Sky Canada Project Final Report

The Office of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada published the Sky Canada Project's final report in June 2025, and the Government of Canada publication-page metadata records June 23, 2025 as the page's creation date.¹ The project reviewed current practices for public reporting of unidentified aerial phenomena in Canada and proposed improvements to transparency and scientific inquiry.¹

The project excluded the collection and analysis of first-hand sightings, and it did not seek to determine what UAP are.¹ Its report focuses on services available to the Canadian public for reporting observations.¹

  Civilian and Military Scope

The Department of National Defence appears among the organizations consulted, and military reporting appears in the report's historical and contextual sections.¹ The recommendations focus on a federal lead for public UAP data, a dedicated public reporting service, and stronger civil aviation reporting through Transport Canada and NAV CANADA.¹

  Current State of Public Reporting

The report found that federal departments and agencies occasionally receive UAP information from stakeholders and the public.¹ Few investigate reports unless they concern an existing mandate such as national security, transportation safety, or public safety, and most do not compile the reports they receive.¹

  Recommendations for a Federal Framework

The report recommends identifying a lead federal organization, establishing a service to collect testimony and publish analyses, improving civil aviation reporting, developing a scientific research framework, and making data openly available where possible.¹

  References

  References

1. Management of Public Reporting of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in Canada, Office of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada, June 2025. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹