Firan Technology Group Corporation Receives Over $7M to Improve Canada’s Aerospace Industry
Firan Technology Group won $7M from the Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative (ARRI) to improve productivity, deliverables, and more.
Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative: $250M to Support Canada’s Aerospace Sector
The federal Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative funding program will provide $250 million over the next three years to support recovery from COVID-19 for small and medium-sized aerospace sector businesses across Canada.
Two Government Funding Programs Supporting Canada’s Regional Aviation Sector
The Airports Capital Assistance Program and the Regional Air Transportation Initiative provide funding to Canada’s regional airports for projects that improve safety, protect assets, reduce costs, and support recovery of COVID-19.
MDA LaunchPad: Technology Development Collaboration Opportunity
MDA LaunchPad is an exciting new research and development program for Canadian technology developers. It enables small and medium-sized businesses to partner with MDA, a Maxar Technologies company, to work collaboratively on projects that build and grow Canada’s space and defence industry. MDA LaunchPad seeks a wide range of research and development partnerships that lead…
$13M in Innovation Funding for the Canadian Aerospace Industry
NorthStar Earth & Space Inc., based out of Montreal, Quebec, is a software analytics company serving the forestry, agriculture, urban planning, energy and natural resources, environment and water, and space object tracking sectors. The company has developed NorthStar, which is a global environment information platform transforming traditional Earth observation into Earth information and intelligence. NorthStar…
Sky’s the Limit Challenge: Win up to $5M for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Canada is actively transitioning to a low-carbon economy, and accelerating the accessibility and affordability of sustainable aviation fuel is an important factor in this mission. While other methods of transportation are moving to alternate energy sources sources (e.g. electric vehicles), aircrafts still require liquid fuels. The aviation industry has a goal of carbon neutral growth…
Strategic Innovation Fund: $7.2 Million for exactEarth
exactEarth is a Satellite Automatic Identification Systems (S-AIS) technology developer that collects and transmits global maritime vessel data. Since 2009, the Cambridge, Ontario-based company has been a top innovator of AIS vessel tracking systems and now captures significantly more data than any other space-based AIS system. With global customers ranging from national governments to coast…
Soaring to New Heights: Ontario Aerospace Industry Strengths and Challenges
For a several years, Ontario’s aerospace and aviation sector has experienced continuous growth despite emerging industry barriers, such as access to skilled labour. The province is home to some of the most prestigious aerospace companies; currently, the majority of the top 25 Canadian aerospace businesses are located in Ontario. The industry’s outlook is promising, however,…
Canadian Aerospace Manufacturing: Be Prepared for these Top Trends
Canada’s aerospace industry has been strong for decades, but new trends are transforming the industry and requiring aerospace manufacturers to be more proactive in their approach to growth. In 2015, Canada’s aerospace industry generated nearly $30 billion in revenues, of which 70% came from manufacturing – this marks an 11% increase between 2010 and 2015….
Clear Skies Ahead: Ontario’s Aerospace Industry is Growing Stronger
Jet planes were always something that amazed me growing up. Taking a giant metal ship and make it soar through the sky at 1,000 km/h by burning dinosaur remains was undeniably cool. I was far from alone in this method of thinking; in Ontario aerospace is a big deal. The Ontario aerospace sector, despite what…