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Cluster description

Role
Description of your aviation region

Québec aerospace cluster: among the world's most integrated aerospace value chains and ecosystems.

Vision/ Missons

Bringing together Québec’s aerospace ecosystem to enhance its global competitiveness, attractiveness and growth while driving transformation and visibility. We envision a resilient, collaborative and internationally ambitious industry powered by sustainab

Year of creation

2006

Region

Québec, Canada

Facts & Figures of regional aerospace
Number of companies

300+ company members

Number of research institutes

7

Numbers of public authorities

10

Other cluster members

Academic institutions, research centres, industry associations, unions and public partners.

Number of employees of all aerospace actors

43,100

Cluster Management
Organizational form

Non-profit organization (NPO)

Financing

Membership fees, public and private-sector funding

Main Actors
Main industry actors
  • Airbus Canada
  • Bombardier
  • Pratt & Whitney Canada
  • Bell Textron Canada
  • CAE
  • MDA Space
  • Héroux-Devtek
  • Safran Landing Systems
  • Thales Canada
Main research institutes
  • CRIAQ
  • National Research Council Canada (Aerospace Research Centre)
  • Polytechnique Montréal
  • ÉTS
  • McGill University
  • Concordia University
  • Université de Sherbrooke

Cluster Competence and Strategy

Product worlds
  • Commercial and business aircraft
  • Civil helicopters
  • Gas turbine engines
  • Avionics and cockpit systems
  • Landing gear systems
  • MRO
  • Simulation and training equipment
  • Space technologies
  • Advanced air mobility and drones
Cluster management services for members
  • Networking and ecosystem collaboration
  • Business development and international market access
  • Industry intelligence
  • Government advocacy and public policy engagement
  • Tailored support programs
  • Talent attraction and workforce development
Best practice of International collaborations of cluster management
  • Cluster-to-cluster partnerships
  • International trade missions
  • Global B2B matchmaking
  • Participation in major aerospace events (Paris Air Show, Farnborough International Airshow, ILA Berlin)
  • Collaborative innovation initiatives.

Contact Information Cluster Management

Director / President
International relations
  • Aéro Montréal
  • 380 Saint-Antoine Street West, Suite 3120
    H2Y 3X7 Montréal
    CAN - Canada

  • info@aeromontreal.ca
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