Later this year, NAV Canada will begin supporting drone pilots in planning low-risk beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations using the NAV Drone app. Previously, these operations would have required special authorisation from Transport Canada, requiring a detailed case-by-case review.
Although many aspects of Canada’s new drone regulations won’t come into effect until November 4, 2025, NAV CANADA is preparing early with a major update to NAV Drone, which is scheduled to go live on June 3.
The new evolution of NAV Drone will include an updated flow for operation planning, use of operating weight instead of MTOW to determine a drone’s weight category, support for Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) planning, an updated HTML-based flight reporting view, new map overlay data visualisations and user interface improvements across the app.
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