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Artemis 2 will be the big news for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in the coming weeks, along with the suite of Moon announcements released in this week's budget. That's all very important, but here we will focus on not only that, but other matters in the CSA's 2023-24 Departmental Plan (DP) to talk about other important agency programs and matters, to provide context on …

The federal government released its 2023 budget today that earmarks additional funding for its Moon program as well funding its commitment to the International Space Station. The Canadian Space Agency budget for its 2023-24 fiscal year starting April 1 has grown to $537.4 million due in part to the additional funds.

Space Canada, a prominent voice of this country’s space industry, wanted two things from the federal budget: A National Space Council and more federal investment in the industry. They got some new investment but no National Space Council.

As has been the case in recent years, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) did not spend the full amount of its budget on programs but did spend more than planned on internal services. The unspent funds though were the result of “procurement difficulties.” Considering the issues related to the pandemic, this was not a surprising outcome.

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

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

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. …

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

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

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