Transport Canada is a department of the Government of Canada responsible for transportation policies and programs. While not solely focused on space, it plays a role in regulating and enabling commercial space launch activities in Canada, including developing safety standards and licensing conditions. Transport Canada collaborates with other agencies like the Canadian Space Agency to ensure that space activities align with domestic legislation, international treaties, and national security interests.
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Elsa Henchiri is a former Transport Canada director and a 25-year federal veteran.
Elsa Henchiri held senior analyst roles at the Department of National Defence and executive roles at Transport Canada.
Elsa Henchiri most recently served as director of safety policy and intelligence at Transport Canada.
The planned hypersonic launch test will also examine regulatory framework partnerships with NAV CANADA and Transport Canada.
Transport Canada introduced the Canadian Space Launch Act on April 27.
Transport Canada’s interim launch requirements referenced existing U.S. Federal Aviation Administration regulations.
Transport Canada has managed commercial space launch through an Interim Commercial Space Launch Program in recent years.
MLS worked closely with Transport Canada, NAV CANADA, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Kluskap Security Services, provincial regulators, local emergency management organizations, and the Municipality of the District of Guysborough to ensure safety during the launch.
Maritime Launch Services has not confirmed the specific launch date in November, pending Cconfirmation of a launch window by Transport Canada and arrival of the suborbital vehicle.
Volatus was granted Transport Canada authority to fly beyond line of sight and above 400 feet to support wildfire operations across Canada.
Transport Canada has approved Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to operate Percepto’s drone-in-a-box solution Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) at McConnell Lake Control Dam without a visual observer on site.
In October 2004 Transport Canada approved an application from The da Vinci Project for two crewed launches of a balloon‑borne reusable suborbital vehicle from Saskatchewan.
During the interim phase, Transport Canada will work with other government agencies to develop a formal licensing framework for commercial launches in Canada.
Transport Canada has received inquiries about launching from Canada from companies in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and South Korea.
Skyservice Business Aviation received Transport Canada (TCCA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) supplemental type certification (STC) approval for the integration of Satcom Direct Plane Simple Ku-band tail-mounted antenna (TMA) systems.
Project stakeholders will work with Transport Canada, NAV CANADA, and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to develop an international framework that tests relevant technology, regulatory alignment, and air traffic procedures and management for the corridor.
Transport Canada has granted RPV Aviation a Special Flight Operating Certificate (SFOC) to fly BVLOS with the FIXAR 007 fixed-wing VTOL.
The SKYTRAC SDL-350 SATCOM terminal will provide Transport Canada’s Dash-7 and Dash-8 aircraft with Iridium Certus connectivity enabling up to 704 Kbps of bandwidth.
SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. and TerraSense Analytics partnered to provide capabilities to Transport Canada’s National Aerial Surveillance Program (NASP) for Maritime and Arctic intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
Transport Canada recently approved the FIXAR hybrid UAV for flight.