Canada to impose stricter rules for drone operation next year

Incoming new rules for drone operation in Canada are designed to help buck a growing global trend of incursions into space reserved for air travel, govt officials said as tens of thousands of travellers in Britain grappled with the fallout of the largest such incident to date. Govt agencies around the world, including Transport Canada, have documented a spike in the number of incidents posing a risk to aviation safety in recent years. The federal agency said tighter regulations that would impose age limits, knowledge tests and registration requirements on all drone operators are set to come into effect in 2019 and will hopefully curb the trend. Rules would be particularly stringent for those operating in urban areas, near controlled airspace or close to airports. <br/>