Tag: transport canada
Canada Puts ‘Sudden Regulations’ in Place for Hobbyist Drone Operators
Citing a tripling of “incidents” involving recreational drones since 2014, Transport Canada has introduced new rules for hobbyist unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operators.According to...
Transport Canada Takes Steps Toward Growing Drone Industry
Transport Canada is moving forward with a number of safety initiatives for drones.Kate Young, member of Parliament for London West and parliamentary secretary to...
Federal Program for Search-and-Rescue UAVs Kicks off in B.C.
A one-year pilot project for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in search and rescue (SAR) is kicking off in British Columbia.Naomi Yamamoto,...
Staples Teams up with Canadian Drone Delivery Company
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC), a drone technology company based out of Vaughan, Ontario, has announced a collaboration with office supplies giant Staples Inc.Under the...
Deveron UAS Issued Transport Canada Approval for Three More Provinces
Toronto-based Deveron UAS Corp., a drone data service company for agriculture, has received a standing Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) to deploy its unmanned...
Transport Canada Enacts UAV Prohibition in Alberta’s Fort McMurray
Transport Canada is restricting airspace and prohibited the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Fort McMurray, an urban service area in the regional municipality (RM)...
Canada Rolls Out Drone Safety Campaign, Plans to Launch New Regs
The Canadian government has launched a national drone safety campaign and reiterated the country’s intention to propose new regulations for the technology.Yesterday, the Honourable...
Several Draganfly UAVs Obtain Compliant Status from Transport Canada
Saskatchewan-based Draganfly Innovations Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Trace Intelligent Systems, says Transport Canada now considers Draganfly's declaration of compliance for four unmanned...
Canadian Government Trials UAVs in Support of Coast Guard Operations
The Canadian Coast Guard, Transport Canada, the National Research Council and the Royal Canadian Navy recently flew an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) near Fogo...
Ontario Parademics Test out BVLOS Drones for First Response
Kongsberg Geospatial - an Ottawa, Ontario-based developer of real-time software for mapping, geospatial visualization and situational awareness - and the parademic services of Ontario’s...
