✈️ NAV CANADA AIC Alerts

NAV CANADA advises that temporary airspace structure changes and enhanced operational rules will be implemented around the Toronto and Vancouver metropolitan regions to manage anticipated traffic volumes and support safety/security during the FIFA Men’s World Cup period (June 12 to July 7, 2026).

NAV CANADA is annotating Canadian PBN instrument procedures with the applicable ICAO PBN Navigation Specification (and any sensor requirements). Air operators under CARs Part VI or VII may need authorization via an amendment to their air operator certificate to operate to the annotated requirements; completion of annotation across Canadian PBN procedures is expected by 2030.

NAV CANADA will reposition the shared boundary between the Montréal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl (CYUL) Control Zone and the Montréal Metropolitan (CYHU) Control Zone to reduce controller workload. The boundary moves from the south shore of the St. Lawrence River to approximately the midpoint of the river between the Champlain Bridge and the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel. Updated control zone geometry will be published in the Designated Airspace Handbook (TP 1820E).

This AIC consolidates existing guidance for operations in Canadian Northern Domestic Airspace (NDA), emphasizing operational considerations where magnetic compass/variation issues and meridian convergence can affect navigation. It does not introduce new operational procedures. The material is intended to be republished in AIP CANADA and the TC AIM in fall 2026.

NAV CANADA has discontinued AIR 5099 Alaska Highway VNC. The chart will be permanently removed from availability on March 19, 2026. Existing aeronautical and topographic information previously shown on AIR 5099 will continue to be depicted on other VNCs.