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New RPAS/Drone Regulations Released for Canada

Montreal, QC – On Wednesday, Transport Canada released new regulations for the rapidly-growing Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) or industry in Canada. Published in Canada Gazette II, the new rules govern all aspects of Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) operations for all operators flying RPAS (commonly known as ‘drones’ or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/UAV’s) in the […]

Small/Medium Aerial (UAV) Operator Webcast

Back again this year,  USC-STC announces the 3rd Annual Small/Medium Aerial Operator Webinar, broadcast live from the floor of the #UC18VANCOUVER Unmanned Canada Conference. This years’ webinar will be broadcast live from Vancouver, Tuesday, Oct 30th from 5:30EDT to 8:30 EDT (2:30PDT to 5:30 PDT). There will be a short intermission in the session. This […]

2018 Election Notice for Unmanned Systems Canada’s Board of Directors

Call for candidates is open for nominations for USC-STC’s Board of Directors To: All Members of Unmanned Systems Canada and interested individuals from the unmanned vehicle community  Unmanned Systems Canada/Systèmes Télécommandés Canada (USC-STC) is the national non-profit industry association representing Canada’s innovative community of aerial, ground and marine unmanned vehicle systems.  We have a volunteer Board of […]

USC’s Autonomous Ground Student Competition gains Financial Support from Transport Canada

The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Mark Garneau, Minister of Transport Canada, announced the Advanced Connectivity and Automation in the Transportation System (ACATS) program and Clean Rail Academic Grant Program on August 29, 2018 at Carleton University in Ottawa.          Of the […]

Review of Regulatory Issues in Transportation and Infrastructure by Treasury Board (hint – it covers UAS)

The Government of Canada, via Treasury Board, is looking for feedback on how regulations help or hinder industry and competitiveness in Canada. Treasury Board, in 2018, is looking at Transportation, including autonomous vehicles. This is an opportunity to give feedback to Transport Canada on their regulatory processes and the impacts on the Unmanned Industry. From […]

2018 Membership Update

Unmanned Systems Canada (USC) is the national member-focused organization that represents innovative Canadians working in the aerial, marine and ground sectors of the unmanned industry. USC works to foster relationships between recreational and commercial operators, start-ups and established businesses, suppliers and buyers, industry and government. The work of our non-profit organization is supported by dedicated […]

New USC Unmanned Ground Vehicle Contest Announced!

National Unmanned Ground Vehicle Student Competition Announced! Unmanned Systems Canada is pleased to announce Canada’s first Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Student Competition, modelled after our very successful and long-running Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Student Competition. As with our UAV Competition, this new UGV Competition will allow students at post-secondary institutions across Canada to develop a scale […]

TC’s RPAS Task Force Releases Consultation Summary

Transport Canada’s RPAS Task Force has just released a summary of an information meeting held with UAS Industry members, on May 23 in Ottawa with both in-person attendance as well as participation across Canada via teleconference. The Task Force provided an overview of the almost 700 submissions that it received from consultion submissions received as […]