Organisations may hold an approval from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) to maintain aircraft or components
for aircraft that are registered on the Canadian Aircraft Register.
A Bilateral Agreement between EU and Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) was signed on 2 February 2012.
The Bilateral Agreement means that NAA’s in Europe will undertake the oversight of organisations that hold EASA Part
145 approval and TCCA CAR 571 and 573 Approval. This means that the UK CAA will undertake the oversight of those
organisations where the main base is in the UK.
Pre-Requisites
- A valid EASA Part 145 approval must be in place before TCCA Approval can be granted.
- Organisations must be based in the UK.
How much does it cost?
- For organisations maintaining aircraft weighing 5700kg or more the initial application fee is £1568.
- For organisations maintaining aircraft weighing 5700kg or less or undertaking aircraft component maintenance only
the initial application fee is £1176.
- Approvals are subject to an annual continuation fee detailed in the UK CAA Scheme of Charges.
- TCCA will make a charge to the organisation.
In the event of a discrepancy between the information here and the Official Record Series 5, CAA Scheme of Charges (Airworthiness, Noise Certification and Aircraft and
Aircraft Engine Emissions), the Scheme of Charges takes precedence.
If the number of hours taken by the CAA to carry out its investigations in relation to the application exceeds the
cost shown above, the applicant must pay an excess hourly charge. The CAA shall determine the excess hourly charge by
taking the total number of excess hours taken by the CAA to complete the required investigations in relation to the
application and multiplying that number of hours by an hourly charge, currently £199 (£196 for applications made from 1
April 2015). The balance for the excess hourly charge (total hourly charge less initial charge already paid) is payable
by the applicant to the CAA and will be invoiced to the applicant.
Payments can be made by credit or debit card or by bank transfer or by a cheque made payable to the Civil Aviation
Authority.
How long will it take for my application to be processed?
The application will be processed by Applications & Approvals (A&A) and forwarded to the CAA Regional Office for
review within 10 working days.
How long is it valid for?
Once granted, a TCCA Approval is valid for 24 months unless suspended, cancelled or revoked.