Narrative:

We departed peterborough airport VFR, intending to pick up our previously filed IFR flight plan clearance en route. We climbed to 16,500 MSL, and passing 12,000 I called toronto center for my clearance. By the time we established radar identification we were level 16,500 MSL. We were instructed to turn left immediately to 180 degree heading and descend to 14,000 MSL. Then we were given a 270 degree heading and informed that 12,500 was the highest VFR altitude we could legally fly. It was also stated that there was 15,000 MSL traffic south of us, northbound, which we saw off in the distance. My company's director of operations says that he has been trying to obtain canadian regulations for some time now. He was unaware of that regulations. If canada is going to differ in their rules, their regulations must be more readily available. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: the reporter was contacted for counseling. No additional information was solicited. The reporter was informed that the regulations sections of the particular navigation charts in his possession contained adequate reference to VFR altitude requirements in canadian airspace. Additionally, the reporter was given the appropriate address for requesting the flight information manual (fim), the canadian equivalent of the aim.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX FLT CREW ON CARGO FLT RUN AFOUL OF CANADIAN VFR ALT REQUIREMENTS. REPORTER COMPLAIN THAT CANADIAN REGS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED PETERBOROUGH ARPT VFR, INTENDING TO PICK UP OUR PREVIOUSLY FILED IFR FLT PLAN CLRNC ENRTE. WE CLIMBED TO 16,500 MSL, AND PASSING 12,000 I CALLED TORONTO CENTER FOR MY CLRNC. BY THE TIME WE ESTABLISHED RADAR IDENTIFICATION WE WERE LEVEL 16,500 MSL. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TURN LEFT IMMEDIATELY TO 180 DEG HDG AND DSND TO 14,000 MSL. THEN WE WERE GIVEN A 270 DEG HDG AND INFORMED THAT 12,500 WAS THE HIGHEST VFR ALT WE COULD LEGALLY FLY. IT WAS ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS 15,000 MSL TFC S OF US, NBND, WHICH WE SAW OFF IN THE DISTANCE. MY COMPANY'S DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS SAYS THAT HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO OBTAIN CANADIAN REGS FOR SOME TIME NOW. HE WAS UNAWARE OF THAT REGS. IF CANADA IS GOING TO DIFFER IN THEIR RULES, THEIR REGS MUST BE MORE READILY AVAILABLE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THE REPORTER WAS CONTACTED FOR COUNSELING. NO ADDITIONAL INFO WAS SOLICITED. THE REPORTER WAS INFORMED THAT THE REGS SECTIONS OF THE PARTICULAR NAVIGATION CHARTS IN HIS POSSESSION CONTAINED ADEQUATE REFERENCE TO VFR ALT REQUIREMENTS IN CANADIAN AIRSPACE. ADDITIONALLY, THE REPORTER WAS GIVEN THE APPROPRIATE ADDRESS FOR REQUESTING THE FLT INFO MANUAL (FIM), THE CANADIAN EQUIVALENT OF THE AIM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.