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ARTICLE · 25 JULY 2019

DJI's "Calls To Action" For The Drone Industry And How Canada's Regulations Stack Up

DJI's recently-released white paper, "Elevating Safety: Protecting the Skies in the Drone Era," describes 10 "calls to action" that drone manufacturers, the aviation industry,

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DJI's recently-released white paper, "Elevating Safety: Protecting the Skies in the Drone Era," describes 10 "calls to action" that drone manufacturers, the aviation industry, and governments must take to protect the growth of the drone industry and chart a path to ensure drones remain a safe addition to the airspace. DJI is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzen, whose products account for 70 percent of the international consumer drone market.1

From a regulatory perspective, Canada has already taken steps to incorporate into its regulatory framework several of the preconditions to safety and development of the industry, as DJI has set out in its white paper. Canada's drone regulatory framework was recently overhauled; the new regulations came into force on June 1, 2019. While some operators have criticized the new regulatory framework by suggesting that compliance has become more challenging, the new regulations are an important step forward toward

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