December 5, 2015 The Honourable Marc Garneau, C.C., CD, Ph.D., F.C.A.S.I., PC Minister of Transport House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Dear Minister, Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on your recent electoral success and appointment to the Privy Council. As Canada’s national non-profit association representing public and private innovation in unmanned vehicle systems, we […]
Unmanned Systems Canada wishes to thank all attendees, exhibitors, partners and sponsors for one of the most memorable Conferences to date! Thank you to everyone who joined us, including our outstanding session presenters, speakers, panelists and incredible volunteers who helped us showcase Canadian capabilities. Your participation helped make this year’s Conference an outstanding forum for […]
10 November 2015 Students at Canadian Universities have responded in record numbers to the 2016 Unmanned Systems Canada Student UAS Competition. A total of 18 teams from across Canada have registered for the event. First time competitors from Western, Guelph and McGill will add excitement and new input to this 9th annual challenge. In search […]
Monday, November 2, 2015 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Pre-Registration is open to all attendees arriving for the conference Office Suite 201Speakers for Workshops must register & submit Presentations at this time 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Unmanned Systems Canada Board Meeting Only for the Board Members – Prince George Hotel Tuesday, November 3, 2015 […]
Canadian commercial drone maker Aeryon Labs Inc said on Friday it has secured $60-million of financing from a U.S. venture capital firm, putting it on a path to expand and more than double its sales growth over the next two years.
Demo Day – Friday November 6th Sponsored by Atlantic Alliance of Aerospace & Defence Associations and Survival Systems Training Ltd Join us on Friday, November 6th for an Unmanned Systems Showcase and live industry demonstrations featuring marine unmanned systems technologies at Survival Systems Training’s revolutionary training facilities. SSTL’s state of the art facilities have been designed for use […]
Staff Transitions Sonia Higgins The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Sonia Higgins has accepted our offer to serve as our first full-time Executive Director. We are excited that Sonia will be bringing her energy and progressive vision to the leadership of the organization; in addition to her extensive experience and knowledge in […]
Day of the Drones is a 3 part series presenting an overview on drone regulation and the future of the industry. Stewart Baillie, Chairman of Unmanned Systems Canada is featured Watch the video on CTV News Kitchener’s Website
The Mark Cuss Memorial Scholarship application deadline for 2015 is October 16th. The Mark Cuss Memorial Scholarship is a $2500 scholarship and is targeted at students who have an interest in unmanned systems. It is open to members of Unmanned Systems Canada, as well as to children of members. The scholarship is not just targeted […]
Unmanned Systems Canada is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 8th Student Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Competition for 2016. The competition takes place in two phases with Phase I, a design report from each team due January 15th, 2016 and Phase II, the flying demonstration, April 29th – May 1st 2016 […]