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Don’t Miss Drone Safety Awareness Day – Nov. 13
Transport Canada is holding a National Drone Safety Awareness Day-Nov. 13, 2020 TC’s Drone Safety Day is aimed at educating the public about safe drone practices and highlighting the interesting and innovative ways drones are being used across Canada. As a valued member of the industry, we would like to
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USC-STC Announces Peraton Canada as Platinum Sponsor for #UC20Remote
Ottawa: September 14th, 2020 Unmanned Systems Canada / Systèmes Télécommandés Canada is pleased to announce that Peraton has signed on as the Platinum premiere sponsor for this fall’s global Unmanned Canada.20 Conference and Exhibition. “We’re thrilled to have Peraton on board as our Platinum Sponsor,” says Declan Sweeney, USC-STC’s Executive Director.
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UnmannedCanada.20 Update: We’re Going Online and Remote!
May 20, 2020 – Ottawa – ON USC-STC today announces our decision to move our signature Unmanned Canada Conference and Exhibition online to hold it remotely in 2020. We are keeping our scheduled dates – with all events taking place the week of November 2-6. In this COVID-19 era, we
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New USC-STC Chair Michael Cohen Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 5, 2019 MICHAEL H. COHEN ASSUMES DUTIES AS NEW CHAIR OF USC-STC OTTAWA: Unmanned Systems Canada / Systèmes Télécommandés Canada is pleased to announce that Michael Cohen has been appointed as Chair of STC-USC, effective on the eve of #UC19Ottawa. Michael replaces outgoing chair Mark Aruja,
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USC-STC Recognizes DJI, Sylvie Lemay, Mark Aruja
A highlight of any USC-STC conference is our Annual Awards ceremony. This year was no exception. The USC-STC Organizational Award went to DJI, for its outstanding work behind-the-scenes to ensure that many of its RPAS aircraft satisfied new Transport Canada requirements in 2019. It was terrific to have Romeo Durscher,
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$12.5M Announcement at #UC19Ottawa
By Scott Simmie There was a major announcement on the opening day of the #UC19Ottawa conference: Three Alberta-based companies in the #unmanned world are partnering with Peraton Canada on a five year, $12.5M project that will create 50 “high-value” jobs. The goal of “SkySensus” is to “advance the development and
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LOOKNorth: #UC19Ottawa’s Platinum Sponsor
By Scott Simmie Unmanned Systems Canada / Systèmes Télécommandés Canada (USC-STC) would like to express its gratitude to LOOKNorth for taking on the extremely important role of Platinum Sponsor for UC19Ottawa. Sponsors play an incredibly significant part at our annual Conference and Tradeshow, and we’re honoured that an organization with
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Peraton: A #UC19Ottawa Gold Sponsor
By Scott Simmie Any major conference is only as good as its content. And, it could be said with equal truth, as its Sponsors. Unmanned Systems Canada / Systèmes Télécommandés Canada has been tremendously fortunate in attracting top-flight companies willing to share their generosity be sponsoring UnmannedCanada.19. One of those
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Federal RFI Invites Industry Input
In another sign that the role of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems will only continue to grow, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is seeking opinions from those active in the Industry. Specifically, PSPC is looking for input on the development of a proposed procurement for surveillance and inspection services that
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AGM Takes Place October 29
Unmanned Systems Canada / Systèmes Télécommandés Canada is pleased to announce that its Annual General Meeting will take place October 29, at The Westin Ottawa. The AGM will start at 5:00 PM and run for 90 minutes. This is, of course, the evening before Unmanned Canada.19 opens. Please see the
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New Unmanned Canada.19 Program
As you can imagine, any conference of this scope has a lot of moving parts. Agendas can change, speakers can opt-out (or in) – and the overall program can shift. It happens with every conference, and it has happened with UC19Ottawa. Today, we have issued our *final* Conference Program. We
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The #UC19Ottawa Countdown is On!
As you are likely aware, we’re heading into the home stretch leading up to Unmanned Canada 19 – the biggest and most influential annual gathering of its kind in the country. Our Conference and Trade Show takes place October 30 – November 1 in the nation’s capital, with three jam-packed
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United States Postal Service issues RPAS RFI
As a service to USC-STC members, as well as the broader Canadian RPAS community, we are reprinting a Request for Information from the USPS. We encourage all eligible providers to consider making a submission. Reprint follows below; please note deadline of November 4, 2019. The United States Postal Service (Postal
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Arctic RPAS RFP Extended to October 17
Do you manufacture or operate a long-range RPAS suitable for Beyond Visual Line of Sight surveillance in the Arctic? If so, you may well be interested in an RFP that’s still open (and, in fact, has just been extended), from Public Works and Government Service Canada. In a nutshell, the
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UC19Ottawa Sponsors & Exhibitor Opportunities Now Available
Sponsorships Now Available June 21, 2019 – USC-STC is pleased to announce our brochures outlining Sponsorship and Exhibitor opportunities for the Unmanned Canada 2019 Conference and Trade Show are now available for download! We hope you’ll join us in Ottawa for the 17th Annual National industry event running from October 30
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Share your feedback in a new National Drone/RPAS Industry Survey
Professional drone/UAV/RPAS operators, manufacturers, software developers, trainers, industry suppliers, students and academia are encouraged to respond before March 30th, 2019 to the new national ‘RPAS Environmental Study.’ March 19, 2019 – Unmanned Systems Canada / Systèmes Télécommandés Canada is encouraging our members and industry contacts to participate in a national
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Transport Canada Updates at Manitoba Precision Ag Workshop
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!
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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Open Board of Director Seats filled by Acclamation
In accordance with the By-Laws, as modified in 2019, USC-STC is holding an Election process for current openings on the USC-STC’s Board of Directors (BoD). As of the close of Nominations at 11:59 PM on September 15th, there were 8 candidates proposed by the USC-STC Nominations Committee as part of the Board recommended
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UPDATED: Nominations for the USC-STC Annual Awards: Deadline Oct 7th
UPDATED: DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 7th, 2020 Every year, USC-STC asks association members to nominate community champions who deserve recognition for their work to advance Canada’s Unmanned and Remotely Piloted Vehicles Systems sector. Our Annual Achievement Awards celebrate the work of individual and organizational leaders in the aerial, ground and/or
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TC Warning to Industry on Bogus Pilot and Drone ID Cards
Ottawa, August 31st, 2020 French FOLLOWS Transport Canada released this note to Canadian Training Schools and the RPAS Industry earlier today: Briefing to the RPAS Training Provider Community: Subject: Unauthorized RPAS Pilot Certificate and Drone Registration Cards in Circulation Transport Canada (TC) recently became aware of wallet-sized “Transport Canada Drone
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Notice: 2020 USC-STC Elections Coming this Fall
To: All Members of Unmanned Systems Canada and Stakeholders in the Unmanned Industry in Canada. In accordance with the By-Laws, as modified in 2019, USC-STC is starting the Election process for current openings on the USC-STC Board of Directors (BoD). This election process gives members an opportunity to shape the leadership and current and future
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Mise à jour de la conférence en ligne : Projet des systèmes d’aéronefs télépilotés — Défense nationale
Comme identifié dans la politique de défense du Canada — Protection, Sécurité, Engagement (PSE) — le ministère de la Défense nationale s’engage à acquérir des systèmes d’aéronefs télépilotés (SATP). Ce projet acquerra des SATP d’altitude moyenne et armés ainsi que leur équipement, leur armement, et le soutien en service requis.
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Webinar Update: Department of Defence RPAS Procurement
Webinar Material All of the content from the webinars can be found here for reference. Videos For the English version click this link: English Webinar For the French version click this link: French Webinar Presentations (in PDF Format) English French You can get more information at the Buy and Sell
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