Hot Air Balloons have to be registered under the
Canadian Aviation Regulations.
https://www.tc.gc.ca/media/documents...ACCESSIBLE.PDF
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/r....html#s-605.19
“balloon” means a non-power-driven lighter-than-air aircraft;
605.19 No person shall conduct a take-off in a balloon for the purpose of day VFR flight unless it is equipped with
- (a) an altimeter;
- (b) a vertical speed indicator;
- (c) in the case of a hot air balloon,
- (i) a fuel quantity gauge, and
- (ii) an envelope temperature indicator;
- (d) in the case of a captive gas balloon, a magnetic direction indicator; and
- (e) subject to subsections 601.08(2) and 601.09(2), a radiocommunication system adequate to permit two-way communication on the appropriate frequency when the balloon is operated within
- (i) Class C or Class D airspace,
- (ii) an MF area, unless the aircraft is operated pursuant to subsection 602.97(3), or
- (iii) the ADIZ.