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Drone Delivery Canada has been developing its drone delivery technology since 2014.
DDC is developing a drone delivery platform solution which is cost effective, highly scalable and will provide next generation logistic services to various market sectors including; retailers, service organizations and government agencies.
Currently Drone Delivery Canada is engaged with a number of pilot clients, working together to co-develop this innovative logistics delivery platform.
Testing is on-going and being conducted in Vaughan, Ontario
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PRESS RELEASE: January 9, 2019
Drone Delivery Canada Supports Transport Canada
Toronto, ON, January 9, 2019, Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (TSX.V:FLT OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to expresses its support for the new Remotely Piloted Aircraft regulations announced today by the Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau.
PRESS RELEASE: December 5, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Signs $2.5 Million Commercial Agreement With Moose Cree First Nation To Deploy DDC’s Drone Delivery Platform
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to announce that it has executed a commercial agreement with the Moose Cree First Nation to deploy DDC’s drone delivery technology platform with the Moose Cree First Nation communities.
PRESS RELEASE: November 27, 2018
Air Canada Cargo's Tim Strauss Joins Drone Delivery Canada's Advisory Board
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (TSX.V:FLT OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to announce that Air Canada Cargo’s, Mr. Tim Strauss, has joined DDC’s Advisory Board to assist the Company to execute its commercial strategy.
PRESS RELEASE: October 5, 2018
Moose Cree First Nation’s Stan Kapashesit Joins Drone Delivery Canada’s Advisory Board
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (TSX.V:FLT OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to announce that Moose Cree First Nation’s Mr. Stan Kapashesit – Director of Economic Development has joined DDC’s Advisory Board to assist in the Company’s commercial strategy for remote communities in the James Bay region.
PRESS RELEASE: October 2, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Integrates into Controlled Airspace in Moosonee and Moose Factory in Beyond Visual Line of Sight Pilot Project
100% Successful Operations on Approved Flight Path. Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (TSX.V:FLT OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to announce that the Company conducted numerous successful drone delivery test flights in the communities of Moosonee and Moose Factory, Ontario as part of DDC’s Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Pilot Project ‘BVLOS Pilot Project.
PRESS RELEASE: September 20, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Announces Pilot Project in Moosonee and Moose Factory, Ontario
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (TSX.V:FLT OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to announce that the Company has successfully assembled its team and infrastructure in the communities of Moosonee and Moose Factory, Ontario to commence its Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Pilot Project ‘BVLOS Pilot Project’.
PRESS RELEASE: September 6, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada is Unaware of Any Material Change
At the request of IIROC, Drone Delivery Canada (“Drone Delivery Canada” or the “Company”), wishes to confirm that the Company’s management is unaware of any material change in the Company’s operations that would account for the recent increase in market activity.
PRESS RELEASE: August 23, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Completes Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Tests Flights in Alma, Quebec
“We are developing a very valuable piece of technology that will enable a drone to safely integrate into Canadian skies for parcel delivery. With our systems approaching completion, we are looking forward to the commercialization stage of our technology that we believe has the potential to change logistics in Canada as we know it today.”, commented Tony Di Benedetto, CEO.
PRESS RELEASE: August 13, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Commences Remote Communities Project with Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Test Flights
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to announce that Transport Canada has granted the Company approvals to commence Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) test flights in Alma, Quebec.
PRESS RELEASE: August 7, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Announces Pilot Project to Improve Bloodborne Testing
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC’ (TSX.V:FLT), is pleased to announce that it will be conducting a pilot project with the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) National Microbiology Laboratory, to determine the feasibility of a drone delivery solution to improve access to blood-borne infection testing in remote, isolated communities.
PRESS RELEASE: August 3, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Granted Approval by Transport Canada to Commence Testing its 25lbs Heavy Lifting Drone in the Canadian Skies
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (TSX.V:FLT OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to announce Transport Canada has granted the Company a SFOC (Special Flight Operations Certificate) approving the Company to commence testing of its Robin X1400 cargo delivery drone in Canadian skies.
PRESS RELEASE: July 16, 2018
Former Canada Post CEO, Deepak Chopra Joins Drone Delivery Canada as Strategic Advisor – Commercialization
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to announce that Mr. Deepak Chopra has joined DDC as the Company’s Strategic Advisor – Commercialization, as DDC focuses on the national and international roll out of its drone delivery business and looks to revenue generation.
PRESS RELEASE: June 1, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada’s Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Remote Communities Project Now Underway
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC or the Company) (TSX.V:FLT – OTCQB: TAKOF), is pleased to announce that Transport Canada has selected DDC to participate in the department’s Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Pilot Project.
PRESS RELEASE: May 28, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada and Toyota Tsusho Canada Inc. Announce Commercialization Initiatives for International Markets
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC’ (TSX.V:FLT OTC:TAKOF) and Toyota Tsusho Canada Inc. ‘TTCI’ are pleased to announce they have signed an agreement to collaborate on a drone delivery logistics platform.
PRESS RELEASE: May 7, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Appoints Jim Williams Director of Regulatory Affairs USA
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of James (Jim) Williams to the newly created position of Director of Regulatory Affairs, USA, as the Company grows its management team advancing its Drone Delivery technology into the United States of America.
PRESS RELEASE: March 21, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Commences Development of The Condor – 400Lbs Cargo Delivery Drone – Next Generation Heavy Lifting Drone
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to announce that it has commenced development of its newest cargo delivery drone, ‘The Condor’ with a lifting capability estimated at 400 pound of payload.
PRESS RELEASE: March 16, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Completes First Ever Test Flights in the United States of America – 100% Success Achieved at Griffiss International Airport, USA
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to report the Company completed a series of successful test flights during the week of March 5th, 2018 in the United States of America at the Griffiss International Airport located in Rome, New York.
PRESS RELEASE: March 2, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Grants Stock Options and Release of Shares from Escrow
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. announces that it has granted an aggregate of 5,300,000 options to purchase common shares of the Company exercisable at a price of $1.80 per share for a period of five years, to certain officers, directors and consultants of the Company, in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan.
PRESS RELEASE: February 26, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Receives $7 Million from Warrant Acceleration
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (TSX.V:FLT OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to report the Company has received $7.0 Million from the exercise of warrants which the expiry was accelerated to February 23, 2018 as previously announced on January 24, 2018.
PRESS RELEASE: February 9, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Achieves Compliant Operator Status with Transport Canada
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (TSX.V:FLT OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to announce that Transport Canada has granted the Company a Compliant UAV Operator Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC).
PRESS RELEASE: January 24, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Announces Accelerated Expiry of Warrants
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (TSXV: FLT) (the “Company”) announces that they have elected to accelerate the expiry of the remaining 12,009,935 common share purchase warrants (“Warrants”) of the Company which were issued pursuant to a private placement completed on February 28, 2017.
PRESS RELEASE: January 18, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Commences Testing its Larger 25Lbs Cargo Delivery Drone Named the Raven X1400
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (TSX.V:FLT OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to announce that it will start testing its Raven X1400 cargo delivery drone in Q1 of 2018. The Raven X1400 delivery drone is engineered to provide pay load capacities of up to 25lbs and designed to fly approximately 60km.
PRESS RELEASE: January 8, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Grants Stock Options
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. announces that it has granted an aggregate of 2,020,000 options to purchase common shares of the Company exercisable at a price of $1.00 per share for a period of five years, to certain officers, directors and consultants of the Company, in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan. The options are subject to a vesting period released 1/3 every six months from the date of grant pursuant.
PRESS RELEASE: December 27, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada to Commence Trading on the TSX Venture Exchange
Further to its press release dated December 18, 2017, Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has been accepted for listing on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) as a Tier 1 issuer, and its common shares will commence trading on December 27, 2017, on the TSXV under its existing symbol “FLT”.
PRESS RELEASE: December 18, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Receives Conditional Approval from the TSX Venture Exchange to List its Common Shares for Trading
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (CSE:FLT OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to announce that is has received conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) to list its common shares for trading. The Company intends to issue an updating press release once a listing date has been determined. The Company’s stock symbol “FLT” will remain unchanged.
PRESS RELEASE: December 15, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Achieves Compliant UAV Status with Transport Canada for its Sparrow Cargo Delivery Drone
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (CSE:FLT OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to announce that Transport Canada has accepted the Company’s Declaration of Compliance for the X1000 Sparrow cargo delivery drone. This unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is now compliant with the Transport Canada UAS standard.
PRESS RELEASE: October 25, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. Announces Closing Of Bought Deal Financing For Aggregate Gross Proceeds Of $15,015,000
Further to its press releases dated October 5, 2017, Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (CSE: FLT) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce today that it has closed its previously announced bought-deal prospectus offering (the “Offering”) underwritten by GMP Securities L.P.
PRESS RELEASE: October 18, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada and Wolseley Canada Sign Agreement for Drone Delivery Development
Drone Delivery Canada (CSE:FLT OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement with Wolseley Canada Inc. to collaborate on the potential implementation of a drone delivery solution to expand Wolseley Canada’s distribution capabilities.
PRESS RELEASE: October 4, 2017
Moose Cree First Nation and Drone Delivery Canada Launch Remote Community Drone Delivery Commercialization in Northern Canada
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC or the Company) (CSE:FLT – OTCQB: TAKOF), is pleased to announce that Moose Cree First Nation and Drone Delivery Canada have entered into an agreement to commence a commercial program to provide the Moose Cree Community with a next generation logistics solution by drone.
PRESS RELEASE: September 20, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Appoints Mark Wuennenberg Vice President – Regulatory Affairs
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC or the Company) (CSE:FLT – OTCQB: TAKOF), is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Wuennenberg to the newly created position of Vice President – Regulatory Affairs as the Company grows its management team in anticipation of obtaining Canadian regulatory approval for drone delivery.
PRESS RELEASE: August 22, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Announces U.S. Market Listing
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (CSE:FLT), is pleased to announce that its common shares commenced trading on the OTCQB Venture Market in the United States under the symbol “TAKOF” as of August 22, 2017.
PRESS RELEASE: August 1, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada and TECSYS Sign Commercialization Agreement for Drone Delivery Development in Healthcare Supply Chain Management Services
Drone Delivery Canada CSE:FLT), is pleased to announce it has signed a commercial agreement with TECSYS Inc., the market leader in supply chain solutions for health systems and hospitals, to collaborate on the design, development and implementation of a drone delivery solution to expand the logistics capabilities of TECSYS specifically in the healthcare vertical.
PRESS RELEASE: July 21, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Announces Results of Annual Meeting
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (“DDC or the Company”) (CSE:FLT), is pleased to announce that shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of all resolutions presented in its management information circular at the annual meeting held on July 20, 2017, which included the election of the Board of Directors and the appointment of auditors.
PRESS RELEASE: June 22, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada and Region of Peel Partner on AED by Drone Delivery Program
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to announce it has entered into a partnership with Peel Regional Paramedic Services to develop the first-of-a-kind AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) delivery by drone program for the Region of Peel.
PRESS RELEASE: June 6, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Achieves Major Milestone Towards Commercialization with Successful BVLOS Test Flights
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (“DDC” or the “Company”) (CSE:FLT), is pleased to report the success of a pivotal milestone towards commercializing its drone logistics platform after becoming the first and only company of its kind in Canada to successfully achieve Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) test flights.
PRESS RELEASE: May 9, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Appoints Michael Urlocker Vice President – Strategic Partnerships
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to announce it has appointed Michael Urlocker to the newly created position of Vice President – Strategic Partnerships as the Company grows its management team and moves closer to commercialization.
PRESS RELEASE: April 5, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Commences Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Testing And Is The First And Only Canadian Drone Logistics Company Entering This Stage of Development In Canada
is pleased to report during Q1 of 2017, the DDC engineering team successfully completed its initial mission planning and assessment to commence Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) testing at the Foremost Alberta Drone test range.
PRESS RELEASE: March 29, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Granted Additional Test Flight Certificate from Transport Canada – Commercial Drone Delivery Testing Expands in Southern Ontario, Canada
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to report that it has been granted an additional Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) from Transport Canada. The certificate will allow DDC to expand its current drone delivery testing program within Southern Ontario and accelerate its commercial testing in the Canadian skies.
PRESS RELEASE: March 22, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada, University of Toronto and Defence Research & Development Canada Announce Partnership – Development of a Vision Based Drone Navigation System
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (CSE: FLT), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Sponsored Research and Collaboration Agreement with the University of Toronto and Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC).
PRESS RELEASE: March 16, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Appoints Pontiac Group as its Indigenous Advisors – Accelerating Remote Communities Initiative Nation Wide
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to announce an agreement with the Pontiac Group, an Aboriginal socioeconomic development organization, to accelerate the Company’s Northern Canadian Indigenous Communities commercialization program focused for a Nation-wide roll out of the Company’s drone logistic solution, beginning first in Northern Ontario.
PRESS RELEASE: March 16, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Supports New Rules for Recreational Drones
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. would like to applaud the federal government’s announcement today that it will be taking steps to protect Canadians from reckless drone use by introducing new rules that take effect immediately on the operators of model aircraft and recreational drones of more than 250 g and up to 35 kg.
PRESS RELEASE: February 28, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Announces Closing of Private Placement Offering for Gross Proceeds of $10,900,400
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to announce, further to its news releases dated February 6, and February 23, 2017, that it has completed its previously announced private placement offering of special warrants (the “Special Warrants”), issuing an aggregate of 31,144,000 Special Warrants at a price of $0.35 per Special Warrant for aggregate gross proceeds of $10,900,400.
PRESS RELEASE: February 23, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Announces Increase to Private Placement Offering
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (“DDC” or the “Company”) (CSE:FLT), is pleased to announce, further to its news release dated February 6, 2017, that due to strong demand, it has agreed to increase the size of its previously announced private placement offering of special warrants.
PRESS RELEASE: February 6, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Announces $7 Million Special Warrant Financing
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (CSE:FLT), announces that it has entered into an engagement letter with GMP Securities L.P., (the “Agent”) for an offering on a fully marketed “best efforts” private placement basis of special warrants of the Company (the “Special Warrants”) at a price per Special Warrant of $0.35 for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $7 million (the “Offering”).
PRESS RELEASE: January 10, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada Advances Toward Compliant Operator Certificate at the First Transport Canada Approved Drone Test Range
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to announce it has formalized an agreement to expand its testing from the Waterloo region to now include a second province, namely, Foremost Alberta - Canada's first Transport Canada approved drone UAV test range in Canada.
PRESS RELEASE: December 14, 2016
Drone Delivery Canada Signs Agreement To Expand Drone Logistics Platform with NAPA Auto Parts in Canada
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to announce it has entered into a commercial agreement with UAP Inc. (NAPA) – one of Canada’s largest automotive parts companies for testing of a drone delivery platform that looks to expand the logistic capabilities of UAP’s NAPA Auto Parts delivery activities nationwide.
PRESS RELEASE: November 29, 2016
Drone Delivery Canada and Staples Team Up For Drone Delivery Development, Implementation and Commercialization
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to announce it is working with Staples (NASDAQ – SPLS), the country’s leading provider of business solutions, to collaborate and explore the feasibility of developing, implementing and commercializing a drone delivery logistics platform for Staples’ commercial requirements nationwide in Canada.
PRESS RELEASE: October 4, 2016
Drone Delivery Canada Receives Special Flight Operations Certificate from Transport Canada
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to report that it has received a Special Flight Operations Certificate from Transport Canada. The certificate now allows DDC the ability to advance its drone delivery technology and accelerated testing in the Canadian skies beginning with Southern Ontario.
PRESS RELEASE: September 13, 2016
Drone Delivery Canada Announces New Flight Achievements
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to announce it has advanced its commercial testing and reports the Company has achieved positive results on its payload pickup and drop off capabilities utilizing its proprietary semi-autonomous auto-pilot system which enables automated take off, landings, way-point navigation and pre-programmed maneuvers to occur.
PRESS RELEASE: August 13, 2016
Drone Delivery Canada Announces Collaboration with Canadian Retailer on Development of Last Mile Solution by Drone
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with a Canadian retailer, unnamed at this time, whereby the two organizations will explore a collaboration to introduce drone delivery services within the retailer’s logistics model.
PRESS RELEASE: July 21, 2016
Drone Delivery Canada Reports on Commercial Flight Testing
Drone Delivery Canada is pleased to report positive results from its initial commercial testing on its next generation drone logistics platform 4.0 which delivered positive results from test flights which occurred in Waterloo, ON with its Canadian university research partners.
PRESS RELEASE: June 14, 2016
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. to Trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (the “Company”) (CSE: FLT) is pleased to announce that the Company has listed its securities on the Canadian Securities Exchange and its common shares will commence trading on June 16, 2016. The Company’s trading symbol will be “FLT”.
PRESS RELEASE: June 10, 2016
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (Formerly Asher Resources Corporation) Announces Completion of Transaction With Drone Delivery Canada Inc.
Asher Resources Corporation (the "Company" or "Asher") is pleased to announce that it has completed the amalgamation transaction (the "Transaction") with Drone Delivery Canada Inc. ("Drone"), effective June 6, 2016.
PRESS RELEASE: June 1, 2016
Asher Resources and Drone Delivery Canada Shareholders Approve Amalgamation
Asher Resources Corporation and Drone Delivery Canada Inc. are pleased to announce that at each of Drone’s and the Company’s meetings of shareholders held on May 25, 2016 and May 31, 2016, respectively, the respective shareholders overwhelmingly approved the proposed business combination of the Company with Drone (the “Transaction”) pursuant to the terms of an amalgamation agreement between Drone and 2500527 Ontario Ltd.
PRESS RELEASE: May 25, 2016
Asher Announces Closing of $2.75 Million Subscription Receipt Private Placement
Toronto, Ontario - Asher Resources Corporation (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced private placement led by First Republic Capital Corporation (the "Agent").
PRESS RELEASE: April 20, 2016
Drone Delivery Canada and the City of Vaughan Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding – Developing a Drone Delivery Service Pilot Program
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC or the Company) is pleased to announce it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Vaughan and its Vaughan International Commercialization Centre (VICC) whereby DDC looks to develop a drone delivery service in the form of a pilot program for the City’s local businesses network, believed to be the first of its kind in Canada.
PRESS RELEASE: April 11, 2016
Asher Announces $2.5 Million Subscription Receipt Private Placement
Asher Resources Corporation (the “Company”) announces that it has retained First Republic Capital Corporation (the “Agent”) to act as agent in connection with a best efforts brokered private placement to raise gross proceeds of up to $2,500,000 through the issuance of up to 17,857,142 subscription receipts of the Company (the “Subscription Receipts”) at a price of $0.14 per Subscription Receipt (the “Offering”).
PRESS RELEASE: January 19, 2016
Asher Signs Definitive Agreement For Amalgamation With Drone Delivery Canada
Asher Resources Corporation (“Asher” or the “Company”) announced today that it has entered into an amalgamation agreement with 2500527 Ontario Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asher (“Asher Subco”), and Drone Delivery Canada Inc. (“DDC”) dated January 19, 2016.
PRESS RELEASE: December 17, 2015
Asher Announces Change of Business and Execution of Non-Binding Letter of Intent with Drone Delivery Canada
Asher Resources Corporation (TSX-V ACN) has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Drone Delivery Canada Inc. whereby Asher and DDC have agreed to merge their respective businesses resulting in a reverse takeover of Asher by DDC and change of business of Asher from a mining issuer to a technology issuer.
PRESS RELEASE: September 8, 2015
SHOP.CA Partners with Drone Delivery Canada
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) a Canadian drone delivery services provider pioneering drone delivery technology in Canada has been selected by SHOP.CA to utilize its drone delivery technology. This relationship will provide next generation UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) logistic services to its Canadian customers.
PRESS RELEASE: February 2, 2015
Drone Delivery Canada Commercially Launches
Drone Delivery Canada a Canadian drone delivery services provider which is pioneering drone delivery technology in Canada has commercially launched. Drone Delivery Canada’s founding partners include Tony and Paul Di Benedetto, two Canadian technology entrepreneurs who have collectively founded and operated several technology assets in Canada in the; Technology, Communications and Internet sectors.
MEDIA COVERAGE: October 20, 2017
Toronto Star: First Nation in Ontario using drones to help lower costs, create jobs
Moose Cree First Nation has teamed up with Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada to see if the self-flying aircraft can reduce the time and expense of bringing food, medicine and other supplies to the remote community.
MEDIA COVERAGE: October 5, 2017
CBC: Remote northern Ontario First Nation to begin getting drone delivery
Patricia Faries is hoping drones will help reduce the price of goods in her community of Moose Cree First Nation. The chief of the remote community on the island of Moose Factory in northern Ontario says the cost of living is high because of the extra effort it take to transport goods there.
MEDIA COVERAGE: October 5, 2017
Global News: Toronto company to use drones to deliver necessities in remote Ontario community
A Toronto tech company is about to start testing drone deliveries to a remote First Nation community in Northern Ontario, in the first endeavour of this kind in Canada. Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) and Moose Cree First Nation announced Oct. 4 that they had reached an agreement to start a commercial program aimed at enabling shipments of items like mail, food, and medical supplies via drone.
MEDIA COVERAGE: October 5, 2017
Kelowna Now: Welcome to the future: Remote northern Canada community to start getting resources by drone
The future has arrived in Canada. A remote Moose Cree First Nations community will start getting various resources delivered by drone, courtesy of Drone Delivery Canada (DDC). DDC is set to start commercial test flights within the Moose Cree geography, which is located 20 km south of James Bay in Northern Ontario.
MEDIA COVERAGE: December 1, 2016
Mobile Syrup: Staples and Drone Delivery Group team up to pursue drone commercialization:
Drone Delivery Canada and Staples are teaming up to pursue the development and commercialization of a drone delivery logistics program. The collaboration will explore the feasibility of developing, implementing and commercializing within the logistical framework that Staples already operates.
MEDIA COVERAGE: December 1, 2016
IT Business: Staples developing commercial drone delivery service with Vaughan based firm:
Commercial drone delivery could arrive sooner than you think, if the Canadian arm of Staples Inc. has its way. On Tuesday, the office supply giant announced that it was collaborating with Vaughan, Ont.-based firm Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) to develop, implement, and commercialize a drone delivery service.
MEDIA COVERAGE: December 1, 2016
Reuters: BRIEF-Drone Delivery Canada to team up with Staples for development of drone delivery logistics platform:
Co & Staples will team up to explore feasibility of developing, implementing, & commercializing drone delivery logistics platform
MEDIA COVERAGE: December 1, 2016
Le Devoir: Un pionnier canadien se rapproche de la livraison par drone:
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC), une compagnie fondée en 2014 et basée à Vaughan, en Ontario, a annoncé la conclusion d’un accord avec Staples pour « explorer les possibilités de développement, d’implantation et de commercialisation d’une plateforme logistique de livraison par drone capable de répondre aux besoins commerciaux de Staples au Canada.
MEDIA COVERAGE: December 1, 2016
Unmanned Aerial: Staples Teams up with Canadian Drone Delivery Company:
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC), a drone technology company based out of Vaughan, Ontario, has announced a collaboration with office supplies giant Staples Inc. Under the new partnership, the two companies plan to explore the feasibility of developing, implementing and commercializing a drone delivery logistics platform for Staples’ commercial requirements nationwide in Canada.
MEDIA COVERAGE: October 22, 2016
Venture Recon: A Railway in the Sky:
After learning the world was leaning towards a modern form of a delivery system, this private company started the transition to becoming public. Prior to listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange in June of 2016, Drone Delivery Corp (CSE:FLT), had an unfamiliar start to the world of a publicly traded entity.
MEDIA COVERAGE: October 17, 2016
SmallCap Power: Drone Delivery Canada (CSE:FLT) “Running at Warp Speed,” Says CEO:
SmallCapPower caught up with Drone Delivery Canada (CSE:FLT) CEO Tony Di Benedetto at the Toronto Capital Conference. FLT is the first drone delivery company in Canada, and is using Canadian intelligence and technology to build the domestic industry.
MEDIA COVERAGE: October 13, 2016
Tech Vibes: Will Canada See Drone Delivery Before the US?:
The US often enjoys being the first of many things, especially tech-based services, given that so many tech titans are headquartered on American soil. But the nation has been slow to accept the idea of commercial drones—while Canada and parts of Europe seem more eager to allow the innovative technology to advance.
MEDIA COVERAGE: October 10, 2016
Toronto Star: Local company flies drones over Waterloo:
Drone Delivery Canada began testing drones over a field at the University of Waterloo this week, joining an elite club of companies worldwide vying to drive drones from the prototype stage into commercial use.
MEDIA COVERAGE: October 6, 2016
Bloomberg: Feature on Drone Delivery Canada:
Drone Delivery Canada received Certification from the Federal government to test flights for delivery. CEO Tony Di Benedetto speaks on Bloomberg North.
MEDIA COVERAGE: October 5, 2016
Radio Canada International: Delivery by air, drones take another step forward in Canada:
A new company has been given approval by the federal agency controlling airspace, to begin test flights to deliver packages by drone. Transport Canada, Canada’s Federal regulatory body which is responsible for transportation policies and programs in Canada granted Drone Delivery Canada its first official flight certificate to advance its outdoor testing within Southern Ontario.
MEDIA COVERAGE: July 27, 2016
CBC: Drone company wants to deliver supplies to remote, rural parts of Canada:
A drone delivery company that has been completing test flights in Waterloo, Ont., says it wants to use the technology to get much-needed supplies to rural and remote parts of Canada.
MEDIA COVERAGE: July 18, 2016
CBC News: The race to find the ‘holy grail’ of drone technology:
"Some people call it the 'holy grail' of the UAV world," said Paul Di Benedetto, chief technology officer of Drone Delivery Canada, who plans to begin automated door-to-door deliveries by 2018.
MEDIA COVERAGE: May 2, 2016
Breakfast Television: Drone delivery service coming to Vaughan:
Drone Delivery Canada featured on Breakfast Television with Kevin Frankish & Winston Sih
MEDIA COVERAGE: April 22, 2016
Global News: City of Vaughan to start drone delivery pilot project:
The City of Vaughan and Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) announced Wednesday they are developing a drone delivery service pilot project for the area’s local business network.
MEDIA COVERAGE: April 22, 2016
City News: Drone delivery pilot project to take flight in Vaughan:
A drone technology company named Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has struck an agreement with both the city and the Vaughan International Commercialization Centre (VICC) to start developing a drone delivery service pilot program for the area’s local businesses.
MEDIA COVERAGE: April 22, 2016
York Region: Drone delivery service in Vaughan? Municipality enters into partnership with Drone Delivery Canada:
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) announced Wednesday it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the city and its Vaughan International Commercialization Centre (VICC) for a drone delivery service pilot program, believed to be the first of its kind in Canada.
MEDIA COVERAGE: April 22, 2016
CanTech Letter: City of Vaughan, Ontario to test drone delivery service:
Vaughan, Ontario’s Drone Delivery Canada has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Vaughan, in cooperation with the Vaughan International Commercialization Centre (VICC), which will see the company launch a pilot program that will serve the city’s local business network for the purpose of developing a functional drone delivery service.
MEDIA COVERAGE: April 20, 2016
CanTech Letter: Drone Delivery Canada Launches Pilot Program with the City of Vaughan:
Vaughan, Ontario’s Drone Delivery Canada has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Vaughan, in cooperation with the Vaughan International Commercialization Centre (VICC), which will see the company launch a pilot program that will serve the city’s local business network for the purpose of developing a functional drone delivery service.
MEDIA COVERAGE: March 8, 2016
The Financial Post - James West: Here come the drones — and the investment opportunities aren’t far behind:
Richard Buzbuzian and Tony Di Benedetto are teaming up to make Drone Delivery Canada Inc. what looks likely to become Canada’s first publicly traded ‘drone’ company.
MEDIA COVERAGE: March 1, 2016
Chuck Griffith Linkedin: Same day delivery Newman?:
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. How about wind or in Newman's case Jerry or Kramer. Also it seems that drones have more value then digging for gold, just ask the folks at Asher Resources in Canada.
MEDIA COVERAGE: January 26, 2016
CanTech Letter: Drone Delivery Canada set for Q1 RTO:
“The company is going public to have easier access to capital to help fund the development of our drone development platform,” said DDC CEO Tony Di Benedetto. “We continue to develop the technology and are executing various levels of testing.”
MEDIA COVERAGE: January 25, 2016
Internet Retailer Magazine // Trading gold for drones: A Canadian mining company merges with Drone Delivery Canada:
The reverse takeover plan means Drone Delivery Canada will use gold-mining company Asher Resources Corp. to go public with the goal of speeding its development for online retail delivery, the CEO says.
MEDIA COVERAGE: December 1, 2015
CKNW AM980 Vancouver: Canadian company says drone delivery possible within two years:
Di Benedetto says he thinks when the technology does roll out, it will come to rural areas first before moving to urban centers. “If you look at it in terms of disaster zones, delivering emergency supplies or defibrillators, medicine, food – whatever it may be..."
MEDIA COVERAGE: November 24, 2015
Drones NL – Drone Delivery Canada Takes Flight:
Tony Di Benedetto, CEO van Drone Delivery Canada, zegt dat drones in de eerste plaats consumenten goederen gaan bezorgen. Een toekomstige functie van drone delivery is het bezorgen van medicijnen of een defibrillator aan mensen die dat nodig hebben in nood situaties.
MEDIA COVERAGE: November 20, 2015
Toronto Sun – Drones Coming Special Delivery:
It’s a bird, it’s a plane — it’s a drone delivering your pizza. The postal service is so passe, according to Drone Delivery Canada, a new Toronto-based company that is perfecting technology for its fleet of drones to deliver local packages.
MEDIA COVERAGE: November 20, 2015
Toronto Sun – Droning on about the future:
Drone Delivery Canada says its little buzzers will do 100 km/h and stay airborne for half an hour. They will bring you pizza or drop off parcels as big as 15-pounds, hopefully not on your cat.
MEDIA COVERAGE: November 18, 2015
Toronto Star – Drones are Gaining Ground and Transforming Technology:
Vaughan-based Drone Delivery Canada — tests are afoot to transform the delivery of small packages using robots in the sky.
MEDIA COVERAGE: October 8, 2015
Strategy Magazine – The Drones are Coming:
There’s a race to populate skies with drone delivery vehicles, and a Canadian e-tailer is jumping into the fray. Toronto’s Shop.ca, which sells clothing, household and personal items, recently announced its partnership with Drone Delivery Canada to pilot a new way to get goods to customers – assuming regulatory hurdles are met.
MEDIA COVERAGE: September 21, 2015
Invest In York – Vaughan Based Drone Delivery Canada to Pioneer Nextgen Drone Technology:
Drone Delivery Canada has been selected by Shop.ca to utilize its drone delivery technology. Drone Delivery is a drone delivery services provider pioneering drone delivery technology in Canada.
MEDIA COVERAGE: September 17, 2015
UAS Magazine – Drone Delivery Service to Transport Packages to Canadian Shop:
SHOP.CA has selected Drone Delivery Canada, a Toronto, Ontario-based drone delivery service, to transport packages to its customers.
MEDIA COVERAGE: September 17, 2015
Drone Universities – I Want Instant Delivery Who Will Win the Drone Delivery Race:
Shop.CA has selected Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) and plans to use their drone delivery technology.
MEDIA COVERAGE: September 14, 2015
Post and Parcel – Shop.CA to Run Pilot Tests with Drone Delivery:
Canadian multi-merchant e-commerce marketplace SHOP.CA is set to run a drone delivery pilot programme. The company will be using technology from Drone Delivery Canada (DDC).
MEDIA COVERAGE: September 14, 2015
eCommerce Bytes – Canada May Lead the Way in Delivery by Drone:
Amazon may have made drones a household word, but it may very well be Canadian marketplace SHOP.CA that makes drone delivery of ecommerce goods a reality thanks to a new partnership with Drone Delivery Canada (DDC).
MEDIA COVERAGE: September 12, 2015
SiriusXM – Canada Talks – The Feed (Radio Interview):
Amber Mac and Michael B on #TheFeed SiriusXM Canada Talks interview Toronto tech firm Drone Delivery Canada CEO Tony Di Benedetto - talking DRONE DELIVERY and how Drone Delivery Canada is bringing this service to Canadians.
MEDIA COVERAGE: September 9, 2015
Digest DX3 – Shop.CA Plans Drone Delivery with Partnership:
This morning, Canadian e-commerce retailer SHOP.CA announced its partnership with Drone Delivery Canada with the apparent intention of integrating drones as a potential delivery method.
MEDIA COVERAGE: September 8, 2015
Mobile Syrup – Shop.ca Announces Plans to Pilot Drone Delivery Service:
Shop.ca announced it started testing drone delivery through a pilot project with Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada (DDC). The company noted the partnership with DDC will provide 'unparalleled, just in time delivery for Shop.ca customers who desire immediate product delivery.
MEDIA COVERAGE: September 8, 2015
Canadian Aviator – Canadian Company Eyes Drone Delivery:
Online shopping site Shop.ca says it has partnered with Drone Delivery Canada to pioneer small package delivery by drone in Canada.
MEDIA COVERAGE: September 8, 2015
CKNW AM980 – Lynda Steele – The Future of Drones in B.C.:
One Canadian company thinks so, and it wants to corner the market on drone delivery services in Canada. Tony Di Benedetto with Drone Delivery Canada says that if all goes well with Transport Canada licensing, Vancouverites will see a drone delivery service dropping off their take-out dinner orders within the next few years.
MEDIA COVERAGE: September 8, 2015
Reuters – SHOP.CA Partners With Drone Delivery Canada:
"Collectively we will bring a new level of retail experience to Canadian consumers," said Tony Di Benedetto, CEO at Drone Delivery Canada.
MEDIA COVERAGE: September 8, 2015
TD Waterhouse – SHOP.CA Partners With Drone Delivery Canada:
"This partnership marks a milestone for our company," said Trevor Newell, President and founder at SHOP.CA. "By embracing Drone Delivery Canada's next generation drone technology we are further fortifying our commitment to innovation and adding value to our customers," added Newell.
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660 NEWS: January 11, 2017
660 News Calgary interviews Drone Delivery Canada's CEO Tony Di Benedetto. Discussing DDC's Foremost Alberta announcement.
TALK AM640: December 15, 2016
Talk AM640 interviews Drone Delivery Canada's CEO Tony Di Benedetto. Discussing DDC's partnership with NAPA / UAP.
TALK AM640: December 1, 2016
Talk AM640's Matt Gurney and Supriya Dwivedi interview Drone Delivery Canada's CEO Tony Di Benedetto. Discussing DDC's next generation drone logistics platform and how it will be rolled out.
SMALLCAPPOWER: October 17, 2016
SmallCapPower caught up with DDC (CSE:FLT) CEO Tony Di Benedetto at the Toronto Capital Conference. FLT is the first drone delivery company in Canada, and is using Canadian intelligence and technology to build the domestic industry.
SIRIUSXM: August 17, 2016
Sirius XM's Krystal Nation's Andrew Krystal interviews Tony Di Benedetto, CEO of Drone Delivery Canada. Talking innovation, future technology and how Drone Delivery Canada is bring drone delivery technology to Canadians.
680 NEWS: August 13, 2016
680 News Irene Preklet interviews Tony Di Benedetto, CEO of Drone Delivery Canada. Discusses recent announcement with commercial retailer and Drone Delivery Canada's remote communities initiative.
CBC NEWS: July 26, 2018
CBC K-W News interview with Tony Di Benedetto, CEO of DDC. Craig Norris CBC's Host at Morning Edition asks Di Benedetto about his companies plans to deliver supplies to remote, rural parts of Canada utilizing their next generation drone logistics platform.
SIRIUSXM: July 27, 2017
Andrew Krystal interviews Drone Delivery Canada's CEO Tony Di Benedetto. Discussing DDC's business strategy and what is to come in the future.
660 NEWS: January 11, 2017
660 News Calgary interviews Drone Delivery Canada's CEO Tony Di Benedetto. Discussing DDC's Foremost Alberta announcement.
TALK AM640: December 15, 2016
Talk AM640 interviews Drone Delivery Canada's CEO Tony Di Benedetto. Discussing DDC's partnership with NAPA / UAP.
TALK AM640: December 1, 2016
Talk AM640's Matt Gurney and Supriya Dwivedi interview Drone Delivery Canada's CEO Tony Di Benedetto. Discussing DDC's next generation drone logistics platform and how it will be rolled out.
SMALLCAPPOWER: October 17, 2016
SmallCapPower caught up with DDC (CSE:FLT) CEO Tony Di Benedetto at the Toronto Capital Conference. FLT is the first drone delivery company in Canada, and is using Canadian intelligence and technology to build the domestic industry.
SIRIUSXM: August 17, 2016
Sirius XM's Krystal Nation's Andrew Krystal interviews Tony Di Benedetto, CEO of Drone Delivery Canada. Talking innovation, future technology and how Drone Delivery Canada is bring drone delivery technology to Canadians.
680 NEWS: August 13, 2016
680 News Irene Preklet interviews Tony Di Benedetto, CEO of Drone Delivery Canada. Discusses recent announcement with commercial retailer and Drone Delivery Canada's remote communities initiative.
CBC NEWS: July 26, 2018
CBC K-W News interview with Tony Di Benedetto, CEO of DDC. Craig Norris CBC's Host at Morning Edition asks Di Benedetto about his companies plans to deliver supplies to remote, rural parts of Canada utilizing their next generation drone logistics platform.