federal and provincial government levels.
The AIAC, and the aerospace industry it-
self, has been going through a transforma-
tion, moving from an industry that focused
primarily on product development and
manufacturing to one that sees the impor-
tance of market access, supply chain and
innovation, and is boosting capacity by im-
plementing new programs and policies in
partnership with the federal government.
Growing the sector’s businesses — turn-
ing small and medium-sized companies
into medium and large aerospace organi-
zations — is one of their mandates and is
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