Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433)

521.03 An appliance or a part, other than a standard part, may be approved by the issuance of any one of the following:

• (a) a Canadian Technical Standard Order (CAN-TSO) design approval;

• (b) a type certificate, in the case of an appliance or part that is part of an aeronautical product on which it is installed;

• (c) a supplemental type certificate, in the case of an appliance or part that is part of a change to the type design of an aeronautical product; or

• (d) a part design approval, in the case of a part that is a replacement part.

[521.04 to 521.24 reserved]

521.25 This Division applies

• (a) in respect of the issuance of a type certificate for an aeronautical product; and

• (b) to applicants for and holders of a type certificate in respect of an aeronautical product.

521.26 An applicant for a type certificate in respect of an aeronautical product shall have, or have access to, the technical capability to conduct the design analyses and tests required to demonstrate the conformity of the aeronautical product with its certification basis.

• 521.27 (1) An applicant may, in the case of an aircraft, request a type certificate in respect of the following aircraft categories or any combination of them:

  • (a) normal category;

  • (b) utility category;

  • (c) aerobatic category;

  • (d) commuter category;

  • (e) transport category; or

  • (f) restricted category.

• (2) An applicant may, in the case of an aircraft for which no standards of airworthiness are listed in subsection 521.31(1), request a type certificate in respect of an aircraft category that is not listed in subsection (1).

521.28 An applicant for a type certificate in respect of an aeronautical product shall submit to the Minister

• (a) an application that contains the information specified on the form published by the Minister entitled Type Certificate Application;

• (b) a description of the aeronautical product that contains, in addition to its principal design features and its specifications,

  • (i) in the case of an aircraft, a three-view drawing, the preliminary data respecting the design and performance, and the proposed operating characteristics and limitations, and

  • (ii) in the case of an aircraft engine or propeller, a general arrangement drawing, and the proposed operating characteristics and limitations;

• (c) a proposed certification basis; and

• (d) a certification plan that identifies

  • (i) the means to be used to demonstrate that the aeronautical product conforms to the applicable certification basis,

  • (ii) the documentation that demonstrates the conformity of the aeronautical product with the applicable certification basis,

  • (iii) the resources necessary for carrying out the demonstration of conformity referred to in subparagraph (i), and

  • (iv) the schedule for carrying out the demonstration of conformity referred to in subparagraph (i).