Drone & UAV Rules
Transport Canada's drone safety video teaches you to fly safely responsibly: maximum 90 meters altitude, 9km from airports, within visual line of sight, 150 meters from buildings and people, and never at night or bad weather. See below for helpful guidelines on when and where its safe to fly your UAV as a hobbyist
DO
Fly your aircraft during daylight and in good weather (not in clouds or fog).
Keep your aircraft in sight, where you can see it with your own eyes – not only through an on-board camera, monitor or smartphone.
Make sure your aircraft is safe for flight before take-off. Ask yourself, for example, are the batteries fully charged? Is it too cold to fly?
Know if you need permission to fly and when to apply for a Special Flight Operations Certificate
Respect the privacy of others – avoid flying over private property or taking photos or videos without permission.
DON'T FLY
Closer than 9 km from any airport, heliport, or aerodrome.
Higher than 90 metres from above the ground.
Closer than 150 metres from people, animals, buildings, structures, or vehicles.
In populated areas or near large groups of people, including sporting events, concerts, festivals, and firework shows.
Near moving vehicles, avoid highways, bridges, busy streets or anywhere you could endanger or distract drivers.
Within restricted airspace, including near or over military bases, prisons, and forest fires.
Anywhere you may interfere with first responders