Polaris Aerospace Releases White Paper on Need for Canadian Launch
Self-described as a “space business and engineering consulting firm,” Montreal based Polaris Aerospace today published a white paper titled The Need For Canadian Sovereign Space...
Category : Policy
The Prime Minister Will Step Aside and an Election is Coming, What Does that Mean for the Space Sector?
With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing he will step aside as leader of the Liberal party after a successor has been chosen and an election...
Canadian Government Unveils Artificial Intelligence Strategy amid Global Governance Challenges
The Canadian government announced a “Sovereign AI Compute Strategy” with an anticipated $2 billion investment over five years, aiming to strengthen AI infrastructure amid global...
Canadian Space Agency Spent Less in 2023-24 Than Planned
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released its 2023–24 Departmental Results Report which shows that it spent $450.8 million, which was lower than the $537.4 million...
UN COPUOS Releases 67th Session Report
The UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) has released a report on the Sixty-seventh session which was held June 19–28, 2024....
Grassroots Effort to Save David Florida Laboratory Underway
It seems some within industry are not pleased with the Canadian Space Agency’s decision to close the David Florida Laboratory. An anonymous person using the...
Canada Announces that “Substantive Negotiations” Completed Towards a Technology Safeguards Agreement With the United States
In Halifax today, the Canadian government announced that years long negotiations towards a Technology Safeguards Agreement with the United States, needed for the “proper handling...
National Defence Committee Told Canada Needs to Bolster Space Defence to Meet Needs and Threats
Canada is activating a National Space Council (NSC) to provide strategic direction on national space activities including space defence, and in the minds of several...
Canada Outlines Strategy for Space Defence in Face of Russian, Chinese Military Posturing
Representatives from 3 Canadian Space Division (3CSD) and NORAD (the North American Aerospace Defence Command) spoke at the Standing Committee on National Defence meeting on...
Eight New Companies Sign on to ISED’s Code of Conduct for Ethical AI Development
On May 27th, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) announced that eight more organizations have signed onto an agreement on the ethical management of...
