CANHAV Alliance

Development of a National Airship Transportation Strategy, with a focus on ground-based infrastructure.

*Title:* Regional Development Agency Programs *Detail:* Federal regional economic development programs administered through regional development agencies including the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, with respect to co-investment and business development support for autonomous airship platform deployment in remote, northern, and underserved regions of Canada. *Title:* Natural Resources Canada Programs *Detail:* Federal remote sensing, mapping, and forest monitoring programs, with respect to the potential application of autonomous airship platforms for data collection in support of the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation, and Canadian Forest Service regional operations. *Title:* Natural Resources and Mining Sector Development Programs *Detail:* Federal and provincial natural resource extraction and mining sector programs, with respect to the potential application of autonomous airship platforms for aerial survey, site monitoring, and environmental compliance data collection in support of mining operations in remote and northern Canada. *Title:* National Research Council and ISED Innovation Programs *Detail:* Federal science, technology, and innovation funding programs administered by the National Research Council of Canada and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, with respect to co-investment opportunities for autonomous airship platform development, demonstration, and commercialization in Canada. *Title:* International Trade and Market Access Programs *Detail:* Federal international trade frameworks and market access programs administered by Global Affairs Canada and ISED, with respect to facilitating the entry of foreign-developed autonomous airship platforms into the Canadian market and supporting Canadian commercial partnerships with international lighter-than-air technology companies. *Title:* Government of Canada Procurement Policy *Detail:* Federal procurement programs and contracting frameworks administered by Public Services and Procurement Canada, with respect to the potential procurement of autonomous airship data collection services by federal departments and agencies. *Title:* Fisheries and Oceans Canada Programs *Detail:* Hydrographic and fisheries monitoring programs, with respect to the potential application of autonomous airship data collection platforms by the Canadian Hydrographic Service and Fisheries and Oceans Canada for coastal and inland waterway surveillance. *Title:* Federal Indigenous and Aboriginal Community Development Programs *Detail:* Federal Indigenous community development and consultation frameworks, with respect to the operation of autonomous airship platforms over Indigenous territories and the potential application of airship-based data collection in support of Indigenous land management, environmental monitoring, and community infrastructure planning. *Title:* Federal Housing Supply and Remote Community Development Policy *Detail:* Federal housing affordability and supply programs administered through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and relevant federal-provincial frameworks, with respect to the potential application of autonomous airship platforms for aerial survey, land mapping, and site assessment to accelerate housing development planning in rural, remote, and northern communities. *Title:* Environment and Climate Change Canada Programs *Detail:* Environmental monitoring and climate services programs, with respect to the potential application of autonomous airship platforms by the Meteorological Service of Canada, Canadian Ice Service, and Canadian Centre for Climate Services for atmospheric data collection and environmental surveillance. *Title:* Defence Research and Development Canada and Canadian Armed Forces Programs *Detail:* Federal defence research, surveillance, and monitoring programs, with respect to the potential application of autonomous airship platforms for persistent aerial surveillance,