INDUSTRY

Close to 100 companies in Canada are involved in the development of technologies and infrastructure related to astronomical research. As Industry members of the Coalition, they work closely with the Canadian university community, the Hertzberg Institute for Astrophysics as well as government agencies and universities around the world. In the Long Range Plan for Astronomy and Astrophysics (LRP), a KPMG study found that there is a two-to-one 1 direct economic return to Canada and as high as ten-to-one indirect economic return for all investments made in astronomy. Astronomy investments create jobs across Canada, support small and medium sized businesses. Canadian companies play a major role in each of the LRP projects, taking leadership roles in such things as adaptive optics, design and the creation of new technologies that have application in other market sectors.

Some of these companies include:

AMEC
Breconridge
INO
Teraxion
Nanowave Technologies