20 Avionics & Components companies in Canada

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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