138 space organisations in Canada

Quebec City unit of ABB that designs and builds optical and infrared remote-sensing instruments and payloads for Earth-observation satellites.

Kirkland, Quebec manufacturer of satellite communication ground equipment, including RF amplifiers, BUCs, modems and earth-station terminals.

Rimouski R&D company specialising in satellite remote sensing of aquatic environments: water quality, satellite-derived bathymetry, ice mapping.

Ottawa consulting firm — advises clients on satellite telecommunications, RF system design, radar signal processing and Earth observation.

Canadian instrumentation firm in Lethbridge — builds far-infrared Fourier transform spectrometers, cryogenic test systems and software for space astronomy missions.

Canadian radiation-detection company — builds bubble detectors and spectrometers flown on ISS and CSA missions to measure space radiation.

Canadian satellite antenna maker — designs and manufactures auto-deploying mobile and flat-panel satellite antennas for broadband on the move.

Canadian ground-segment manufacturer (formerly SED Systems) — builds RF satellite ground stations, TT&C antennas and teleport services for operators and agencies.

Canadian space company in Bolton, Ontario — prime contractor for Canada's first lunar rover and maker of space cameras and lunar systems.

Canadian Earth observation software company — develops PCI Geomatica and CATALYST platforms for processing optical and SAR satellite imagery and analytics.

Saint-Lazare, Quebec R&D firm building spaceflight hardware: solar power subsystems, solar cell simulators and spacecraft charging monitors.

Operates the EarthDaily Agro satellite constellation for daily global geospatial intelligence — provides daily 3m resolution Earth observation data for agriculture, forestry and…

Calgary space-resources company combining terrestrial mining expertise with lunar digital-twin tools to plan resource operations on the Moon and Mars.

Canadian space computing company — designs intelligent satellites and edge-compute platforms for real-time onboard AI processing of Earth observation data.

Canadian Earth observation company — operates a constellation of satellites measuring methane and greenhouse gas emissions from industrial sites.

Montreal software company providing satellite health monitoring, mission planning and space situational awareness tools such as SCOP.

Waterloo company providing satellite-based water and cryosphere intelligence for Arctic monitoring, lake and river ice analysis and water management.

Cambridge, Ontario space hardware site of Honeywell (ex-COM DEV) — makes RF/microwave and optical subsystems for satellites.

Calgary instrument maker — designs and builds sensitive all-sky imagers, spectrographs and interferometers for auroral, airglow and geospace research.

Toronto geospatial company — uses satellite remote sensing and AI to measure and monitor forests, land and nature-based carbon projects.

Hamilton space medicine company — develops medical systems and telemedicine support for human spaceflight and austere environments on Earth.

Quebec space-robotics company that designs, builds and operates autonomous stratospheric balloon platforms for Earth observation.

Canadian aerospace manufacturer producing complex aerostructures, engine components and space systems — supplier to Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Boeing and major space programs.

Canadian engineering software and services firm — provides spacecraft thermal and structural analysis software (Simcenter Space Systems Thermal/TMG) and consulting for space mis…

Canadian space technology company — develops robotic systems, satellites and Earth observation solutions.

Canadian spacecraft hardware maker — builds reaction wheels, rate measurement units and complete microsatellites for small satellite missions.

Canadian photonics company — develops fibre lasers and amplifiers, including space-qualified optical amplifiers for satellite laser links and ground station amplifiers.

Toronto microwave and RF manufacturer — designs SSPAs, LNAs, filters and RF payload equipment for space, avionics and defence radar.

Inuvik satellite ground-station site run by New North Networks — offers privately owned Canadian land, fibre and site services for polar-orbit antennas.

Sherbrooke, Quebec engineering firm — develops guidance, navigation and control software and vision-based navigation for spacecraft and landers.

Canadian satellite communications manufacturer — produces portable satellite terminals, RF components and microwave products for satcom users; owned by Hytera Communications.

Develops a commercial space situational awareness satellite constellation — the first space-based SSA network providing collision avoidance and space traffic management data to …

Canadian GNSS technology company — designs high-precision GNSS receivers, antennas and positioning engines; part of Hexagon's Autonomy & Positioning division.

Montreal maker of ultra-sensitive EMCCD and photon-counting cameras for ground astronomy and space-based imaging payloads.

Canadian maritime intelligence company — fuses satellite AIS, radar, optical and RF data with AI for maritime domain awareness and port operations.

Burnaby satcom RF manufacturer — designs and builds LNBs, block upconverters, LNAs and space-rated frequency converters for satellite communications.

Cambridge, Ontario software company — develops AI-driven network orchestration for seamless links across satellite and terrestrial networks.

Canadian space engineering firm — holds IP and build-ready designs for space systems including commercial communication satellites, rovers and robotics.

Montreal company building fast-build LEO microsatellites and small GEO platforms, payloads and ground segments for defence and civil missions.

Canadian small-satellite developer — commercial successor to the University of Toronto's Space Flight Laboratory, building microsatellite buses and missions such as HawkEye 360 …

Canadian satellite ground-equipment maker — supplies VSAT hubs, modems and satcom-on-the-move systems for broadband, cellular backhaul and defence networks.

Ottawa satellite communications engineering firm — builds RLS-2100 radio link simulators and testers for mobile satcom and 5G NTN systems.

Yellowknife telecom provider — operates satellite broadband networks (incl. Qiniq in Nunavut) and an Ottawa teleport serving remote Northern communities.

Canadian satellite operator and LEO constellation developer — operates geostationary satellites and building Telesat Lightspeed, a 198-satellite LEO constellation for enterprise…

Montreal-based Canadian mobile satellite services operator — provides hybrid satellite IoT and is developing direct-to-mobile connectivity using its MSS spectrum.

Canadian engineering firm — designs and manufactures high-performance fabric and deployable/inflatable structures, including space habitat and spaceflight hardware.

Provides Earth observation data and analytics services — operates imaging payloads on the International Space Station and develops the UrtheDaily and OptiSAR constellation missi…

Montreal maker of radiation-tolerant onboard processor boards (Q7, Q8 family) for satellites and launchers; part of Epiq Solutions since 2023.

National museum in Ottawa run by Ingenium — preserves and exhibits Canada's aviation and space history, including satellites and spacesuits.

Canadian professional society — serves aeronautics and space professionals, runs the ASTRO space conference series and publishes the Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing.

National professional society for remote sensing, photogrammetry and spatial information sciences — publishes the Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing.

Vancouver-based charity running Canada's CubeSat Design Challenge for universities and CanSat Design Challenge for secondary schools.

Canadian non-profit and charity — promotes Canadian involvement in the human exploration and development of the Solar System through outreach and projects.

Laval space science centre offering space exhibitions, virtual missions to Mars, camps and school programmes for families and youth.

Vancouver space science centre in Vanier Park — runs planetarium shows, space exhibits and astronomy education programmes for the public and schools.

Canadian non-profit — runs the national Launch Canada student rocketry challenge and propulsion projects to train the next aerospace workforce.

McGill University student rocketry team designing and launching high-power rockets; won the Spaceport America Cup Genesis Cup in 2018.

Montreal planetarium in the Olympic Park, part of Espace pour la vie, offering immersive astronomy shows and space science exhibitions.

Polytechnique Montréal student society building CubeSats and planetary rovers and running space-technology education activities.

Student design team at Queen's University in Kingston — builds planetary rovers and satellite projects for international space competitions.

Canadian national astronomy society with local centres across the country — promotes astronomy through publications, observing programs and outreach.

Concordia University student space program with rocketry, spacecraft, robotics and space-health divisions; launched a suborbital rocket in 2025.

Federally incorporated Canadian non-profit developing a Prairie-based suborbital platform (balloons, sounding rockets) to flight-validate space and dual-use tech.

Canadian student-run space non-profit — runs the CAN-RGX reduced-gravity experiment challenge and hosts the annual Canadian Space Conference.

Student design team at the University of Toronto — builds rockets and CubeSats such as the FINCH hyperspectral nanosatellite mission.

University of Waterloo student satellite design team — develops CubeSat hardware and open-source onboard flight software.

University of Waterloo student rocketry design team — builds liquid-propellant rockets; its Polaris rocket set an amateur liquid-rocket altitude record in 2026.

Canadian not-for-profit running the Zenith Fellowship — mentorship and internships placing students with Canadian space companies to retain talent.

University of Alberta student satellite team — designs, builds and operates CubeSats such as Ex-Alta 1 and Ex-Alta 2 from its Edmonton campus.

Polytechnique Montréal research unit in lunar engineering working on regolith, lunar infrastructure and resources for Moon exploration.

University of Calgary space physics group — runs ground-based auroral imaging networks such as TREx and AuroraMAX and contributes to missions including SMILE.

University of Calgary student space team — built FrontierSat (CTS-SAT-1), Calgary's first student-built CubeSat carrying a mini plasma imager.

New Brunswick university CubeSat programme led by UNB with Université de Moncton and NBCC — built the VIOLET space-weather CubeSat deployed in 2024.

Western University research institute for Earth and space exploration — successor to its planetary science centre, running research, training and a CubeSat project.

University of Alberta interdisciplinary space institute — research in space physics, microgravity science, space instrumentation and planetary science.

McGill University Faculty of Law institute — graduate teaching and research in international air and space law and policy.

Concordia University space institute at the Gina Cody School — research and training in propulsion, spacecraft systems, robotics and human health in space.

University of Calgary geomatics engineering lab — research on GNSS signal processing, multi-constellation receivers, spoofing detection and GNSS/INS integration.

University of New Brunswick space physics lab — operates the CHAIN/SWINCan ionospheric GNSS and HF radar network for space weather research.

Simon Fraser University student CubeSat team in Burnaby — co-develops the ALEASAT disaster-relief imaging 1U CubeSat with UBC Orbit under ESA Fly Your Satellite.

University of Toronto robotics lab — researches autonomous robotic systems for space and terrestrial settings, including lunar rover navigation.

Carleton University lab in Ottawa — researches spacecraft robotics, guidance and proximity operations using its SPOT air-bearing testbed.

University of British Columbia student satellite design team — 50+ students designing and developing CubeSat missions in Vancouver.

University of British Columbia student team designing and launching suborbital rockets, a liquid bipropellant engine and a thrust-vectoring landing vehicle.

University of Toronto aerospace research institute — hosts space robotics, spacecraft dynamics and microsatellite research groups in Toronto.

University of Saskatchewan student space design team — builders of RADSAT-SK, the first satellite made in Saskatchewan, and of planetary rovers.

University of Victoria student team designing and launching high-powered supersonic sounding rockets for the Launch Canada Challenge and Spaceport America Cup.

McGill University spin-off in Montreal developing propellants, propellant additives and energetic materials for launch vehicles and space.

Toronto space infrastructure company — develops mission data tools and lunar exploration services for science and robotic missions.

Canadian launch vehicle startup — developing the R-1 light-lift and reusable R-2 medium-lift rockets for sovereign Canadian access to space.

Canadian space resources startup — dedicated to the exploration and extraction of space-bound resources such as lunar and asteroid materials.

Builds a LEO satellite network for in-space connectivity — provides store-and-forward and real-time data relay services for other satellites and IoT devices in orbit.

Vancouver hyperspectral imaging company — develops AI software and edge-computing platforms that analyse hyperspectral data from orbit and on the ground.

Canadian space software company — develops AI-enabled mission operations and autonomy software for lunar rovers and spacecraft.

Canadian launch startup — develops the Taiga suborbital and Tundra orbital rockets, the Athena satellite bus and the Atlantic Spaceport Complex in Newfoundland.

Ottawa startup developing autonomous rendezvous, proximity operations and docking (RPOD) systems for satellite servicing and refuelling.

Canadian space-weather startup — develops AI models for hyperlocal space weather forecasting and asset-specific risk intelligence for satellite and launch operators.

Canadian quantum communications startup — develops a low-cost microsatellite network for space-based quantum key distribution, funded by the Canadian Space Agency.

Quebec launch startup developing hybrid rocket engines and the Aurora small-satellite launch vehicle, with a first test flight planned in Australia.

Canadian quantum sensing startup from Université de Sherbrooke — builds diamond NV-centre magnetometers for space, navigation and defence, flown for NGA MagQuest.

Canadian Earth observation data company — runs the EarthCache platform for ordering satellite imagery and TerraStream data management for satellite operators.

Canadian propulsion developer — builds the DASS light multi-fuel engine for reusable single-stage-to-orbit and hypersonic vehicles; MoU with Spaceport Cornwall.

Ottawa in-space servicing startup — develops automated refuelling stations and robotic arms to refuel and repair spacecraft in orbit.

Canadian space hardware startup — develops satellite attitude and precision pointing hardware for small spacecraft and space instruments.

Montreal startup developing laser power-beaming infrastructure (LightGrid satellites, LightPort receivers) to power assets on the Moon.

Edmonton Earth observation startup — operates Dragonette hyperspectral satellites and sells hyperspectral imagery for agriculture, forestry and energy.

Athabasca University auroral observatory in northern Alberta — optical and magnetic instruments for aurora, proton-aurora and space weather research.

Canadian applied R&D centre in St. John's — develops satellite remote sensing, SAR analytics, ice monitoring and smallsat ground station technology.

FRQNT-funded strategic research cluster bringing together astrophysicists at Quebec universities, including instrument and exoplanet research groups.

Canadian university research centre at York University's Lassonde School — conducts space science and instrument work for planetary and atmospheric space missions.

National Research Council radio observatory near Penticton — runs radio telescopes and produces the daily F10.7 solar radio flux index used in space weather.

University of Toronto institute developing astronomical instrumentation and conducting research in astronomy and astrophysics, with public outreach.

ÉTS Montréal research laboratory working on space technologies, resilient GNSS navigation, avionics and embedded systems, including CubeSat projects.

Astronomical observatory on Mont Mégantic operated by Université de Montréal and Université Laval, with a 1.6 m telescope and instrument development.

UBC-hosted transdisciplinary network of space experts working on space sustainability, debris, security and governance research.

University of New Brunswick research centre in Fredericton — planetary geology and impact-crater research, NASA Regional Planetary Image Facility, Mars mission work.

Canadian university space-physics group — operates the five Canadian SuperDARN HF radars monitoring the ionosphere and space weather from Saskatoon.

Université de Montréal institute for exoplanet research that develops astronomical instruments, including contributions to JWST, and runs outreach.

McGill University interdisciplinary institute for astrophysics, planetary science and space research, formerly the McGill Space Institute.

Royal Canadian Air Force division in Ottawa — leads Canadian Armed Forces space operations, space domain awareness and military satellite programmes.

Natural Resources Canada branch — runs national satellite receiving stations and Earth observation and geospatial programmes for Canada.

Canada's space agency — develops space robotics (Canadarm), Earth observation satellites and supports astronaut programmes.

NRCan satellite receiving station in Cantley, Quebec — downlinks Earth observation data over eastern Canada, the US and the Atlantic with an S/X-band antenna.

Government of Canada polar ground station above the Arctic Circle — receives Earth observation data and hosts antennas of DLR, SSC and other partners.

Natural Resources Canada Earth observation ground station in Saskatchewan — master station of NRCan's network receiving RADARSAT and other satellite data.

Canadian government service within Natural Resources Canada — monitors geomagnetic and ionospheric conditions and issues national space weather forecasts and alerts.

Quebec's aerospace cluster, gathering industry, research and education stakeholders, including space companies, around strategic working groups.

Quebec consortium funding collaborative aerospace and space R&D projects between companies, universities, colleges and research centres.

Canadian member-based non-profit — works to strengthen the global competitiveness of the Canadian space and satellite industry through innovation projects.

National industry association for Canada's space sector — represents over 75 companies and advocates for a national space council and policy.

Alberta video podcast interviewing people in the province's space sector — student satellite teams, researchers, rocketry clubs and space startups.

Canadian online publication covering space industry business, policy and security, with news, analysis, directories and Canadian sector reports.

Canadian space media company — publishes Canadian and global space industry news, market intelligence and podcasts.

Canadian chapter of The Mars Society — promotes human exploration and settlement of Mars through analog research, education and outreach.

Canadian not-for-profit network promoting women's leadership and professional development across aerospace and space, with Ontario, Québec and Western chapters.

Canadian space environmental test provider — offers turnkey testing services and expertise to small satellite and space component developers.

Radiation test facility at Canada's TRIUMF accelerator centre in Vancouver — proton beams for single-event-effect testing of electronics for space.

Canadian commercial launch site developer — building and operating Spaceport Nova Scotia near Canso for orbital and suborbital launches.