State of Canada's Aerospace Industry

Aerospace Manufacturing

$32.7

$24.2

$23.1

$27.2

$33.5

$39.6

18%

21%

Aerospace MRO

$4.2

$3.6

$3.9

$4.7

$5.1

$5.6

10%

33%

Aerospace Total

$36.9

$27.8

$27.0

$31.9

$38.6

$45.2

17%

22%

Aerospace Manufacturing

$13.1

$9.6

$9.9

$10.1

$10.6

$10.8

2%

−18%

Aerospace MRO

$4.9

$3.3

$3.4

$4.1

$4.5

$4.8

7%

−2%

Aerospace Total

$18.0

$12.9

$13.3

$14.2

$15.1

$15.6

3%

−13%

Aerospace Manufacturing

60.0

57.5

54.4

56.2

56.6

57.7

2%

−4%

Aerospace MRO

32.7

26.4

25.6

29.4

32.3

34.8

8%

6%

Aerospace Total

92.7

83.9

80.0

85.6

88.9

92.5

4%

−0.2%

Aerospace Manufacturing

$1,151

$958

$991

$893

$1,086

$1,160

7%

1%

Aerospace MRO

$43

$34

$33

$38

$42

$45

7%

5%

Aerospace Total

$1,194

$992

$1,024

$931

$1,128

$1,205

7%

1%

Indicator

Source of Industrial Activity

Aerospace Manufacturing

Aerospace MRO

Aerospace Industry Total

GDP Economic Impact
(Billions of Dollars)

Aerospace Industry

$10.8

$4.8

$15.6

Canadian Suppliers to the Aerospace Industry

$6.2

$5.1

$11.3

Aerospace Industry and Value Chain

$17.0

$9.9

$26.9

Consumer Spending by Associated Employees

$4.6

$2.7

$7.3

Total

$21.6

$12.6

$34.2

Jobs Economic Impact
(Number of Employees)

Aerospace Industry

57,700

34,800

92,500

Canadian Suppliers to the Aerospace Industry

40,300

41,500

81,800

Aerospace Industry and Value Chain

98,000

76,300

174,300

Consumer Spending by Associated Employees

30,500

20,200

50,700

Total

128,500

96,500

225,000

2023

2024

2023

2024

Western Canada and Northern Canada

12%

12%

38%

39%

Ontario

24%

23%

35%

35%

Quebec

61%

61%

21%

20%

Atlantic Canada

3%

4%

6%

6%

Short Title

Aerospace Defence Goods and Services Category

2018

2020

2022

% Change,
2018–2022

MRO Services

Military Aircraft Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul, Modernization or Upgrade Services

$1,203,557,655

$1,339,505,777

$2,079,143,232

73%

Aircraft, Helicopters, and/or Components

Aircraft Fabrication, Structures and Components

$738,691,929

$1,416,086,478

$1,445,924,277

96%

Mission Systems

Primarily Airborne Electro-Optical, Radar, Sonar and Other Sensor/Information Collection Systems; Fire Control, Warning and Countermeasures Systems and Related Components

$843,888,515

$994,181,470

$1,071,151,042

27%

Primarily Airborne Communications and Navigation Systems; and Other Information Systems (Including Processing and Dissemination), Software, Electronics and Components

$516,207,452

$377,610,671

$375,868,525

-27%

Simulation Systems

Simulation Systems for Aircraft

$324,694,686

$235,430,669

$238,783,900

-26%

Unmanned Aerial Systems/Vehicles

Unmanned Aerial Systems/Vehicles (UAS/V) and Components

$87,304,058

$63,556,985

$168,930,867

93%

Space Systems

Military Systems Deployed in Space, Space Launch Vehicles, Land-based Systems for the Operation, Command and Control of Space Launch Vehicles or Systems Deployed in Space and Related Components

$81,824,130

$70,704,636

$73,943,779

-10%

Total Revenues

$3,796,168,425

$4,497,076,686

$5,453,745,622

44%