AEROSPACE INDUSTRY APPLAUDS BC NDP PLATFORM COMMITMENTS
Oct. 7, 2020 – The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada-Pacific today applauded Premier John Horgan and the BC NDP for its recognition of the value of BC’s aerospace industry in its election campaign platform.
“We are encouraged to see Premier Horgan and the BC NDP identify aerospace as a sector that will be crucial to the province’s economic recovery,” said Mike Mueller, Senior Vice-President, AIAC Pacific. “We look forward to continuing our partnership with the government of British Columbia and working to ensure the creation of highly skilled, well-paying jobs in every region of the province.”
The BC NDP platform today outlined a commitment to work with the industry to implement an industrial strategy that will include aerospace, investment in training, and partnership with industry to promote BC’s aerospace sector on the world stage.
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Thank you to all those who attended the BC Aerospace SME Seminar on December 18, 2018 at the BCIT Aerospace Technology Campus in Richmond. And a special thank you to all the presenters for sharing their updates and insights. To view or download any of the presentations, click on the links below.
Latest trends in Information Security – Tim Ryan, SAI Global
Funding programs and tax incentives – Jacqueline Gustafson, Director, Tax Incentives Practice, KPMG LLP
Industry Update #2 – AVCORP – Cedric Savineau, General Manager, Avcorp Delta
Business Scale-up & Productivity (BSP) Program Stream – Tess Menges, Senior Business Officer, Western Economic Diversification Canada
Thank you for attending AIAC Pacific’s BC Aerospace Supplier Engagement Day in Nanaimo on February 20, 2018. Special thanks to Eva Martinez of PAL Aerospace, Dom Spragg of Viking Air and Jacqueline Gustafson of KPMG for their presentations. All presentations are available for viewing and/or downloading here:
2018 PAL Supplier Engagement Overview – Eva Martinez
Viking Western Supply Chain Update February 2018 – Dom Spragg
KPMG Update for AIAC Pacific February 20, 2018 – Jacqueline Gustafson
In addition, the presentation made by Eva Martinez at the PAL Career Fair in Courtenay on February 21, 2018, is available here:
PAL Overview FWSAR Career Fair – Eva Martinez
AIAC Pacific wishes to thank everyone who attended the Aerospace Business Seminar at Avcorp on December 19, 2017. The following presentations made during the seminar are now available to view and/or download.
Key Requirements for Accessing the European Aerospace Market – Holger Heckel, AirBusiness Academy SAS
How BDC can help you grow your business – Chris Brown, Business Development Bank of Canada
Government Funding & Tax Incentives update – Jacqueline Gustafson, KPMG
Biojet: A Canadian Opportunity – Fred Ghatala, Partner, Waterfall Advisors Group; Project Leader, Canada’s Biojet Supply Chain Initiative (a GARDN project)
CARIC Update – Dwayne Lucas, CARIC Regional Director
The 2017 Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo (ADSE), August 10-11 at TRADEX in Abbotsford, hit a new high in 2017 with record attendance, a line-up of high-profile, industry, military and government speakers, a sold-out trade show, and an announcement regarding federal funding for ADSE and support for a Western Canadian presence at aerospace events in 2017 and 2018.
To read the AIAC ADSE news release, click here.
To read the Western Economic Diversification Canada news release, click here.
Province continues partnership with AIAC Pacific to grow BC’s aerospace industry.
The aerospace industry’s important contributions to British Columbian jobs and economic prosperity were once again recognized in the 2017 provincial budget, announced by Finance Minister Mike de Jong. Budget 2017 continues the government’s 5-year, $5 million commitment to develop and grow the aerospace industry in BC. Through this investment, AIAC Pacific will continue to work with government and other partners to build a unified and sustainable aerospace cluster in B.C. that creates high-value employment and innovative, export-intensive companies.
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