OK, so I looked deeper into the Transport Canada sight, and yes, according to Transport Canada, you are not able to fly at night. I didn't get it from the same place as RPM above, but that is because I followed the path of operating a drone without an SFOC (which kind of seems like you only need that for commercial purposes).
BUT......in the conditions of flying without an SFOC, you have:
"21. The pilot conducting operations under this exemption shall only operate a UAV during daylight hours."
However, you also have a bunch more rules, such as the need to have line of sight at all times. Can't be further than 1/4 nautical mile from the UAV. Must be able to present liability insurance to any person. Can not operate a UAV within 8 hours of drinking an alcoholic beverage (love this one).
But the best is this one:
"41. Any person operating under this exemption shall, prior to the commencement of operations, notify the Minister, in writing, of:
- Their name, address, telephone number and e-mail;
- The model of UAV(s) being operated including serial number(s), where appropriate;
- The type of work being conducted;
- The geographic boundaries or area(s) where the operation will be conducted; and
- Confirmation that:
- the exemption has been read and understood;
- flights will only be conducted in Class G airspace;
- flights will only be conducted at the applicable distance from the centre of any aerodrome as specified in conditions 26 and 27; and
- flights will only be conducted at the applicable distance from built-up areas specified in condition 29 of this exemption."
So, if we are to actually follow the rules on this, we have to inform everytime we are flying.
I get the feeling that the government went so far that nobody is going to enforce (assuming you are flying safely, and not in restrcicted airspace) it because it's ridiculous.