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Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) and Vaughan International Commercialisation Centre (VICC) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a drone delivery service pilot programme for the local businesses network of Vaughan, Canada.

Claimed to be the first of its kind in Canada, the drone delivery service is expected to be commercialised under the Test City pilot programme by Vaughan International Commercialisation Centre (VICC).

The programme aims to build opportunities for entrepreneurs to test, demonstrate and prove their products in Canada.

Certified VICC members will be given a chance to exhibit their utilities, healthcare, and environmental or green technologies in real-life settings across Vaughan, working with companies within the VICC Test City Network, such as PowerStream, and Kortright Centre/Innovation Park.

Drone Delivery Canada CEO Tony Di Benedetto said: "We will look to develop and build, and when ready and able, implement a fleet of delivery drones within the central business district in the City of Vaughan that will deliver mail, books, and parcels, in a clean, green, environmental-friendly way.

"We see this happening with regulations in place sometime as early as 2018, if not sooner."

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"We believe that this cooperation will bring about successful results."

Vaughan and DDC also expect to provide opportunities for testing DDC’s drone delivery technology platform.

Vaughan mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua said: "As an innovation and research-based city, we welcome this opportunity to collaborate with Drone Delivery Canada through our Test City programme at the VICC.

"We believe that this cooperation will bring about successful results."

Claimed to be the first publicly traded drone delivery company in Canada, DDC is currently completing a reverse takeover (RTO) of Asher Resources scheduled to close in June.


Image: Once developed, the drone delivery service is expected to be commercialised under ‘VICC’ Test City pilot programme. Photo: courtesy of khunaspix via freedigitalphotos.net.