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Aerospace Manufacturing in Canada

Aerospace is unforgiving, and Canada has earned its place in it. The country runs the world's seventh-largest aerospace industry, top four globally in both aircraft and engines, with Greater Montreal one of the few regions on earth where a complete aircraft can be built1. That depth makes the certification, traceability, and inspection discipline aerospace demands routine rather than exceptional.

Most of the work runs in aluminum and titanium through to high-temperature alloys, held to tight tolerances on five-axis machines under AS9100 quality systems and AS9102 first-article inspection. Producing it in Canada also keeps export-controlled and defense-adjacent designs onshore, inside a supply base already qualified to handle them.

Sources 1. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, State of Canada's Aerospace Industry

ISO 9001AS9100CWBITARISO 13485Controlled Goods Program
Network coverageQualified manufacturing capacity by state and province.Ontario: ~78k parts/moQuebec: ~24k parts/moAlberta: ~22k parts/moNova Scotia: ~14k parts/moBritish Columbia: ~14k parts/moManitoba: ~14k parts/moSaskatchewan: ~2k parts/moOnt.~78kQue.~24kAlta.~22kN.S.~14kB.C.~14kMan.~14kSask.~2k~170,000parts / month
About 170,000 aerospace parts per month of qualified manufacturing capacity across the network.

What aerospace work needs

  • AS9100 quality management
  • Full material traceability and certificates
  • First-article inspection (AS9102)
  • Tight-tolerance and five-axis capability

Qualification and capability

Common materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Plastics, Carbon Steel, Titanium, Brass
Processes
CNC Milling, CNC Turning, Fabrication, Inspection, Welding, Assembly
Advanced equipment
5-Axis Machining, CMM, Mill-Turn, Live Tooling, Wire EDM, Swiss Turning

Producing in Canada keeps designs and export-controlled work onshore, which matters for defense-adjacent aerospace programs.