New rules for Canadians flying larger drones
New rules for Canadians flying ‘larger’ drones. When you fly a drone of a certain size (250 grams to 55…
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9 DJI drones comply with new Transport Canada requirements
Earlier this year, new rules were announced for ‘larger’ drones (250 grams to 55 Lbs) in Canada. The announcement was…
Drone Delivery Canada approved to transport dangerous goods
Canadian aviation authorities have issued a Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) certificate to drone logistics firm Drone Delivery Canada. The Toronto-based…
Iris Automation’s collision avoidance system picked for Transport Canada trials
Iris Automation says its onboard Casia collision avoidance product for commercial drones has been selected for testing in Transport Canada’s…
CanaDAC: Canadian drone advisory committee announced
Transport Canada (TC) has announced the formation of CanaDAC – where those last three letters stand for Drone Advisory Committee….
A look at charges against Canadian drone pilots
We believe rules are there for a reason. And both the Federal Aviation Administration and its Canadian equivalent, Transport Canada,…
New network connects drone pilots with Flight Reviewers in Canada
An online drone Flight Review network is launching in Canada. It aims to make things easier for drone operators seeking…
Canada: Police drone hits plane approaching runway; ‘major damage’ reported
An aircraft attempting to land at Buttonville, an airport with proximity to Toronto’s suburbs, sustained “major damage” after being hit…
Drone deliveries successfully tested in Northern Canada
Transport Canada granted permission to the company Drone Delivery Canada to start testing drone deliveries in the Northern Canadian Communities of Moose Factory and Moosonee, Ontario. Toronto based Drone Delivery Canada made its first successful flights earlier this month in a partnership with Moose Cree First Nation. The partnership aims to establish a drone delivery service that would bring food, medical supplies and other necessities to the island of Moose Factory in the Moose River.
AirMarket, Telus demonstrate UTM, computer vision solution
Canadian Unmanned Traffic Management and fleet management company AirMarket, in partnership with mobility and IT Company Telus, have carried out…
Canadian drone company gets one-year permit for long-range flights
A drone company in Canada has been granted a one-year permit for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights. Transport…
National Drone Safety Day: a word from Canada’s transport minister
It may be Friday the 13th, but it’s also National Drone Safety Awareness day in Canada. It’s Canada’s inaugural drone…
Canada releases multi-year Drone Strategy document
There’s no doubt drones are here to stay. But as their roles increase, regulators are addressing a more comprehensive vision…
Canada issues report on 2021 police drone’s collision with a plane descending to land
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released its report on a 2021 collision between a Cessna 172N plane approaching…
Autonomous drones to remotely monitor electric power station in Canada
Transport Canada has given its approval to Ontario Power Generation to operate inspection drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS),…
Volatus gets special Transport Canada BVLOS drone certification
Drone services, hardware, and training company Volatus Aerospace has been granted a special certificate by regulator Transport Canada to operate beyond visual line of…
Flying your drone in Canada this summer? Watch Peter McKinnon’s video first!
Are you planning to fly your drone in Canada this summer? Well maybe watch this video from Peter McKinnon before…
Suspected drone collision with Cessna 172 causes $4,000 in damage
Canadian authorities are looking into a suspected drone collision with a Cessna 172 that caused $4,000 USD in damage. The drone incident occurred near a British Columbia Airport. During a training flight, the Cessna 172, owned by Abbotsford-based Chinook Helicopters, was making its final approach at Chilliwack Airport when its left wing collided with the suspected unmanned aerial vehicle. The collision “left blue bits on the wing” of the Cessna, according to the flight school owner Cathy Press.
Drone hits passenger plane above Quebec City airport in Canada
On Sunday the Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau said that for the first time in Canada a drone had collided with a passenger airplane. The commercial Skyjet plane was struck as it was approaching Jean Lesage airport in Quebec City on Thursday. Garneau confirmed that the airplane only sustained minor damage and was able to land safely. He was extremely relieved that nobody got hurt.
DJI releases official statement on report of plane striking drone in Quebec
DJI just released an official statement on the report of a plane striking a drone in Quebec that we wrote about earlier today. Currently, it is not known (or at least not officially) what kind of drone and what brand exactly has collided with the commercial airliner. However with DJI being the largest drone manufacturer, chances are, it may have been one of their products.
First beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) certificate issued by Transport Canada
Today, Transport Canada granted the first certificate for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) for special flight drone operations to MVT Geo-solutions, in partnership…
