Drones are taking off – and so are questions about the
data they collect.
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as
drones, is seeing rapid growth across various industries in Canada.
Drones are increasingly being used in agriculture, construction,
oil and gas, mining and other industries, to monitor, inspect,
explore and survey work sites, not to mention the most touted use
of all, delivery of the ubiquitous Amazon packages to remote areas.
At the same time, drones are also being used for corporate
espionage and criminal applications, leaving companies unsure of
how they can protect themselves.1
The growth of UAVs brings additional focus on the aviation
regulatory landscape and the crucial safety considerations
informing the sharing of airspace, considerations that underlie the
recent coming into force of amendments to the Canadian Aviation
Regulations. This adds to the existing framework put in place by
Transport Canada governing the use of
