Summary The Government of Canada introduced the first set of Remote Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) rules in 2019, which addressed safety concerns and created a flexible and predictable environment for small RPAS flown within visual line-of-sight (VLOS). On March 6, 2025, amendments were made to the Canadian Aviation Regulations (RPAS – Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight and […]
Context Global research into Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) is producing pesticide residue, drift and efficacy data that is helping to inform federal regulatory policy. It is reasonable to assume that Canada will ultimately sanction the use of RPAS for agricultural spraying. The first registered products will likely be fungicides intended for broad acre crops […]
Note There have been updates to Canadian regulations governing drones since this article was written. For updates, please refer to this article. Introduction In Canada, the use of drones for pesticide application, otherwise known as RPAS, is regulated by two Federal Departments: Transport Canada establishes regulations for safe operation and Health Canada for the registration […]
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In this parody of SCTV’s Tex and Edna Boil we have some tongue-in-cheek fun while reminding people to maintain a healthy skepticism when reading RPAS marketing materials. Always be sure to ask questions and see the data before you believe what might be too good to be true. Special thanks to Jason Strove for his […]
This work was performed with contributions from Adrian Rivard (Drone Spray Canada) and Adam Pfeffer (Bayer Crop Science – funding partner). Dr. Tom Wolf is gratefully acknowledged for his editorial support and assistance interpreting the results. Introduction This research is part of a continuing effort to identify best practices for broad acre crop protection using […]