Canadian Aviation Regulations
601.01 (1) Controlled airspace consists of the following types of airspace:
(a) the Arctic Control Area, Northern Control Area and Southern Control Area;
(b) high level airspace;
(c) high level airways;
(d) low level airspace;
(e) low level airways;
(f) fixed RNAV routes;
(g) terminal control areas;
(h) military terminal control areas;
(i) control area extensions;
(j) transition areas;
(k) control zones;
(l) restricted airspace;
(m) advisory airspace;
(n) military operations areas; and
(o) danger areas.
(2) Uncontrolled airspace consists of the following types of airspace:
(a) high level airspace;
(b) low level airspace;
(c) high level air routes;
(d) low level air routes;
(e) fixed RNAV routes;
(f) restricted airspace;
(g) advisory airspace;
(h) military operations areas; and
(i) danger areas.
(3) The horizontal and vertical limits of any type of airspace referred to in subsection (1) or (2) are
(a) in the case of a high level air route, a low level air route and an uncontrolled fixed RNAV route, those specified on an aeronautical chart; or
(b) in any other case, those specified in the Designated Airspace Handbook.
(4) The geographical location and the horizontal and vertical limits of the following items are those specified in the Designated Airspace Handbook:
(a) Canadian Domestic Airspace;
(b) Canadian minimum navigation performance specifications (CMNPS) airspace;
(c) the CMNPS transition area;
(d) reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) airspace;
(e) required navigation performance capability (RNPC) airspace;
(f) transponder airspace;
(g) the air defence identification zone (ADIZ);
(h) flight information regions (FIR);
(j) standard pressure regions;
(i) altimeter setting regions;
(k) mountainous regions; and
(l) any other areas, zones, regions and points.
- SOR/2006-77, s. 5
- SOR/2015-160, s. 26
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