Canada’s aerospace industry is calling for a national strategy for the sector and more government support for innovation. But critics argue that aerospace is already one of the most subsidized industrial sectors in Canada and, if can’t survive in the global marketplace without continuous public funding, should be allowed to die.
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Aerospace sector gets federal support for innovative helicopters
An aerospace consortium led by Québec-based Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd. is receiving $49.5 million from the federal government to develop innovative technologies for integration into next-generation helicopters. Support was provided through the Strategic Innovation Fund. With fully autonomous aerial systems, the innovative helicopters will be designed to fly either with or without crew on…
Modest spending increases suggest Canadian companies still value R&D
R&D spending Canadian companies grew at a modest 1.3% in 2016 to reach $12.8 billion, according to a report of Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders. The growth in FY16, however, pales in comparison to the 6.9% increase between 2014 and 2015.
Pratt & Whitney gets facility upgrade and R&D centre
Pratt & Whitney Canada has embarked on a $275-million, five-year investment in its Quebec facilities and new technologies including an $80-million World-Class Centre of Excellence for Intelligent Manufacturing. The investment by parent company United Technologies Corp, Hartford CT, includes a $19-million contribution by the Quebec government to preserve existing jobs and support the new R&D…
Feds and Manitoba support icing research centre
Western Economic Diversification Canada is investing $13.4 million in a new Canadian Environmental Test Research and Education Centre (CanETREC) in Thompson MB. The facility is also receiving $9 million from the province of Manitoba in the form of a secured, repayable loan. The centre, which has been on the books for a number of years,…
Pratt & Whitney Canada expands Halifax facility
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is expanding its presence in Halifax with the second phase of a $45-million investment cost-shared between the Longueuil QC-based firm and the Nova Scotia government. The second $25-million phase will add 25 employees to the current workforce of 360 and also see increased collaboration with area universities such as Dalhousie…
Pratt & Whitney to boost R&D spending by $250 million
Pratt & Whitney Canada has announced an additional $250 million in R&D spending over three years with the assistance of a $75-million loan from the Quebec government. The assistance, repayable from royalties on sales, will be managed by Investissement Quebec. The new funding will support R&D aimed at validation, integration and improvement of engine performance,…
NRC to build two new aerospace facilities
The National Research Council (NRC) has designed and built a pilot-scale facility to study what is being described as a quantum leap in aerodynamic test techniques. The Ottawa-based facility is intended to help commercialize the NRC’s technology and builds on a recent licensing agreement between NRC and Toronto’s Ailios Engineering Corp. The technology represents a…
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