How To Register A Used Drone

Overview
Manage your registration

Fee: $5

All drones between 250 yard and 25 kg in weight must be registered. This includes custom-built drones and drones congenital from a kit or off-the shelf.

Drones under 250 g do not need to be registered unless something is attached to information technology that increases its weight to 250 g or more.

Drones over 25 kg also do non demand to be registered, but require a special flying operations certificate instead.

Marking your drone

You must clearly mark your drone with its registration number.

Penalties

If you fly a drone without meeting these requirements, you may be fined. Fines are:

$1,000 for recreational users
$v,000 for commercial users

Benefits of registration

If you lot lose your drone, registration may help in returning information technology to you if it is constitute
If there is a recall from the manufacturer, we may be able to notify y'all

How to annals your drone

Individuals and businesses can register their drone through the Drone Management Portal.

What you need before y'all start

It simply takes 3 minutes to register a drone. To begin, y'all will need the following data:

purchase date (if applicable)
make, model, serial number, weight and type of drone
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or Interac card

How to Mark Your Drone

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Know before y'all become!

How to marking your drone:

Mark your drone with its registration number.

(Image of a drone and zoom in on its registration number: C-1827459426)

The registration number must be conspicuously visible on the drone.

Y'all can apply:

permanent marker
permanent label
engraving

Canada.ca/drone-safety

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