Federal Government to Create National Space Council
Heeding the repeated calls from industry group Space Canada, the federal government has announced that it will create a National Space Council. This and other...
Category : Policy
Canadian Space Agency Signs Updated MOU’s with UK and Australia Space Agencies
At the 39th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, the Canadian Space Agency announced it has signed updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the UK Space...
Government of Canada Allocates $5.72 Billion in Defence Policy Update for Additional Space Capabilities
As the government continues to roll-out federal budget promises, Prime Minister Trudeau and Defence Minister Bill Blair yesterday announced a defence policy update called Our North,...
The Canadian Space Agency Contribution to the Open Science Repository Raises Questions
The federal government has made a new commitment to open science over the past few months. In January they opened a new Federal Open Science...
Spacebound 2023 Session Videos Available
Space Canada’s second annual conference, Spacebound 2023, was held in Ottawa between October 17-19 and SpaceQ was present to cover the key news stories. Some of...
Government Releases Results of Latest Consultation on Canada’s Space Program
Canadian industry is once again asking for a fresh and new Canadian space policy – along with a national space council – in the latest...
Canadian Space Agency Releases Sustainable Development Strategy
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released its first Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy and it covers the period of 2023 through 2027. In the executive summary...
UNDIR Outer Space Security Conference Panel Discusses Building Common Understandings Between Stakeholders
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research recently held a conference concerning space matters, including one on building “common understandings between stakeholders” when it comes...
Defence Panel Send Serious Messages About Space
Canada’s across-the-board dependence on space-based technology, multiple threats against this reliance, and the need for government/industry partnerships to confront these threats were among the messages...
Spacebound – Militaries Finally Taking Space Seriously
The days of outer space being benignly tolerated by military organizations are over. These days, for better or worse, the world’s militaries are taking outer...
