Fly left seat on a B777 (in Europe), in and out of several Canadian cities (grew up there), and worldwide. Below you can see the instructions we have in our books on speed limits in Canada.
1. ROUTE PROCEDURES
1.6 Canada
5. STANDARD SPEED LIMITS
— Below 10 000 ft MSL (outside holding): 250 kt IAS. During descent, advice ATC when it is required to level off temporarily at 10 000 ft, in order to comply with this speed limit.
— Max. holding speeds: FAA table, see under ’USA’, next Section.
— Below 3 000 ft AGL within 10 NM of a controlled airport: 200 kt IAS, unless cleared otherwise.
Exemptions:
— During departure, 200 and 250 kt IAS respectively may be exceeded.
— Where the minimum safe speed for a particular aircraft is greater than the maximum speeds given above, that aircraft shall be operated at the minimum safe speed.
Regards O.