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Canadians expect to feel safe on the ground
and in the sky, which is why Transport
Canada is moving forward with a number
of safety initiatives for drones.
Kate Young, Member of Parliament
for London West and Parliamentary
Secretary to the Minister of Transport,
on behalf of Minister Marc Garneau, out-lined
concrete steps that have been taken
to improve safety and support innova-tion
in one of Canada’s fastest growing
industries: drones. This includes launch-ing
a new incident-reporting tool to
keep Canadians safe from reckless drone
use and issuing new exemptions for
non-recreational operators that will help
industry evolve and develop in a rapidly
changing field.
Over the past year, Transport Canada
has made progress on drones, also known
as unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). The de-partment
is focused on a number of key ar-eas,
including:
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