Commercial Aerospace, Defence, Industrial Marine and Industrial Security Sector Survey

Data are now available from the Commercial Aerospace, Defence, Industrial Marine and Industrial Security Sector Survey for 2007.

The aerospace sector (including both commercial aerospace activities and aerospace activities related to defence) reported total sales of $18.9 billion in 2007.

The defence sector (which also includes aerospace products and services related to defence) had total sales of $7.6 billion.

The industrial marine sector had sales valued at $1.3 billion, while the industrial security sector had sales of $684 million.

Note: This survey was conducted in co-operation with Industry Canada to produce new statistical information on domestic and export sales, product lines, expenditures, research and development and employment of these four sectors.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2933.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact us (613-951-8116; toll-free 1-800-263-1136; infostats@statcan.gc.ca), Client Services Division.

For information about the implications of these data for the aerospace, defence, industrial marine or industrial security sectors in Canada, contact Richard Ryczanowski (613-954-3200; richard.ryczanowski@ic.gc.ca), Aerospace, Defence and Marine Branch, Industry Canada.