2022 RPAS DIRECTORY
The Remotely Piloted Aerial System industry in Canada continues its exponential growth, reaching well beyond the transformation of aviation services into most every sector of the economy. There are now more than 64,000 Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) registered in the country, with approximately 10% of all drone operators holding what Transport Canada outlines as Advanced Operations Pilot Certificate holders. The 2022 RPAS Directory is designed to highlight leading commercial operations providing RPAS services and training by province. The directory also includes details of primary resources and support organizations for the RPAS sector.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
43 DEGREES NORTH ENTERPRISES
Lake Country, 43north.ca
43 Degrees, having operated in both remote and urban environments, provides a range of services, including specialties in aerial photography and LiDAR surveys with a full-size certified aircraft for larger areas of interest. This includes geo-referenced surveying, aerial inspection and data processing. 43 Degrees North has 20 plus of years of experience in drone pilot training, course development, management and implementation.
AGILE DRONE SERVICES
Victoria, agiledrones.ca
Agile provides drone services for aerial photography and videography projects, as well as aerial surveys with LiDAR and LiDAR RGB capabilities, inspections with thermal imaging (Radiometric Heat Visualization) and mapping, featuring Zenmuse H20T Sensor payloads. It also provides pilot training with commercially licensed instructors, safety management system development, and DJI drone sales across British Columbia.
BC UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
Chemainus, bcuav.ca
BC UAV has been Transport Canada certified since 2015 (SFOC), providing drone photography and videography with an emphasis on the real estate market. It also provides inspection services with both visual and FLIR cameras, including confined space work. BC UAV is noted as providing commercial drone pilot training, including for clients like the Department of Fisheries & Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.
BLUEFORCE UAV CONSULTING & TRAINING
Comox, blueforceuav.com
Blueforce provides a range of high-end RPAS consulting services, which includes helping to build programs from the ground up, as well as securing facilities and VIPs from UAS threats. It provides assistance with RPAS regulatory and compliance issues, video streaming of tactical situations and collision reconstruction examinations.
Blueforce training services include Radio Frequency Counter Measures (RFCM), Extended Visual Line of Sight (EVLOS), DJI and Aeryon flight training, ground school and photogrammetry, among others.
COASTAL DRONE
Langley, coastaldrone.co
Coastal Drone, noted to have more than 20,000 online enrolments over its history, is one of the country's leading drone pilot training provides. This includes programs tailored to Transport Canada requirements for basic and advanced pilot ground school (delivered online), flight review prep, inperson flight review and flight training, as well as photography and videography courses and industrial inspections courses, among others.
HUMMINGBIRD DRONES
Kamloops, hummingbirddrones.ca
Hummingbird is a specialized RPAS operator in Canada, founded in 2014 by Initial Attack wildfire fighters. The company was among the first in Canada to focus on leveraging the potential of drones for wildfire suppression efforts. Hummingbird has worked across western Canada, providing data and intelligence to support a variety of fireline operations and detecting hotspots. The company also provides Basic or Advanced RPAS operator training.
INDRO ROBOTICS
Vancouver, indrorobotics.com
InDro Robotics is a leading Canadian UAV, ground and sea robotics research and development company. Accumulating thousands of safe and compliant flight hours, InDro continues to be among the first companies in Canada to hold Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) certification. It is a leading service provider within Ottawa International Airport’s pioneering drone detection program.
PERRYAIR
Garibaldi Highlands, perryair.ca
PerryAir has 10 years of combined experience in photography, videography, aviation and surveying. Its pilots have worked throughout BC for critical missions like
mapping wildfires and assisting search and rescue crews. PerryAir sells pre-captured images and videos, while also offering onsite drone and astrophotography services.
SKYDRONE UAV SERVICES
Grand Forks, skydroneuavs.com
Skydrone provides a range of services focusing on the power and energy sector, including work with train paths, power lines, right of ways, wind turbines, tower structures, bridge structures, photovoltaic arrays, substation and hydroelectric facilities, forestry and mining operations, oil and gas pipelines and facilities, and construction and maintenance operations. It is also noted as providing Advanced RPAS operator training, in addition to a range of industrial licences.
STINSON AERIAL SERVICES
Black Creek, stinsonaerial.ca
Stinson, with its background in helicopter management, provides industrial drone programs to assist in site surveys and inspections, often in complex of environments. It focuses on the use of drones to mitigate risks and costs while optimizing data capture in environmental research, forestry, energy, city planning and more.
SUAVAIR AERIAL IMAGING
Campbell River, suavair.com
SuavAir, established in 2014, specializes in providing aerial photography and data capture services in gravel and mining volumetrics, as well as mapping and services tailored to the forestry industry. SuavAir uses photogrammetry software to stitch anywhere from dozens to thousands of high resolution photos to produce an orthomosaic for environmental monitoring, industrial safety planning (mills), post harvest inspections, or incident investigations.
VICTORIA AIR PHOTOS AND SURVEY
Victoria, victoriaairphotos.com
Victoria Air, in operation since 2012, provides a range of RPAS services to the general public, corporations and government, including applications for real estate, construction monitoring, thermography, roof and building inspections, precision agriculture, marine aerials and security. The
company is also noted as provided a range of Advanced RPAS operator training services, from flight review to ROC-A.
ALBERTA
ABORIGINAL TRAINING SERVICES
Edmonton, abtraining.ca
Aboriginal Training provides Advanced RPAS operator ground school prep courses and study guides to prepare for the Transport Canada Exam. Its training courses include bringing in hands-on guest speakers from the RPAS industry, including pilots, drone racers and mappers from the notable surveying organizations. It is a member of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business.
AERIAL OBSERVATION SERVICES
Lethbridge, aerialobservationservices.ca
AOS was founded in 2012 with an emphasis on television production. Its services now also include inspection and monitoring, and work for search and rescue crews. AOS continues to specialize in promotional production for real estate and corporate marketing. It now serves clients in the energy, insurance and construction sectors with mapping and inspection.
AERIUM ANALYTICS
Calgary, aeriumanalytics.com
Aerium, perhaps best known for its pioneering RoBird wildlife management program with Edmonton International Airport, is a multi-disciplined RPAS solutions company conducting operations across Canada and in the United States. Aerium provides geospatial intelligence, data analytics, visualization and software development to clients in a range industries.
AGCON AERIAL
Calgary, agconaerial.com
AgCon is a unique RPAS operator with a collection of agronomists, geomatics professionals and engineers working to provide a range of customized program like mapping of an area, assessing crop health or acquiring images for marketing materials. It provides Advanced RPAS operator training and certification, with ground school, flight and software training.
BLACKHAWK AERONAUTICAL SOLUTIONS
Edmonton, blackhawkaeronautical.com
BlackHawk provides RPAS consulting for businesses working with tourism, real estate, production and film companies, as well as in the construction and oil and gas sectors. It provides applications like aerial mapping, inspection, photography and videography. BlackHawk is noted as providing training or Advanced RPAS operators for more than five years
CANADIAN DRONE CONSULTING.
Millet, cadroneconsulting.ca
Canadian Drone Consulting leverages more than 25 years of aviation experience to provide an RPAS consultant service. This includes a focus on integrating aerial imagery for applications in agricultural, surveying, real estate, oil and gas, and infrastructure inspection. The company is noted as providing flight training services.
CANADIAN UAVS
Calgary, canadianuavs.ca
Canadian UAVs is a relatively large aviation company in the RPAS space spanning a range of disciplines like engineering, software development, training, piloting, maintenance, Geographic Information Systems, oil and gas, quality systems and finance. In addition to its military programs, the company is certified to handle Canadian Controlled Goods and Canadian Secret information. Canadian UAVs states its core mission is to provide the ecosystem for the integration of UAVs into complex airspace.
CASWELL AVIATION
Calgary, caswellaviationyyc.ca
Caswell provides aerial photography and videography for real estate, sporting events, entertainment industry, construction inspections, exterior home and business building inspections, and the oil industry, among other sectors. The company is also noted as a certified DJI Repair Dealer and a member of Drone Academy Canada for training services.
DRONE FX CANADA
Leduc, dronefxcanada.com
Drone FX provides aerial videography for film, television and real estate clients, including insurance. It provides applications for corporate and private events, as well as aerial inspection for oil and gas, agriculture, crop inspection, construction, mining, architecture, engineering and infrastructure sectors. The company also provides atmospheric and scientific missions, as well as private, group and corporate training.
EARTH & SKY GEOMATICS
Calgary, earthandskygeomatics.ca
Earth & Sky Geomatics specializes in the planning, production and analysis of RPAS mapping, supported by more than 20 years experience in the geomatics industry. This includes large-scale orthomosaic imagery, terrain creation and analysis, as well as volumetric analysis. The company also works with real estate and agriculture clients (crop and livestock), among a range of high-resolution imagery applications.
IN-FLIGHT DATA
Okotoks, inflightdata.ca
IN-FLIGHT, established in 2014, provides
BVLOS operations and is approved for night operations, operations near/over people, and distance corridor operations. IN-FLIGHT works with energy companies to provide time-sensitive operational data for asset integrity assessment, environmental and geo-spatial analytics, engineering integrity and compliance, detection and inspection of assets. It also works in emergency services and with forestry clients.
MIR AVIATION
Calgary, miraviation.com
MIR Aviation, led by David Curry, brings more than 30 years of aviation experience to the RPAS sector. MIR provides the required documentation for safe RPAS operations, including writing Company Operating Manuals, Safety Operating Procedures, and related policy and procedures. The company is noted to provide training for Basic and Advanced RPAS operators.
NUSKAN
Calgary, nuskan.com
Nuskan specializes in providing mapping inspection, surveying, RPass, and cargo services with three high-end platforms, including Swissdrones, Voliro and Ukrspec. Training. Its expertise lies in implementing long endurance heavy duty RPAS and flying AI-based robots with advanced airborne sensors. The company also provides VLOS and BVLOS RPAS operator training, payload design, and technical data capturing for various industries.
OSPREY INTEGRITY
Cochrane, ospreyintegrity.com
Osprey Integrity specializes in visual inspection services for industrial infrastructure, including thermal imagery and data analysis. The company also focuses on investments in collaborations and specific equipment, such as with Skyguage Robotics for aerial ultrasonics.
PEGASUS IMAGERY
Sturgeon County, pegasusimagery.ca Pegasus describes itself as a technology company with hardware and software to deliver intelligent data. It focuses on deploying sensors to provide actionable information in real-time, with high payload capacity and long endurance. It is involved with emergency management, asset inspection, wildlife and environmental monitoring, and agricultural surveillance missions.
RESOURCEFUL UAV WORKS
Cochrane, resourcefuluavworks.ca
Resourceful UAV Works provides progress monitoring, precision mapping, aerial thermography, and asset digitization by leveraging advanced sensor technology. The company is also noted as providing training for Basic and Advanced RPAS operators with
This past May, the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA)–the largest aviation association in Canada–introduced new membership options to include the growing drone community.
From delivery hub trials at our airports to safer search and rescue missions and more, drones are profoundly changing the world of aviation. As this new technology evolves, so too will its role in society.
As a trusted leader in advancing and promoting aviation safety, and as a long-recognized voice for General Aviation in Canada, COPA is uniquely positioned to represent both piloted and remotely piloted aircraft and pilots.
COPA has been involved with drones and related matters for several years. The association has contributed to the development of popular RPAS tools, including the National Research Council of Canada’s drone site selection tool and has partnered with Canada’s aviation regulator to support education awareness initiatives.
In recognizing the importance of safe integration of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) into Canadian airspace, COPA is focusing its attention on the following areas: RPAS pilot training and certification; RPAS Traffic Management (RTM); Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Operations; RPAS airworthiness; detect and avoid; search and rescue; and the emergence of the next generation of RPAS.
COPA MEMBERSHIP
Curious what comes with a COPA membership? COPA RPAS members can look to COPA for regular updates on the regulations or issues that affect their operations, for education and safety programs, insurance coverage, scholarship opportunities and significant training discounts.
DRONE SCHOLARSHIPS
COPA offers an annual scholarship to three individuals who demonstrate an interest in drone technology. COPA will cover everything from advanced certification training, exams, and flight reviews for the successful recipients. Applications for the new COPA Drone Pilot Scholarship will be accepted between January 4, 2022 and March 31, 2022. Visit copanational.org to learn more.
INSURANCE COVERAGE
Through Magnes and Coverdrone, COPA is offering its recreational and commercial RPAS pilot members an exclusive insurance program. This insurance program, available worldwide, includes physical damage coverage, public and products liability; as well as professional and privacy breach liability coverage for commercial drone operations.
ADVOCACY
Through involvement in industry and government working groups – including Transport Canada’s new Canadian Drone Advisory Committee (CanaDAC), COPA will advocate for enhancements to the current Canadian regulatory framework governing RPAS operations as well as other necessary policy development.
TRAINING
COPA will be launching several education materials, including guides, webinars and other resources to support pilot development. The organization is hosting RPAS panels, pilot recurrent training and other drone related workshops on a quarterly basis through its online safety seminar program.
ground school, exam preparation and flight review.
VISUALIZE UAV
Fort McMurray, visualizeuav.ca
Visualize UAV provides a range of RPAS services for mining, quarry, and aggregate companies for volumetric calculations, surface and terrain modeling, boundary and erosion monitoring, and drainage reports. It also provides services for construction, real estate and environmental missions. The company is noted as providing Basic and Advanced RPAS training, from ground school to flight review.
UAVERTICAL
Calgary, uavertical.com
UAVertical provides services primarily for the oil and gas sector, inspecting onshore and offshore facilities and flare stacks. It also provides RPAS missions for construction, wind turbine, cell towers, solar farms, mapping, power lines and real estate. The company runs Calgary Drone Academy to provide a range of training services.
VOYAGEUR TECHNOLOGIES
Morinville, voytech.ca
Voyageur provides inspection services for infrastructure, telecommunications and buildings. It also provides aerial mapping (2D and 3D) with orthomosaic programs and a range of environmental and wildlife monitoring. The company is also noted as providing Basic and Advanced RPAS operator training.
SASKATCHEWAN
BARNSTORMER UAV SOLUTIONS
Regina, barnstormeruavsolutions.com
Barnstormer provides training at a secure facility where students can practice VLOS techniques, refine operating procedures and safety protocols, and hone piloting skills. It is familiar with training for orthomosaic photos, 3D models and volumetric calculations, including integration into geographic information system like ArcGIS.
DRAGANFLY INNOVATIONS
Saskatoon, draganfly.com
Draganfly is one of the Canada’s most experienced RPAS operators providing mapping, surveying, inspection, data collection and delivery services. The company is also a developer of hardware systems, sensors, and software for the sector. Founded more than 20 years ago, Draganfly has developed expertise in prototyping and engineering (multi-rotors, fixed wing, controllers, AI) for the commercial RPAS space.
ELEVATION DRONEWORKS
Regina, elevationdrone.ca
Elevation provides aerial photography and
videography services, including detailed orthomosaic photos that can be used to measure distances with centimeter level accuracy. It produces 3D models and conducts volumetric surveys for aggregate stockpile reporting. The company also focuses on construction, inspections and acreage calculations.
MANITOBA
CANADRONE
Winnipeg, canadrones.ca
Canadrone specializes in inspection and imaging services for industrial infrastructure clients, including construction, railways and roadways, communications towers, power transmission, wind and solar farms, oil and gas, mining, agriculture and forestry, among others. It equips fixed wing RPAS with multiple payloads for a range of imaging applications.
M3 DRONE TRAINING ZONE
Winnipeg, m3aerial.com
M3 Drone is focused on online and in-person training in both the U.S. and Canada. With a team of experienced RPAS pilots, M3 provides the training needed for FAA Part 107 Certification or Transport Canada’s Advanced Operations Licence and Flight Review. The company develops practical training for industry-specific environments like agriculture, inspections, first responders and public safety.
ONTARIO
3 POINTS IN SPACE MEDIA
Dryden, 3points.ca
3 Points specializes in emergency response, ISR, photogrammetry, thermal, SAR and maritime archaeology mapping. Certified in the National Incident Management Command System, the 3 Points team can be deployed to support emergencies with real-time situational awareness in any location, an ISR function it describes as being fundamental in the successful resolution to time sensitive missions. The company also provides Basic and Advanced RPAS operator training.
AERO PHOTOS
Merrickville, aero-photos.ca
Aero Photos provides aerial photography, videography, mapping and inspection services with an emphasis on leveraging smaller RPAS (25 kg or less). This includes orthomosaic maps, digital surface models and 3D models. In addition to consulting, the company is also noted as providing Advanced RPAS operator training.
AG BUSINESS AND CROP
Palmerston, agbusiness.ca
AG Business specializes in the application of RPAS in agriculture, including elevation
mapping for drainage, crop heights and land usage. The company also provides services to scout for specific seasonal crop positioning, which can be integrated with satellite maps. The company is noted as providing Advanced RPAS operator training.
ALTEX UAV
Toronto, altexuav.com
AlteX provides a range of consulting services for deploying RPAS programs. It designs an workflow from planning and operating to post-flight management of RPAS operations. In addition to its commercial arm, AlteX Academy provides a range of Advanced RPAS training, including ground school, exam preparation and Flight Review. AlteX also provides courses on Drone Real Estate Photography and Intro to Drone Survey & Geomatics, among others.
BRAMPTON FLIGHT CENTRE
Brampton, bramptonflightcentre.com
Brampton Flight Centre, as one of Canada’s largest flight schools, is uniquely positioned to deliver both Basic and Advanced comprehensive RPAS courses, providing pilots with regulation and operations training, as well as preparation for Transport Canada exams with structured Flight Review. The programs are taught by both qualified flight instructors and commercial RPAS pilots. Its RPAS Transport Canada Exam Preparation Course provides the opportunity for work placements with RPAS operators.
CITY HOVA
Hamilton, cityhova.com
CITY HOVA provides turn-key solutions to allow companies to integrate RPAS into their current business models. The company handles all aspects of the operation, including crewing, insurance, regulatory compliance, permitting and flight safety. Its urban core services include multi-operator drone videography, mapping and inspection and construction cycle monitoring.
CKMM PHOTOGRAPHIC
Brampton, ckmmphotographic.ca
ckmmphoto provides a range of RPAS services with an emphasis on aerial photography and videography. This includes flying in complex operational situations in urban cores and controlled airspace, capturing 4K video and high resolution stills. It also provides Operational Manual Development, pilot training and RPAS implementation development.
CLARION DRONE ACADEMY
Kitchener, clariondrones.com
Clarion has been in the aviation industry for more than 40 years and now provides RPAS training for a diverse set of clients operating in areas likes search and rescue, agriculture, security, real estate, thermal inspections and
more. Its clients include National Defence, CBC, Parks Canada, Enbridge and a range of cities and colleges.
D-LABS AEROSPACE
Woodbridge, d-labs.ca
D-Labs, founded in 2009, provides RPAS services for the oil and gas industry, federal, provincial, and municipal agencies, motorsports, surveyors and inspectors, as well as a range of research companies. It provides photography and videography. The company is noted as providing Advanced RPAS operator training.
DIGITAL CONTENT SOLUTIONS
Toronto, dcsdigital.ca
DCS focuses on the creation of digital content with expertise in aerial imagery, photography and videography. It specializes in aerial inspection and photogrammetry. It delivers RGB (visible) and infrared (thermal) imagery to engineers, surveyors, general contractors, construction companies, utilities, aggregate companies and insurers.
DRAGON AIR UAS
Cambridge, dragonairuas.com
Dragon provides volumetrics, thermal imaging, inspections, photography and videography services. It works with architecture, construction projects, GIS, agriculture condition reporting (thermal), insurance, real estate portfolios, 2 & 3D mapping and security imaging missions.
DRONE DELIVERY CANADA
Vaughan, dronedeliverycanada.com
Drone Delivery Canada is an ISO 9001 certified drone technology company focused on the design, development, and implementation of its proprietary logistics software platform, using drones. The company’s platform is used as a Software as a Service (SaaS) model for government and corporate organizations.
ELEMENT 3 ROBOTICS INC.
Alliston, element3robotics.com
E3R specializes in working with the First Responders sector, from where its founders have gained firsthand experience, in policing, fire, tactical and other emergency services. As a result of this background, E3R’s training scenarios are based on practical experience. The company provides Advanced RPAS operator training with Flight Review.
KADAM AERO
Beeton, kadamaero.ca
Kadam Aero provides RPAS training for industry and government agencies. This includes refresher courses, Advanced RPAS training and Flight Reviews and comprehensive programs. It provides RPAS consulting for industry and emergency services, including collision reconstruction, high-risk
warrant services, surveillance, containment, scene mapping, SAR and fire investigation.
RPAS CENTRE
Markham, rpascentre.com
RPAS Centre, established in 2016, holds experienced instructors to specialize in RPAS pilot training, career preparation, drone safety management system, standard operating procedures, service consultation, and retail drone sales. It provides a range of enterprise services from procurement consulting to setting up a drone fleet. The company develops training programs for DJI, senseFly and Parrot RPAS.
SAFESIGHT EXPLORATION
North Bay, safesightxp.com
SafeSight leverages drone and ground solutions to reach tight spaces to capture critical decision support data. It works with the mining industry and emergency services, for example, by gathering underground data. Its teams can collect HD Video, 3D geo-referenced point cloud models using LiDAR or photogrammetry.
VOLATUS AEROSPACE
Oro-Medonte, volatusaerospace.com
Volatus provides integrated drone solutions based on a network built through strategic partnerships and acquisitions throughout Canada, the U.S. and South America. Volatus provides enterprise and industrial RPAS solutions including training, equipment sales and support, imaging and inspection, design and manufacturing, and research and development.
WATERLOO WELLINGTON FLIGHT CENTRE
Breslau, wwfc.ca
Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre, founded in 1932, is one of the largest professional flight schools in Canada. It provides a range of RPAS expertise around regulations, maintenance and proper operations from industry professionals. The program was established in 2014 and has now worked with government, education, research, public and private sector students.
QUEBEC
ACCESS
Saint-Hubert, access.rsb.qc.ca
ACCESS provides a RPAS operator courses for both recreational and VLOS commercial operations, including courses on deployment, inspection, pre-flight, flight operation, site survey, Flight Review prep, Flight Review and the ROC-A exam.
COLLÈGE IFLY
Québec City, iflycollege.ca
iFly College, based in Quebec City since 2010, is a flight school that now provides
Advance RPAS operator training. This includes all of the necessary courses from ground school to Flight Review.
DRONE ACTION 360
Longueuil, droneaction360.ca
Drone Action 360 is a bilingual company working with the various government and municipal stakeholders, focusing on the photogrammetry, capture of aerial images, detection of drones. It provides ground instruction and Flight Review.
DRONE BOX PRODUCTION
Montreal, dronebox.ca
Drone Box RPAS are equipped with multispectral cameras to take images of agricultural fields, construction and quarries. It provides a range of professional training courses for drone operators and documentation requirements.
DRONEXPERTS
Quebec City, dronexperts.com
DroneXperts provides a range of RPAS services as an operator and technology provider. In addition to being an authorized DJI Enterprise reseller, DroneXperts is staffed with DJI-certified technicians. It provides professional training for drone operators, focusing on DJI, AUTEL Robotix, LiDAR sensors, data acquisition and air sampling sensors.
EXOTACTIK
St. Jean Sur Richelieu, exotactik.com
EXO Tactik is an RPAS operator specializing in public safety and municipal services. Its core mission is to support the work of public servants and emergency responders.
HELIOS UAV
Terrebonne, heliosuav.com
Helios UAV provides a range of services for the mining industry, civil engineering, earth observation, thermography, and visual productions. This includes work for forestry and agricultural clients.
HIGHCLOUD SOLUTIONS
TÉLÉPILOTÉES
Cowansville, highcloud.ca
Highcloud provides operational management services, including a specialty in comprehensive airport structure inspection services. This expertise include rapid deployment of inspection services across various industrial infrastructure sectors such as solar and wind farms.
KOPTR IMAGE
St-Mathieu-de-Beloei, koptr.ca
KoptR has served professionals and industries with RPAS training services since 2012. It specializes in turnkey service for the specific needs of companies wanting to integrate drones into their operations. Coming
from the worlds of aviation, television production and agriculture, KoptR holds expertise in sensor payloads for applications like night vision, thermal, multispectral, LiDOR and RAW.
EAST COAST
AEROVISION CANADA
Halifax, NS, aerovisioncanada.com
AeroVision provides commercial asset inspection, thermal imaging, survey-grade mapping, and 3D modeling, with an emphasis on energy and utilities, oil and gas, and infrastructure clients. The company is also involved with natural disaster services and accident investigations. It is noted as providing Advanced RPAS operator training from ground school to ROC-A.
ALTOMAXX
St. John’s, NL, altomaxx.com
AltoMaxx focuses on providing RPAS services to the power, public safety, and oil and gas sectors. It missions include LiDAR, ground penetrating radar, fugitive emissions management, infrastructure inspections, confined space inspections, magnetometry and bathymetry sensing, and AI. The company also provides Advanced RPAS operator training.
FLYTBOX AERIAL SOLUTIONS
Dartmouth, NS, flytbox.ca
Flytbox was founded to provide RPAS training to individuals, small organizations and large enterprises. This includes instructorled ground schools flight training and enterprise solutions. It provides ROC-A and a range of documentation support services related to the RPAS sector.
RPM AERIAL SERVICES
Holyrood, NL, rpmaerialinc.ca
RPM provides aerial LiDAR imaging services and photogrammetry for 3D mapping, including applications for offshore operations. It also provides RPAS training equipment supply and service. The company is noted to provide Advanced RPAS operator training from ground school to Flight Review.
SKYGATE VIDEOGRAPHY
Summerside, PE, skygatedrones.com
Skygate Videography, which is now part of Volatus, works with production companies for news reels, documentaries and films. It also provides inspection and precision agriculture services, among others. The company provides Advanced RPAS operator training throughout the Maritimes.
TIER 1 UAV SOLUTIONS
Aylesford, NS, tier1uavs.com
TIER 1, based in the Annapolis Valley,
provides UAV training programs, consultation and RPAS operations. TIER 1 specializes in aerial imaging leveraging fixed wing aircraft for longer duration agricultural surveys, as well as multi-rotor systems. It is noted as providing Advanced RPAS operator training.
NUNAVUT
ARCTIC UAV
Iqaluit, NU, arcticuav.ca
Arctic UAV provides a range of imaging services, including sea ice monitoring, wildlife surveys and habitat assessment, land surveying and contour mapping, environmental studies, aerial photography, construction site monitoring, inspections, archeological site monitoring, and emergency response support. Arctic UAV recently completed a project as the lead of a BVLOS project.
RESOURCES AND SUPPORT
CANADIAN ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY
Vancouver, BC, canadianaam.com
Canadian Advanced Air Mobility is a not-for-profit organization that acts as a national catalyst for the Advanced Air Mobility industry in Canada. It has partnered with more than 50 organizations including industry, academia, private capital and all three levels of government.
CANADIAN OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION
Ottawa, ON, copanational.org
The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association was founded in 1952 to serve as the unified voice for general aviation in Canada. It is now the largest aviation association in Canada with more than 15,000 members. In 2021, COPA expanded its mandate to promote the safety and development of Canada’s RPAS sector by introducing a drone membership option. Recreational and commercial drone pilots alike can look to COPA for training, scholarship opportunities, advocacy, networking and more. .
CANADIAN WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION
Ottawa, ON, cwta.ca
CWTA is the authority on wireless issues, developments and trends in Canada. It represents companies that provide services and products across the wireless sector. CWTA administers a number of initiatives on behalf of its members, including corporate social responsibility programs and the national common short codes program.
CED
ALMA
Alma, QC, cedalma.com
Alma CED is a pioneer in the civil and commercial RPAS industry, serving as a community of interest. It has been working since
2008 in collaboration with industry, various government departments and local, regional and provincial communities. Alma’s UAS Centre of Excellence was launched in 2011 with the active participation of CAE as a founding partner.
FOREMOST UAS TEST RANGE
Foremost, AB, foremostuasrange.ca
The Foremost UAS Test Range is available to gain operational RPAS experience or to prove capabilities of systems. Whether developing BVLOS capabilities, implementing new systems and procedures, adding a new capability or flight testing newly manufactured aircraft, Foremost Range has the airspace and experience to accommodate a range of activities.
LOOKNORTH,
St. John’s, NL, looknorth.org
LOOKNorth is a centre of excellence for remote sensing innovation to support resource development. LOOKNorth is a C-CORE national Centre of Excellence for commercialization and research, established under the federal Networks of Centres of Excellence program and supported by a network of industry and academic partners. It is focused on advancing BVLOS operations and working with stakeholders in Canada’s northern communities.
NAV CANADA
Ottawa, ON, navcanada.ca
NAV Canada is a private, not-for-profit company, established in 1996, providing air traffic control, airport advisory services, weather briefings and aeronautical information services for more than 18 million square kilometres of Canadian domestic and international airspace. The new NAV Drone app allows operators to safely and legally request permission to fly a drone in airspace controlled by NAV Canada.
TRANSPORT CANADA
Ottawa, ON, tc.canada.ca
Transport Canada provides rules and regulations for how and where RPAS operators can fly. It provides a range of services such as how to choose a drone, best practices, pilot licensing, finding flight schools, permission for special operations, registering a drone through a Drone Management Portal. It recently established the Canadian Drone Advisory Committee.
UNMANNED SYSTEMS CANADA
Ottawa, ON, unmannedsystems.ca
Unmanned Systems Canada is a not-forprofit association founded in 2003 to represent the interests of Canada’s RPAS community. It is committed to promoting public awareness, education and appreciation for the social, economic and environmental benefits of the RPAS sector. | W
