Canada is home to many aerospace companies with an employment rate of close to 200,000 skilled professionals. The Canadian aerospace industry was recorded to have contributed more than $24 billion to the Canadian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2021, and above 90% of aerospace manufacturing revenues were export-orientated.
With product and service quality, leading-edge technology and cost competitiveness being their marketing strategy, Canadian Aerospace companies hold strong positions as Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and within the supply chains of global OEMs and Tier 1 partners. More than 50% of Canadian aerospace manufacturing exports were supplied in 2021.
Aerospace Companies in Canada
Canada’s aerospace companies have strong world-class capabilities and are excellent in the:
- Design and production of regional and business aircraft, helicopters, small gas turbine engines, flight simulator systems, and landing gear;
- Incorporating advanced parts in Structural assemblies and components, including composites, special coatings, and alloys;
- Avionics, communications, power conversion, environmental controls, in-flight entertainment, and business solutions;
- Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of aircraft and major systems, in-service support (ISS), and aftermarket logistics support;
- Telecommunication satellites and components.
- In addition, Canada is the only country that ranked in the top 5 across the civil flight simulator, engine, and aircraft sub-segments in 2021.
Canada remains at the forefront of aircraft technology development and applications thanks to a persistent commitment to research and development (R&D). With investments totalling $710 million in 2021, three times more than the average for all Canadian manufacturing businesses, the aerospace sector is the leading R&D stakeholder. Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) employment in the Canadian aerospace industry was likewise more than two times greater than the national manufacturing average.
Numerous creative small and medium-sized companies have special expertise in coatings, precision machining, composites, and component system design. Their standing enhances Canada’s acknowledged aeronautical proficiency.
Because of Canada’s Key Industrial Capabilities (KICs), the Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy can better support innovation, exports, and business growth. The Government of Canada has identified 16 KICs after consulting with stakeholders. These KICs represent emerging technology fields with the potential for significant opportunity and rapid growth, established capabilities where Canada is globally competitive, and fields where domestic capability is crucial to national security.
Aerospace products made in Canada must meet or exceed the highest standards for reliability and safety in order to be accepted by other governing bodies around the world. Transport Canada’s internationally renowned aviation certification system makes this guarantee.
The aerospace industry is considered a Reputable Field across the world; an important world player, Canadian aerospace companies have an incontestable reputation for providing quality, value, performance and reliability. Canada’s aerospace industry is known all over the world for providing customers with leading-edge and advanced technology solutions promptly and at a subsidized rate. Here is a list of Canadian companies that supply quality choices across a broad spectrum of civil aviation, defence and space programs.
List of Aerospace Companies in Canada
Avcorp Industries:
Produces high-strength aerostructures for commercial and defence platforms.
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC):
Shaping the future of business, general aviation, and regional aircraft and helicopters with high-performing, dependable engines. P&WC serves approximately 13,400 customers all around the world, providing innovative, efficient, and reliable engines.
Bombardier:
Focuses on designing, manufacturing and servicing business jets. Bombardier’s business aircraft product family includes the Challenger and Global series jets. The company also has a global network of service centres to provide MRO for its business jets, including the recently discontinued Learjet.
Thales:
Provides critical information systems solutions for the aerospace, space, defence, security, and transportation markets. Thales Canada designs and integrates various avionics systems for regional and business aircraft and operates a Centre of Excellence for avionics and another for uncooled optronics technologies.
CMC Electronics:
Gives innovative cockpit systems integration and avionics solutions to customers across the world.
Héroux-Devtek:
Engaged in the design, development, manufacture, repair, and overhaul of aircraft landing gears, hydraulic flight control actuators and fracture-critical components. Héroux-Devtek is the third largest landing gear company in the world, supplying both the commercial and defence sectors.
Airbus:
Operates in the commercial aircraft, rotorcraft, and defence and space sectors. The company’s A220 programme is based in Mirabel, QC, under the management of the Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (ACLP). The company also operates Airbus Helicopters in Fort Erie, ON, and Airbus Defence and Space Canada in Ottawa, ON
IMP Aerospace & Defence:
With its ocations scattered around the world, providing engineering, MRO, electronic systems and aircraft components. IMP provides ISS to the Canadian Armed Forces, and commercial clients.
CAE:
Provides training products and services for the civil aviation, defence and security, and healthcare markets. The company has the largest installed base of civil and military full-flight simulators and training devices. Through its global network of over 50 civil aviation training centres, CAE trains more than 220,000 aviation personnel annually.
Magellan Aerospace Corporation:
Designing, manufacturing and repairing aero-engine and aerostructure components and assemblies, in addition to advanced products for defence customers. Magellan also provides solutions for space and satellite missions that span payloads for sounding rockets, space shuttles and the International Space Station.
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited:
Has manufactured over 5,600 helicopters in Canada for delivery worldwide. The company deals in airframe design, product development manufacturing, flight testing, certification, composites, customization and customer support.
MDA:
Development and delivery of advanced surveillance and intelligence solutions, defence and maritime systems, radar geospatial imagery, space robotics, satellite antennas, and communication subsystems.
StandardAero:
Maintenance of helicopter engines, turboprop engines, small engines and helicopter airframes and components at locations from coast to coast.
De Havilland Canada:
The operating brand for the companies that previously operated is Longview Aviation, Viking Air, De Havilland Canada, and Pacific Sky Training. De Havilland Canada is the manufacturer of the Dash 8-400 (the former Q400 turboprop bought from Bombardier in 2019), the Twin Otter series (a 19-passenger STOL utility aircraft) and aerial firefighters (CL-215, CL-415, CL-515).
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