Canada's Space Policy Framework

Space is also no longer the exclusive preserve of nation-states. There is not only a lucrative and growing market for satellite products and services – global satellite industry revenues are now more than $190 billion a year – but increasingly for private sector launch capability. Today, there are more commercial Canadian satellites aloft than there are systems financed and operated by government agencies or public sector institutions. Space has become a new frontier not only for science but for commerce, and as the economic sphere continues to expand beyond the Earth, new opportunities will emerge for Canada.

FIVE CORE PRINCIPLES

In light of these current and unfolding realities, five essential principles will inform Canadian space activities.

1. Canadian Interests First

National sovereignty, security and prosperity will be the key drivers of Canada's activities in space. Canada's first priority must be to use space effectively in support of these interests.

2. Positioning the Private Sector at the Forefront of space activities

As space yields ever more commercial opportunities, the Government will focus on:

• Supporting the domestic space industry in the innovation required to bring to market cutting-edge technologies that meet national interests; and
• Utilizing industry where industry has greater capacity, knowledge and skill, or when it can be more efficient and cost-effective.

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