The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (FINA) has opened up the annual pre-budget consultations, an opportunity for the space community to get their ideas in front of the influential committee. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Federal budget provides new funding for wildfire satellite monitoring system and new legislation
The Liberal government has released its 2022 Budget and it includes a few line items related to the space file. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Canadian Space Agency planned spending for 2022-23 down 3.9%
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released its 2022-23 Departmental Plan which has planned spending set at $388.3 million for its upcoming 2022-23 fiscal year which starts April 1. That represents a 3.9% decrease in planned spending compared to the previous year. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. …
Read More »Canadian Space Agency spends less on programs in 2020 than previous year
The Canadian Space Agency continued a flat spending trend in 2020, this as other major foreign space programs continue to ramp up spending. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Canadian pre-budget consultation open for submissions, with a twist
Ahead of the next federal budget, the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (FINA) is now accepting written briefs as part of its pre-budget consultation. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »2021 Canadian federal budget contains funding for earth observation
The 2021 federal budget contains many initiatives to help businesses, but when looking at the space sector there is only item that clearly targets an initiative that the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is leading, and that's space-based earth observation. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Department of National Defence budget for 2021-22 set at $24.3 billion
The Department of National Defence (DND) budget for 2021-22 has been set at $24.3 billion a slight decrease from the previous year, but is actually increased from the projection of last year. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Canadian Space Agency departmental plan has spending for 2021-22 set at $403.6 million
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) planned spending for its upcoming fiscal year which starts on April 1, 2021 has been set at $403.6 million, a 2.2% increase over the previous year. A new priority this year is the CSA’s Contribution to COVID-19 Economic Recovery while another, Space-Based Earth-Observation and Climate Change Science, is expanded from last year. This page is for subscribers only. Already a …
Read More »Interviewed – New Canadian Space Agency president Lisa Campbell
This past week we had the opportunity to interview Lisa Campbell, president of the Canadian Space Agency on the Space Economy podcast. It was our first opportunity to interview Ms. Campbell since she started at the agency last September.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency slightly underspent its budget for fiscal year 2019-20
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released its annual Departmental Results Report for the fiscal year 2019-20. The CSA spent $324.4 million of a planned $328.9 million with an underspend of around $4.5 million. That's a good result considering their past performance, and fits a pattern over the last three years of spending within 1.5%, plus or minus, of its intended planned spending. This page …
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