High-flyers in Aerospace

With sophisticated infrastructure for research and development (R&D), low business costs and risks, and one of the most educated workforces in the world, the sky is the limit for the Canadian aerospace industry. 

• Canadian aerospace firms have a well-deserved reputation for quality, value, performance and reliability. They are recognized around the world for delivering leading-edge and advanced technology solutions on time and at a competitive cost. Today, Canadian firms are suppliers of choice across a broad spectrum of civil aviation, defence and space programs.
• With over 400 dynamic firms, a highly-skilled workforce of about 83,000,  significant R&D investments and exporting about 80% of its production, Canada is poised to capitalize on strong growth in global aerospace.
• Canada’s aerospace industry ranks 5th in world output with revenues over $23.6 billion in 2008. 
• Canadian-based Bombardier is a global leader in regional and business aircraft. Its CRJ Regional Jet is used by over 60 airlines worldwide.
• Canada meets one-third of global demand for small gas turbine engines.
• Canadian firms like CAE and Mechtronix Systems Inc. are global leaders in the design and production of large flight simulators, visual systems and flight training devices.  Canadian-made products hold a 70% world market share for visual simulators.
• Canada produces over 20% of global civil turbine helicopters.   
• Canada manufactures 60% of landing gear for new large aircraft, and supplies close to one-third of world demand for all landing gear.  
• Canada’s over 1,100 certified Aircraft Maintenance Organizations generate over $3 billion in annual revenues.  Canadian firms offer a comprehensive array of service capabilities for rotary wing aircraft spanning virtually all models of helicopters produced in North America and Europe.
• Some 30 universities and technical colleges specialize in aerospace, turning out some 3,000 aerospace graduates each year.

• Avcorp Industries
• Bombardier
• CAE Inc.
• Mechtronix Systems Inc.
• Héroux-Devtek
• Magellan Aerospace Corp.
• Esterline/CMC Electronics

Major Investors in Canada

• Atlantic Aerospace
• Bell Helicopter
• Boeing Canada Technology
• Eurocopter
• GE Aviation
• Goodrich
• Honeywell
• Lockheed Martin Canada
• Messier-Dowty
• MTU Aero Engines
• Rolls-Royce
• StandardAero
• Thales

Look Who Chooses Canada

• In 2009, Esterline/CMC Electronics announced it would invest nearly $150 million over the next five years in R&D initiatives in Quebec.
• In 2008, Pratt & Whitney Canada said it would spend $500 million over five years to establish an aerospace centre in Quebec.
• In 2008, Eurocopter substantially expanded its manufacturing facilities in Fort Erie, Ontario, while also opening a new logistics facility in Richmond, British Columbia.
• In 2008, Mitsubishi Aerospace announced it would open a new facility in Mississauga, Ontario, the first outside Japan in more than 20 years.