DDC wins approval for commercial flights in B.C.

Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has received permissions from Transport Canada to provides drone deliveries between Village of Fraser Lake and Stellat’en First Nation in British Columbia.

A Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) was issued on May 18, 2022, for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) commercial drone delivery. The drone will work within the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Medicine’s ‘Remote Communities Drone Transport Initiative’ (DTI) program.

The DTI program is currently utilizing DDC’s drones on a defined two-way delivery flight route, using the Sparrow drone and its DroneSpot takeoff and landing zones. They will transport a variety of cargo for the benefit of the Stellat’en First Nation and the Village of Fraser Lake, which located in Central Northern B.C.

All operations will be conducted in accordance with the Canadian Aviation Regulations and Transport Canada flight authorizations. Flights will be monitored by DDC using the Company’s proprietary software system as a managed service.

“We are very pleased to move to BVLOS operations for UBC’s DTI program. This new SFOC approval is another testament in demonstrating effective and efficient operations and further allows the commercial viability of drone logistics solutions within the healthcare vertical market,” said Steve Magirias, CEO of Drone Delivery Canada.

“We are also very appreciative of our collaborative relationship with Transport Canada and their overarching support of the industry.”