# Student Pilot Permit — Pilot licence minimum hours, age and prerequisites by civil aviation authority

For Student Pilot Permit, authority is Transport Canada; provision is CARs Standard 421.19(2)(c); requirement is medical certificate class; value is a Medical Certificate (Form 26-0055), Category 1 or 3; condition is An applicant for a Student Pilot Permit - Gyroplane, Balloon, or Helicopter category, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Authority:** Transport Canada _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Provision:** CARs Standard 421.19(2)(c)
- **Requirement:** medical certificate class _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value:** a Medical Certificate (Form 26-0055), Category 1 or 3 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition:** An applicant for a Student Pilot Permit - Gyroplane, Balloon, or Helicopter category _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> An applicant for a Student Pilot Permit - Gyroplane, Balloon, or Helicopter category shall be in possession of: (A) a Medical Certificate (Form 26-0055), Category 1 or 3.

## Source

- https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/acts-regulations/list-regulations/canadian-aviation-regulations-sor-96-433/standards/standard-421-flight-crew-permits-licences-ratings-canadian-aviation-regulations-cars

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
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