Remote controlled aircraft carrying medical aid to cardiac arrest patients could be flying over parts of Peel Region as early as next year.

The region expects to begin testing the use of drones in delivering Automated External Defibrillators (AED) to patients in remote parts of Caledon.

Dr. Sheldon Cheskes is medical director at the Sunnybrook Centre for Pre-Hospital Medicine, which provides oversight for paramedic services in Peel and Halton.

During an update to Peel regional council on paramedic operations, Cheskes said a pilot project is planned for early 2018.