) continuing to monitor persons, baggage or other goods to verify compliance with program legislation as defined in section 2 of the Canada Border Services Agency Act if the monitoring commenced in an area described in item 11, column 3, or on board an aircraft on the ground at the aerodrome; (d) escorting persons, baggage or other goods from an area described in item 11, column 3, or from an aircraft on the ground at the aerodrome
  13	a border services officer who is wearing a Canada Border Services Agency uniform and whose ordinary place of work is an aerodrome	an agency firearm and ammunition	the border services officer is acting in the course of their duties, has come from an area described in item 11, column 3, or from an aircraft on the ground at the aerodrome, and is taking a break or having a meal inside an air terminal building for no longer than one hour
  14	a border services officer who is wearing a Canada Border Services Agency uniform and whose ordinary place of work is an aerodrome	an agency firearm and ammunition	the border services officer is acting in the course of their duties and is transiting inside an air terminal building between (a) any of the areas described in item 11, column 3, or an aircraft on the ground at the aerodrome; or (b) an area described in item 11, column 3, or an aircraft on the ground at the aerodrome, and an area inside an air terminal building where the officer will conduct one of the activities described in paragraphs 12(a) to (d), column 3, or take a break or have a meal
  15	a border services officer who is wearing a Canada Border Services Agency uniform and whose ordinary place of work is one of the following aerodromes, except if preclearance areas have been designated under subsection 6(1) of the Preclearance Act, 2016 at the aerodrome: (a) Montréal International (Mirabel); (b) an aerodrome listed in Schedule 2 or 3; (c) a place designated by the Minister under subsection 6(1.1) of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Act; (d) an aerodrome to which Part 7 applies	an agency firearm and ammunition	in order to carry out their duties, the border services officer is required to transit frequently between an area where they are permitted to carry, transport or have access to an agency firearm and ammunition in accordance with items 11 to 14 and another area inside an air terminal building, in which case, the one-hour limit set out in items 12 and 13, column 3, does not apply
  16	a border services officer who is not wearing a Canada Border Services Agency uniform and whose ordinary place of work is not an aerodrome	defensive equipment, an agency firearm and ammunition	the border services officer is acting in the course of their duties, is inside an air terminal building and, for the purposes of administering and enforcing program legislation as defined in section 2 of the Canada Border Services Agency Act, is (a) gathering intelligence; (b) responding to a threat posed by a person or goods if the threat was identified by the Canada Border Services Agency; or (c) planning or conducting an intelligence, administrative or criminal investigation
  17	a US preclearance officer who is wearing a US inspection agency uniform and whose ordinary place of work is an aerodrome	defensive equipment	the US preclearance officer is exercising their powers or performing their duties or functions under the Preclearance Act, 2016
  18	a US preclearance officer who is wearing a US inspection agency uniform and whose ordinary place of work is an aerodrome	a US inspection agency firearm and US inspection agency ammunition	the US preclearance officer is exercising their powers or performing their duties or functions under the Preclearance Act, 2016 and is inside an air terminal building in a baggage make-up area or a firearms storage room, or outside an air terminal building
  19	a US preclearance officer who is wearing a US inspection agency uniform and whose ordinary place of work is an aerodrome	a US inspection agency firearm and US inspection agency ammunition	the US preclearance officer is exercising their powers or performing their duties or functions under the Preclearance Act, 2016, has come from an area described in item 18, column 3, or from an aircraft on the ground at the aerodrome, and is conducting one of the following activities inside an air terminal building for no longer than one hour unless exigent circumstances exist: (a) providing necessary expertise to another US preclearance officer in respect of an examination that is underway; (b) conducting an examination using canines; (c) escorting persons, baggage or other goods from an area described in item 18, column 3, or from an aircraft on the ground at the aerodrome
  20	a US preclearance officer who is wearing a US inspection agency uniform and whose ordinary place of work is an aerodrome	a US inspection agency firearm and US inspection agency ammunition	the US preclearance officer is exercising their powers or performing their duties or functions under the Preclearance Act, 2016, has come from an area described in item 18, column 3, or from an aircraft on the ground at the aerodrome, and is taking a break or having a meal inside an air terminal building for no longer than one hour
  21	a US preclearance officer who is wearing a US inspection agency uniform and whose ordinary place of work is an aerodrome	a US inspection agency firearm and US inspection agency ammunition	the US preclearance officer is exercising their powers or performing their duties or functions under the Preclearance Act, 2016 and is transiting inside an air terminal building between (a) any of the areas described in item 18, column 3, or an aircraft on the ground at the aerodrome; or (b) an area described in item 18, column 3, or an aircraft on the ground at the aerodrome, and an area inside an air terminal building where the officer will conduct one of the activities described in paragraphs 19(a) to (c), column 3, or take a break or have a meal
  22	any of the following persons: (a) a person designated as a fishery officer under subsection 5(1) of the Fisheries Act; (b) a person designated as a park warden under section 18 of the Canada National Parks Act; (c) a person designated as an enforcement officer under section 19 of the Canada National Parks Act; (d) a person designated as an enforcement officer under subsection 217(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; (e) a person designated as a game officer under subsection 6(1) of the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994; (f) a person designated as an enforcement officer under subsection 85(1) of the Species at Risk Act; (g) a person designated as a wildlife officer under subsection 11(1) of the Canada Wildlife Act; (h) a person designated as an enforcement officer under subsection 29(1) of the Antarctic Environmental Protection Act; (i) a person designated as an officer under subsection 12(1) of the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act; (j) a person designated as a marine conservation area warden under section 18 of the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act; (k) a person designated as an enforcement officer under section 19 of the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act; (l) a person designated as an enforcement officer under section 13 of the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park Act; (m) a person designated as a park warden under section 23 of the Rouge National Urban Park Act; (n) a person designated as an enforcement officer under section 24 of the Rouge National Urban Park Act	defensive equipment, a loaded agency firearm and ammunition	the person (a) is acting in the course of their duties at the aerodrome; or (b) is taking a flight and is authorized by the operator of the aircraft under section 533.1

• Marginal note:Consumption of alcoholic beverages

  (3) An employee of a federal or provincial department or agency who is engaged in wildlife control, and who carries, transports or has access to an unloaded firearm at an aerodrome, must not consume any alcoholic beverage.

• Marginal note:Definition of commercial office

  (4) For the purposes of subsection (2), commercial office means an area of a customs office designated under section 5 of the Customs Act that is used primarily for the reporting, examination and release under that Act of commercial goods, as defined in section 2 of the Reporting of Imported Goods Regulations.