Aviation in Canada

Horizon Aircraft

Lindsay, ON

Developing the Cavorite X7, a seven-seat hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft using patented fan-in-wing technology to take off vertically then fly as a conventional fixed-wing aircraft. Has flown a 50%-scale prototype.

AVSS — Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions

Rothesay, NB

New Brunswick company that designs and manufactures drone safety hardware — ASTM F3322-compliant parachute recovery systems for DJI and other commercial platforms — alongside drone motors, guided aerial resupply and avalanche-mitigation systems.

Saskatoon company that designs and manufactures uncrewed aerial vehicles, payloads and software for public safety, defence, agriculture and industrial inspection, building its products in a machine shop inside its Saskatchewan head office.

Magellan Aerospace

Mississauga, ON

TSX-listed Ontario manufacturer of aeroengine and aerostructure components for commercial and defence aircraft, with a Winnipeg space division building small satellite buses, avionics and Black Brant rockets.

Space Engine Systems

Edmonton, AB

Develops the DASS GNX air-breathing TurboRam engine and the HELLO series of reusable hypersonic and orbital vehicles from Edmonton, Alberta, targeting point-to-point hypersonic flight and payload delivery.