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  • USC-STC Submission on AC922 – RPAS Safety Assurance

    March 17, 2019

    TL:DR Transport Canada (TC) Released Advisory Circular 922 on RPAS Safety Assurance to outline RPA requirements for Advanced Operations. USC-STC met with TC to better understand the AC, and has prepared a white paper on suggestions for changes and improvements. You can get a copy at the bottom of this

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  • Transport Canada Updates at Manitoba Precision Ag Workshop

    March 6, 2019

    March 6, 2019 – USC-STC Industry Event Update USC-STC’s Mark Aruja and many of our national association members attended the Manitoba Precision Agricultural Workshop held at Southport, MB on March 5th. Representatives from Transport Canada provided some updates on the status of the new regulations. Thanks to USC-STC’ member Matthew

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  • Industry Events: Meet-ups, Workshops & More!

    January 22, 2019

    Our Marketing and Communications Committee heard your requests to help share event notices more regularly with our community. Through 2019, our Committee’s immediate and longer-term goals are to: Update this page every few weeks to add industry workshops, industry conferences, webinars, etc. Highlight in monthly issues of USC-STC News any

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  • Student UAS Competition Phase 1 Winners

    March 6, 2019

    Unmanned Systems Canada conducts a student UAS competition, open to teams from colleges and universities across Canada. Sixteen teams presented Design Papers in January. A team of seven judges representing a cross section of the UAS sector, were impressed by the quality of the reports and are ready to proudly

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  • Survey on Impact of new RPAS Safety Assurance Design Rules in Canada

    February 14, 2019

    In January, 2019, Transport Canada announced new rules for RPAS Operations starting June 1st. They cover new Pilot Certificates and Exams, new Flight Rules as well as the introduction of a new Safety Assurance Standard and Advisory Circular AC922 for RPAS, known as “SAFE”, covering RPAS Designs to be used

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  • USC-STC’s 2019 Webinar Series

    February 3, 2019

    USC-STC is launching a new monthly webinar series in 2019! We’re excited to partner with media experts like Yifei Zhao at AlteX UAV to host and record monthly webinars led by USC-STC Directors.  We’ll cover informative topics across Canada’s aerial, ground and marine sectors to: Share industry insights and best

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  • RPAS “SAFE” Safety Assurance Advisory Circular 922 Released

    January 30, 2019

    In the new RPAS 900 CARs, the intent of the “SAFE” rating for aircraft (A/C) under 25 kg was to provide manufacturers and operators with a path to be able to fly their RPAS in three higher risk situations that had previously been covered by either SFOC or with Compliant

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  • New RPAS/Drone Regulations Released for Canada

    January 9, 2019

    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

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  • Open Call for Proposals: Apply by Feb. 1, 2019 for BVLOS Capability Development Support

    January 3, 2019

    Contribute to Canada’s Innovation! FEBRUARY 1, 2019 Deadline for next round of funding proposals for LookNorth-USC/STC Projects that support for Unmanned Aerial Systems BVLOS Capability Development Program DescriptionLOOKNorth and Unmanned Systems Canada are partnering to build a national cluster of industry and academia to develop the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

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  • Canada is the ‘Country of Honour’ at FAMEX 2019

    January 2, 2019

    Unmanned Systems/Systèmes Télécommandés Canada encourages companies to apply for CanExport funding to attend FAMEX in Mexico this April If your company is looking to build your international network of suppliers and buyers and export products, services or expertise…consider applying now for CanExport funding to attend FAMEX as part of the

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