The first of its kind Drone Fair featuring exhibitors, information sessions, a student competition and more, will be held at BCIT in Burnaby BC. Mark February 20th on your calendar and plan to join professionals, scientists, pilots and drone enthusiasts to educate and elevate drone technology. Drone Fair 2016
Kongsberg Gallium, an Ottawa-based developer of real-time, mission critical, geospatial visualisation software, announced today that they will be changing their name to Kongsberg Geospatial Ltd., effective immediately. The move is part of a comprehensive rebranding strategy to more effectively align the Company’s name with its future strategy and functional role as part of the Kongsberg […]
Updated March 2018: Transport Canada in 2017 has instituted a new process for SFOC applications, including a new PDF form. You can get that form at this link. This form can be emailed with the required documentation to the email addresses listed on the form. A Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC), a certificate issued by Transport […]
Police arrest 25-year-old after spotting him flying a remote-controlled quadcopter just south of major runway A man caught flying a quadcopter-style drone similar to the one depicted in this photo was criminally charged at Calgary International Airport. Police have criminally charged a Calgary man for flying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) — commonly known as a drone […]
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is requesting Industry feedback regarding long range, long endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for the Government of Canada (GC), the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The objectives of this RFI are to: a. share with Industry, the GC and the CAF long range, […]
In a time of new discoveries, the skies are filled with drones. One department will step up and try to restore understanding across the galaxy. Spreading a message of peace, order and good governance among drone users and regulators, Transport Canada will enlist the help of civilians, law enforcement and officials from across the galaxy. […]
More and more people are using unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), sometimes commonly called drones, for work and research. Transport Canada is working hard to regulate their use to keep the public and our airspace safe. Before you fly your UAV, make sure you understand the rules that apply and follow them. Below are interesting clips published […]
Preparing for Autonomous Vehicles in Canada. Recommendations for enabling the introduction of autonomous vehicles in Canada have been put forward to the federal government by the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence (CAVCOE). Notably, the Ontario government has demonstrated clear leadership in its ambitions to embrace the potential of automated vehicles, announcing their support for […]
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is sending out a request to the UAS vendor community for a BVLOS Moose Aerial Inventory experiment in Northeastern Ontario. The submission deadline is January 11th, 2016. Please see link below for complete details. [wpdm_package id=’1204′]
A record 18 teams, representing the best and brightest from Canadian universities and colleges have registered for this year’s UAS student competition. A challenging precision agriculture scenario will test their engineering, program management, innovation and leadership skills. Their first deadline will be the submission of their system design report due January 15th. If all the […]