Space Technology in Canada
Discover Canadian companies building satellites, spacecraft, robotics, propulsion, Earth observation and space infrastructure.
- 51
- Canadian Space companies
- 6
- Provinces
- 208
- Source-backed claims
What they build
A second axis inside the sector: what each company actually builds, rather than the industry it sells into. Every count is derived from the directory.
- Launch & Propulsion6
- Satellite Platforms & Spacecraft Systems4
- Spacecraft Subsystems & Payloads9
- Onboard Autonomy & Space Software4
- Satellite Communications Networks2
- Ground Segment & Satcom Equipment4
- Earth Observation Systems & Constellations4
- Geospatial Analytics & EO Applications9
- Space Situational Awareness3
Featured Canadian Space Companies
A selection of Canadian Space companies from the directory.
MDA Space
Brampton, ON
Space technology company building space robotics, satellite systems, and Earth observation and geointelligence systems for commercial and government missions.
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NordSpace
Markham, ON
Builds Canadian orbital launch vehicles (Tundra, Tempest), 3D-printed liquid rocket engines, small satellites and in-space propulsion, and is developing the Atlantic Spaceport Complex in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Canada Rocket Company
Toronto, ON
Developing sovereign Canadian launch vehicles powered by its in-house E-1 methalox engine: the R-1 light-lift pathfinder and the reusable R-2 medium-lift rocket targeting 6,500 kg to low Earth orbit.
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Maritime Launch Services
Halifax, NS
Develops and operates Spaceport Nova Scotia near Canso, NS — Canada's first commercial spaceport, offering launch site services to suborbital and orbital rocket operators.
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Telesat
Ottawa, ON
Global satellite operator running a geostationary fleet and building Telesat Lightspeed, a low Earth orbit broadband constellation. Dual-listed on Nasdaq and TSX.
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Where the 51 Space companies in this directory are based. Regions with none are not shown.
About Space Technology in Canada
Space technology here means satellites and their subsystems, launch and propulsion, spacecraft robotics, ground segment and mission operations, and the Earth-observation platforms that turn satellite data into a product on the ground.
The sector mixes long-established prime contractors with much younger companies selling imagery, analytics and small-satellite hardware. Space and defence work overlap heavily, so a number of these records carry both tags.
How this list is built
Every Space record here is hand-checked, and the 208 claims across them each link to a page you can open. Where a figure is not published, the field is left blank rather than estimated.
Explore more
- Space companiesBrowse all 51 Space companies in the directory, filtered by province, stage, size and founding year.View companies
- Funding opportunities32 government and partner programs open to Space companies, including any-industry ones.View funding
- Research institutes5 Canadian research institutes and labs working in Space.View institutes