Capture high-altitude perspectives for property listings and commercial construction projects
Time: 5-15 hours per week
Real estate agents, property developers, and event planners pay for aerial views that traditional photography cannot achieve. You earn money by providing high-resolution RAW images, 4K video clips, and 360-degree panoramas. Most clients require these assets for luxury MLS listings or tracking progress on large-scale construction sites across Canada. Revenue is generated per project or through monthly site-monitoring contracts, with premiums charged for edited marketing packages and specialized inspections.
Complete the Small Basic Exam via Transport Canada for $10 to legally fly drones between 250g and 25kg in uncontrolled airspace.
Purchase a DJI Air 3 or similar sub-250g drone for roughly $1,100 to minimize regulatory hurdles while maintaining professional image quality.
Pay the $5 registration fee and obtain specialized liability insurance through SkyWatch.AI, typically costing $15 per hour of flight time.
Shoot 10 free high-quality aerial sets of local parks and buildings to showcase your editing skills and technical flight stability.
Pitch listing packages starting at $150 per session on LinkedIn and Facebook Groups specifically for Canadian Realtors and developers.
Use a platform like Dropbox or WeTransfer to deliver large 4K files and set up a basic Square site for invoicing.
The essential portal for understanding Canadian flight rules, zones, and pilot certification requirements.
Critical for checking Canadian airspace restrictions and coordinating with air traffic control where necessary.
The industry standard for hardware used by most Canadian aerial photographers for reliability and quality.
Provides on-demand drone liability insurance which is often required by Canadian commercial property managers.
A high-traffic platform for advertising local aerial services to homeowners and small business owners.