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Become a Leader in the Canadian Aerial Application Industry! Being an exhibitor at the CAAA Conference provides you with an all-access pass to the entire event. The Conference offers 2 full days to interact with your customers. The deadline for conference & exhibitor opportunities is March 3rd, 2023.
The Thursday Evening Icebreaker is making its triumphant return to the CAAA Conference in March! Dust off your bowling shoes, practice your Fred Flintstone twinkle toes and plan to join us on the lanes! Beer and pizza will be provided.
Paint the afternoon away and enjoy light canapes and beverages with Brianne Urzada from Arthouse on March 17, 2023, at the CAAA 2023 AGM, Conference, & Trade Show. No previous painting experience is required.
#NewHorizons Highlights
The CAAA is proud to announce the speaker lineup for 2023. Please note the schedule is subject to change and credit allocation for sessions has not been approved. Check the CAAA website for the most up-to-date information on the conference schedule.
The CAAA has negotiated a special group rate of $139 CAD per night. In order to access the preferred room rate, you must book your room by Tuesday, February 21st, 2023.
The Thursday Evening Icebreaker is making its triumphant return to the CAAA Conference in March! Dust off your bowling shoes, practice your Fred Flintstone twinkle toes and plan to join us on the lanes! Beer and pizza will be provided.
Paint the afternoon away and enjoy light canapes and beverages with Brianne Urzada from Arthouse on March 17, 2023, at the CAAA 2023 AGM, Conference, & Trade Show. No previous painting experience is required.
#NewHorizons Highlights
Bayer CropScience has provided the online access for applicators to complete the Monsanto Round Up Training.
A fleet of 15 aircraft — including 13 aerial application planes and two control aircraft — has been fly- ing regularly out of the Cochrane Airport since May 23 to spray a biological pesticide on five target forest areas in the region.
In 2008 Chad Vanderbyl started Fly’n Dutchman Ag Ltd. out of Melfort, Saskatchewan, providing aerial application services for agricultural and forestry needs. The company name is both a tribute to his Dutch ancestry and a reference to the fabled Flying Dutchman ship of naval lore. For Chad, it was the culmination of a childhood dream.
#NewHorizons Highlights
Don't forget to renew your memberships prior to May 15th.
The CAAA Auction would not be what is is without the support of our donors as well as the purchasers!
Thank you to the CAAA 2022 Diamond Sponsor Air Tractor.
The Diamond Award is presented annually to the a single sponsor who provides the most significant support during the year through the CAAA Partnership Package.
#NewHorizons Highlights
Don't forget to renew your memberships prior to the beginning of the season.
Thank you to all that were able to attend this year's conference live. We had a great turnout and some very informative sessions.
Congratulations to Joel Glen on receiving the 2022 CAAA Agricultural Aviation Scholarship, curtesy of CAIR! You will find a full write-up in the upcoming print edition of the CAAA Magazine.
President’s Message
Provincial Reports
The Importance of Training in the Dicamba Age
Study Finds Drones More Damaging Than Bird Strikes to Planes
Understanding Generational Differences in the Workplace
Grain Growers of Canada Encourage Government to Move Forward with Trade Talks with China
Agriculture and Society: We Need To Talk
Crew Resource Management
Mental Health in Aviation
Classifieds
For Immediate Release
Yorkton Aircraft Service Ltd., December 2017 ‐ At the 2017 NAAA Ag Aviation Expo, Thrush Aircraft elaborated on their Training Initiatives in support the Ag Air industry.
"Leaders promote their industry, not their product," Thrush Aircraft VP Eric Rojek remarked at his introductory comments at the Thrush Session on Thursday December 7 in Savannah Georgia. "We are pleased to tell you more about our training initiatives at Thrush as we firmly believe this is the best way to support our Thrush owners, pilots, maintenance people and the Ag Air industry as a whole." Read More
The CAAA is proud to announce that Dylan Sher, the creative mind behind the ‘Before the Plate’ documentary and a student at the University of Guelph, will be a guest speaker at the CAAA Annual Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba in February.
Before The Plate attempts to close the gap in perception between the urban consumer and farming in Canada. Modern consumers are increasingly interested in where and how their food gets to them, but accurate information is hard to come by and often feels out of reach. Before The Plate follows young farmers and industry experts in order to show the general population what a modern Canadian farm operation looks like, and answer the most pressing questions consumers have about their food. The film will follow food staples of the Canadian diet all the way from the farm to the harvesting and processing operations and showcase the final product at Canoe, one of Toronto's most prestigious restaurants. The goal is to submit the finished documentary to the Toronto International Film Festival, as well as other influential film festivals in 2018. The project will follow various types of agriculture, including both organic and conventional practices to answer some of the biggest questions related to farming in our society.
The CAAA has been excitedly involved in this project in order to include aerial application. Thanks to a donation by Zimmer Air Services we are proud to announce that aerial application is included in this important documentary.
The filmmaker’s goal is to create a film, purely backed by crowd funding and private donations, that does not have to answer to any higher up organizations or companies, so that they can honestly and fairly represent the Canadian farming industry. As you can appreciate, student projects like these are completely self-funded and we wanted to bring this message forward to our members in case you are looking for a worthy project to support.
Linked Here is the filmmakers fundraising goals.
May 1, 2017 - The Canadian Aerial Applicators Association (CAAA) and Bee-Keeper Associations throughout Canada have access to a smart phone and desktop application that will help ensure the safety of bees. “BeeConnected” is a first of its kind geo-map based, user-driven communication and coordination tool to help protect Canada’s honeybee population. This world-first innovative communication tool enables communication between aerial applicators, beekeepers and farmers while ensuring personal privacy.
“BeeConnected” allows an aerial applicator to easily log the time and field location of a specific crop protection product application activity through a Google Maps-based platform with GPS capability. Beekeepers can use the same functions to log the present locations of their beehives. When a beehive is logged near the field requiring treatment, applicators are then connected with beekeepers within a specific geographical area. The automated notifications allow the two parties to chat further about their activities via a secure internal messaging service.
For some time now, the CAAA and Bee-Keeper Associations in Canada have been in consultation and remain engaged to improve an already world leading stewardship program to help protect Canada’s pollinators. When used responsibly and in accordance with approved label instructions, crop protection products do not pose a risk to honey bees. Canada’s aerial applicators and bee-keepers continue to cultivate their partnership and as a result, are able to provide local farmers with the tools they need -- to provide food security, availability and affordability to Canadian families and an ever increasing world population.
Mike Alarie (President)
Canadian Aerial Applicators Association
Notice of Revised Service Charges has been posted.
Following the consultation on the Notice of Proposed Amendment for small Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs), weighing 25 kg or less and operated within visual line-of-sight, Transport Canada has been finalizing the policy and regulatory framework.
The Department is currently developing proposed regulations that are expected to be made public in the Canada Gazette, Part I in spring 2017. Stakeholders and Canadians will have the opportunity to provide comments as part of the consultation period.
At this time, the regulatory exemptions (exemption for under 2 kg / exemption for 2 kg to 25 kg) remain valid and will be updated prior to their current expiry date of December 16, 2016. For those that cannot meet the conditions of the exemptions, until such time as the final regulations are published, you can apply for a Special Flight Operations Certificate.
The full document is now available for download.
