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Office of the Chief Science Advisor, Government of Canada · 2025 · 30 pages · text from the file's own layer

The Office of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada issued this June 2025 report of the Sky Canada Project, which reviewed how public reports of unidentified aerial phenomena are handled in Canada. It finds no cohesive, standardized reporting system, no official public platform, limited analysis and little scientific involvement. It compares approaches in the United States, France and Chile, includes a commissioned public survey, and makes fourteen recommendations, including naming a lead federal agency, creating a dedicated reporting service and cooperating with AARO, NASA, GEIPAN and SEFAA.

Use a mobile
phone application
to report info
about UAPs
Use a mobile
phone application
to help identify
UAPs
40% of respondents are likely to use a mobile phone application
to document UAPs.
Source: Earnscliffe, 2024
Chart 10: How likely would you be to use a mobile phone application to
report information about or help identify UAPs?
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not very likely
Not at all likely
Don't know∕
No response
14% 29% 29%21% 7%
17% 34% 22%20% 6%
3. UAP Sightings and Reporting
Chart 11: Over the course of your life, have you ever seen an object or phenomenon in the
sky that you could not identify? If so, when did this occur?
Over 1 in 4 respondents (27%) claim to have had a personal
experience with a UAP over the course of their life.
No
68%
Yes
27%
DK∕NR
5% Within the last
year 11%
2-5 years ago
21%
6-10 years ago
22%
More than
10 years ago
43%
DK∕NR 3%
Source: Earnscliffe, 2024
DK∕NR = Don't know∕No response
Chart 12: A) Did you report or attempt to report your observations?
B) To whom did you formally report your observations?
Among the respondents who have seen a UAP, only 1 in 10 reported
or tried to report their experience.
No
91%
Yes
9%
A B
A non-governmental organization
The police∕law enforcement∕military
The media
An educational or research institution
The federal government
A provincial∕territorial government
Don't Know∕No Response
45%
23%
18%
15%
13%
13%
4%
Source: Earnscliffe, 2024
Source: Earnscliffe, 2024
Chart 13: Who would you contact today if you wanted to report a UAP sighting?
Nearly 40% of respondents would not know who to contact to report a UAP sighting.
Don't Know∕No Response
The police∕law enforcement or military authorities
The media
An educational or research institution
The federal government
A provincial∕territorial government
A non-governmental organization
Nothing ∕ nobody
Family ∕ friends
Social media
Other
38%
28%
17%
13%
13%
11%
6%
2%
1%
0%
1%

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