Canadian Aviation Regulations

705.22 (1) No air operator shall permit a person to commence a flight unless an operational flight plan that meets the Commercial Air Service Standards has been prepared in accordance with the procedures specified in the air operator’s company operations manual.

(1.1) An air operator shall specify in its company operations manual

• (a) the period for which the operational flight plan referred to in subsection (3) shall be kept;

• (b) the method of recording the formal approval of the plan by the flight dispatcher; and

• (c) the method of recording the formal approval of the plan by the pilot-in-command.

(2) The pilot-in-command of an aircraft shall ensure that one copy of the operational flight plan is left at a point of departure, in accordance with the procedures specified in the company operations manual, and that another copy is carried on board the aircraft until the aircraft reaches the final destination of the flight.

(3) An air operator shall keep a copy of the operational flight plan, including any amendments to the plan, for not less than 90 days.