On May 31, 2022, Drone Delivery Canada Corp., (TSXV: FLT) (OTCQX: TAKOF) (Frankfurt: A2AMGZ) or (Frankfurt: ABB.F) (the “Company” or “DCC”) announced that it had received a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) from Transport Canada for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) commercial drone delivery. This SFOC was issued on May 18, 2022, for its University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Medicine’s “Remote Communities Drone Transport Initiative (DTI)” program drone deliveries between the village of Fraser Lake (VFL) and Stellat’en First Nation (SFN).

Drone Delivery Canada Corp. is an ISO 9001 certified, award-winning drone technology company focused on designing, developing, and implementing its proprietary logistics using drones. The Company is a publicly listed trading company whose platform can be used by government and corporate organizations globally as a Software as a Service model.

The DTI program of the University of British Columbia is currently utilizing the Company’s drone logistics solution to enable a defined two-way delivery flight route, using the Sparrow drone and its DroneSpot takeoff and landing zones. This program allows them to transport a variety of cargo for the Stellat’en First Nation and the Village of Fraser Lake, located in Central Northern British Columbia, Canada. All flight operations will be conducted under the Canadian Aviation Regulations and Transport Canada flight authorizations. The Company will also monitor the flights through their proprietary FLYTE software system as a managed service.

Steve Magirias, the CEO of Drone Delivery Canada, said, “We are very pleased to move to BVLOS operations for UBC’s DTI program. This new SFOC approval is another testament in demonstrating effective and efficient operations and further allows the commercial viability of drone logistics solutions within the healthcare vertical market. We are also very appreciative of our collaborative relationship with Transport Canada and their overarching support of the industry.” 

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