Space Companies in Canada
48 space organizations headquartered in Canada driving innovation in the global aerospace industry.
Quick Facts
- National space agency
- Canadian Space Agency
- Agency established
- 1989
- Agency headquarters
- Longueuil, Canada
- Tracked organizations
- 48 space companies & agencies
- Industry active since
- 1916
- Primary space hub
- Ottawa (12 companies)
- Leading sector
- satellite-communications (14 companies)
About Canadian Space Agency
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is Canada's federal space agency, established in 1989 and headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec, responsible for the peaceful use and development of space, advancing space science, developing space technologies, and promoting commercial exploitation of space for the benefit of Canadians. C…
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Quick Stats
- Companies with funding
- 0
- Active/Operational
- 32
- In Development
- 9
All Companies (48)
Advantech Wireless
operationalAdvantech Wireless is a Canadian designer and manufacturer specializing in advanced satellite commun…
C-COM Satellite Systems
operationalC-COM Satellite Systems is a Canadian company specializing in the development and manufacture of aut…
Calian Group
operationalCalian Group Ltd (TSX: CGY) is a Canadian professional services and advanced technology company head…
Calian SED
operationalCalian SED (Systems Engineering Division) is the satellite ground systems and electronic systems div…
Canadian Space Agency
operationalThe Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is Canada's federal space agency, established in 1989 and headquarte…
Carré Technologies
operationalCarré Technologies, founded in 2006 and based in Montreal, Canada, is a leading developer of smart c…
CGI Space
operationalCGI Space, a division of the global IT and business consulting firm CGI, focuses on the development …
CSA
operationalThe Canadian Space Agency (CSA / Agence spatiale canadienne), established in 1989 and headquartered …
Earthdaily Analytics
operationalEarthDaily Analytics, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada and formerly known as UrtheCast, is an Eart…
exactEarth
operationalexactEarth (now part of Spire Global following Spire's 2021 acquisition) was a Cambridge, Ontario-ba…
GHGSat
operationalGHGSat operates the world's largest constellation dedicated to monitoring greenhouse gas emissions f…
Kepler Communications
operationalKepler Communications is a Canadian satellite communications company operating a LEO constellation f…
Maritime Launch Services
operationalMaritime Launch Services, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is Canada's com…
Maya HTT
operationalMaya HTT is a Montreal-based software developer and engineering solutions provider with over 40 year…
Mission Control Space Services
operationalMission Control Space Services, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, develops AI-pow…
National Research Council Canada
operationalNRC Aerospace (National Research Council of Canada, Aerospace Research Centre) is Canada's national …
Norsat International
operationalNorsat International Inc., founded in 1977 and now a Kongsberg company, is a provider of satellite c…
NovAtel
operationalNovAtel, founded in 1978 and currently operating as part of Hexagon, is a Canadian company specializ…
Perceptive Space
operationalPerceptive Space is a Canadian AI-driven space weather prediction startup founded in 2022 and headqu…
QEYnet
operationalQEYnet is an Ottawa-based Canadian quantum communications startup founded in 2016 that develops sate…
Reaction Dynamics
operationalReaction Dynamics is a Quebec, Canada-based launch startup developing the Aurora small orbital launc…
Sinclair Interplanetary
operationalSinclair Interplanetary, founded in 2001 by Doug Sinclair and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, pion…
SkyWatch
operationalSkyWatch, founded in 2014 and based in Waterloo, Canada, is a geospatial data platform focused on si…
Solar Terrestrial Dispatch
operationalSolar Terrestrial Dispatch (STD), founded in 1989 and based in Stirling, Canada, is a company specia…
Space Flight Laboratory
operationalSpace Flight Laboratory (SFL) is a world-renowned small satellite manufacturer operated by the Unive…
SpaceBridge
operationalSpaceBridge Inc. is a Montreal, Quebec-based satellite communications equipment manufacturer founded…
SpaceQ Media
operationalSpaceQ Media Inc., headquartered in London, Ontario and founded in 2018 by Marc Boucher — a veteran …
Telemetrum
operationalTelemetrum, founded in 2014 and based in Montreal, Canada, is a company specializing in satellite te…
Telesat Canada
operationalTelesat is one of the world's largest and oldest commercial satellite operators, founded in 1969 and…
Thin Red Line Aerospace
operationalThin Red Line Aerospace, founded in 2003 and based in Chilliwack, Canada, specializes in the design …
Universe Today
operationalFounded in 1999 and based in Courtenay, Canada, Universe Today is a digital media company specializi…
Wyvern
operationalWyvern is a Canadian Earth observation company developing hyperspectral imaging satellites that capt…
Magellan Aerospace
publicMagellan Aerospace, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Mississauga, Canada, is a global aerospace …
MDA Ltd
publicMDA Ltd, founded in 2020 as the successor to MDA Corporation, is a global space mission partner spec…
MDA Space
publicMDA Space (TSX: MDA) is a leading Canadian space technology company with over 50 years of heritage b…
Telesat
publicTelesat is one of the world's largest and most innovative global satellite operators, working collab…
Canada Rocket Company
developmentCanada Rocket Company (CRC) is a Toronto-based launch startup that emerged from stealth in January 2…
evolutionQ
developmentFounded in 2015 and based in Waterloo, Canada, evolutionQ is a cybersecurity company specializing in…
Northstar Earth & Space
developmentNorthStar Earth & Space, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, is developing the fi…
Obruta Space Solutions
developmentObruta Space Solutions is an Ottawa, Canada-based in-space services startup founded in 2019, develop…
SpaceQ
developmentSpaceQ, founded in 2016 and based in Ottawa, Canada, is an independent media and news service focuse…
Telesat LEO
developmentTelesat Lightspeed is Telesat's planned 198-satellite low Earth orbit broadband constellation — deve…
Telesat Lightspeed
developmentTelesat Lightspeed is the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband constellation program of Canadian satellit…
Volta Space Technologies
developmentVolta Space Technologies, headquartered in Montreal, Canada and founded in 2020, is developing Light…
Wyvern Canada
developmentWyvern Canada, founded in 2018 and based in Edmonton, is a space company specializing in hyperspectr…
Aerial & Maritime
acquiredAerial & Maritime, founded in 2012 and based in Ottawa, Canada, is a provider of satellite-based Aut…
Com Dev
acquiredCom Dev International was a Cambridge, Ontario Canada-based manufacturer of space-qualified RF (radi…
SpaceRyde
defunctSpaceRyde is a Concord, Ontario-based Canadian launch startup founded in 2018 developing a balloon-a…