History — 202.17

202.17 (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the Minister shall register an aircraft as (a) a state aircraft; (b) a commercial aircraft; or (c) a private aircraft. (2) The Minister shall register an aircraft with (a) a provisional registration if the aircraft is not registered in Canada or in a foreign state and is to be operated for the purpose of importing it into Canada or for the purpose of transporting it from one location in Canada to another location in Canada; (b) a temporary registration if the documentation, record entries and other administrative steps necessary to grant a continuing registration cannot be completed immediately; (c) a continuing registration if the documentation, record entries and other administrative steps necessary to grant a continuing registration can be completed immediately; or (d) an interim registration if the requirements of subsection 202.36(1) or (4) are satisfied. (3) The Minister shall register an aircraft as a state aircraft if it is a civil aircraft that is owned by and exclusively used in the service of a government in Canada. (4) The Minister shall register an aircraft as a commercial aircraft if (a) it is to be operated under Subpart…