Announcements

Students – Apply Before Oct. 1st for the $2500 Mark Cuss Memorial Scholarship

Posted by Kristin Kozuback on September 18, 2018

Honouring Canada’s rising stars who contribute to the future of Unmanned Vehicle Systems In December 2006, a young, gifted unmanned vehicles engineer working…

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Canadian Automated Vehicles Institute Launched

Posted by Susan Chapman on September 18, 2018

Barrie Kirk USC Board Member Barrie Kirk, is a co-founder and the Executive Director of CAVCOE (formerly the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence). In…

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NAV Canada Seeks RPAS Traffic System Development Manager – Closes 16 Sept

Posted by Susan Chapman on September 12, 2018

Details in the attachments. Applications close 16 September. External-Job-Posting-Manager-RPAS-Traffic-Management-System-Development_20180828-012_FRDownload External-Job-Posting-Manager-RPAS-Traffic-Management-System-DevelopmentDownload

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11th Unmanned Systems Canada Student UAS Competition 2018-2019

Posted by Susan Chapman on September 8, 2018

University and college teams from across Canada will test their team work and problem solving skills to assist a power utility company in Alma Quebec whose solar farm has been damaged by severe thunder storms. This made…

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2018 Election Notice for Unmanned Systems Canada’s Board of Directors

Posted by Mike Campbell on August 31, 2018

Call for candidates is open for nominations for USC’s Board of Directors To: All Members of Unmanned Systems Canada and interested individuals from the unmanned vehicle community Unmanned Systems Canada (USC) is…

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USC’s Autonomous Ground Student Competition gains Financial Support from Transport Canada

Posted by Mike Campbell on August 30, 2018

The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Mark Garneau, Minister of Transport Canada, announced the Advanced Connectivity and Automation in the Transportation System (ACATS) program and Clean Rail…

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ONTARIO POWER GENERATION ANNOUNCES 2018 Ignite Competition for $25K Seed Funding Award

Posted by Susan Chapman on August 28, 2018

For the second straight year OPG has partnered with the Spark Centre – an innovation center – to host a pitch competition. The competition features the unique opportunity to collaborate with OPG and potentially win $25,000 of…

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Congratulations to Drone Delivery Canada on Receiving TC Approval for BVLOS Trials

Posted by Susan Chapman on August 14, 2018

USC congratulates Drone Delivery Canada on their announcement of gaining Transport Canada approval to commence BVLOS trials. Drone Delivery Canada Commences Remote Communities Project with Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Test Flights These trials, conducted in close co-ordination with Transport Canada’s…

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16th Annual National Unmanned Systems Canada Conference & Trade Show

Posted by Kristin Kozuback on August 7, 2018

Join us at Unmanned Canada 2018: Innovating Canada by Air, Land & Sea Dates: October 30 – November 1, 2018 Location: Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, BC on traditional Coast Salish territory Early Bird Rate to…

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Increasing Inclusion and Diversity in Canada’s Unmanned Systems Sector

Posted by Kristin Kozuback on August 3, 2018

USC is committed to increase inclusion and diversity in our rapidly growing sector! As a member of Unmanned Systems Canada’s volunteer Board of Directors, I’m excited to announce that we’ve got some ‘innovative ideas’ to increase Indigenous participation at the…

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