Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
“We promote the peaceful use and development of space, advance the knowledge of space through science, and ensure that space science and technology provide social and economic benefits for Canadians.”
Booths
Embark on a journey where the future of space science, exploration, and engineering come to life. Immerse yourself in a showcase of cutting-edge technologies, groundbreaking research, collaborative opportunities, and dedicated student groups at the the 2025 Canadian Space Conference.
With 25+ booths including companies, organizations, research projects, student groups, and more, you’ll have the chance to connect, learn, and be inspired by the passion and innovation shaping the future of space exploration.
UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)
The Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) mission is to lower the entry barrier to space for companies, governments, and research institutions to enable effective use of space with smaller spacecraft for bigger returns. SFL believes in offering the lowest cost possible to achieve objectives in space while capitalizing on approaches known to result in high quality and high reliability.
SFL’s goal is to apply a rigorous microspace philosophy to a wide range of mission objectives, thereby expanding the possible applications that are within reach of organizations with limited budgets. Simply put, SFL’s business is to challenge the current state of the art in space technology performance while achieving remarkably low cost without sacrificing quality or introducing risk. In an age where significant advances have been made in data processing and information technology, SFL strives to leverage the latest advances in commercial technologies to provide cost and performance advantages in space for tomorrow’s space-based data users.
MDA Space
With a 55-year record of firsts and 450+ missions, MDA Space is a trusted space mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry. Spanning communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure, our expertise and innovations are enabling some of the most ambitious missions happening today and making possible our customers’ bold visions for tomorrow.
Building the space between proven and possible, our 3,000 employees globally are pushing boundaries, tackling big challenges, and imagining solutions that inspire and change the world for the better.
Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering reliable launch services, spacecraft, satellite components, and on-orbit management.
Nord Space
NordSpace was officially founded in 2022, but it has been a pursuit of the company’s founder since childhood. A pursuit to see Canada become a spacefaring nation like so many other nations, and demonstrate how beautiful and capable our nation truly is. Since the company’s official founding, we have rapidly grown from literal napkin sketches to flight-ready, in-house manufactured, and tested hardware. NordSpace is moving at a breakneck pace, privately funded and owned because time is of the essence, and is only moving faster by the day.
Our team is comprised of the finest aerospace engineers, scientists, and business leaders with experience ranging from working on the world’s most powerful rocket engine at SpaceX, to overseeing every generation of the Canadarm, and even building cameras that are now on the Moon. Our team is small, but mighty, and growing every day. We are always looking for proud Canadians who are not only excellent at what they do, but also deeply care about the mission, to join our team.
GHGSat
With leading-edge emission monitoring solutions, we deliver actionable metrics and insights critical to environmental, production and financial decision-making.
Our emission intelligence empowers carbon intensive industries and governments to achieve their emission reduction goals.
Zenith Pathways
The Zenith Canada Pathways Foundation mission is to deliver a national training and career development program designed to bridge gaps between post-secondary and early-career work experience with a focus on underrepresented and disadvantaged groups, to support and sustain a highly-qualified Canadian aerospace industry workforce.
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Our goal is to educate, inspire, and evoke a sense of wonder about the Universe, our planet and space exploration.
SEDS-Canada
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS-Canada) is a student-run non-profit reestablished in late 2014. Our mission is to strengthen Canada’s future in space by providing post-secondary students with unique projects, research programs, and professional development opportunities in the Canadian governmental, industrial and institutional space sectors.
RockÉTS
Founded in 2012, RockÉTS is a science club at the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) dedicated to developing high-power rockets and promoting aerospace science and technology. The team is made up of around thirty members from all fields of engineering. Wanting to pay tribute to Canada’s Inuit communities, RockÉTS has been using Inuktitut words to name its projects and rockets for several years.
RockÉTS is based on the sharing and cultivation of engineering knowledge. It helps enrich its community through two mechanisms: by offering students the opportunity to consolidate their learning through various unique aerospace events and by inspiring new generations in the pursuit of stellar dreams.
MetRocketry
Our mission is to be the first Canadian team to achieve a spaceshot. To do this, we are working on refining our two stage rocket this year. In addition, we are also developing our very own hybrid rocket engine to eventually develop our own hybrid rocket.
Space Concordia
Space Concordia is Concordia University’s very own student-led space program. With projects in rocketry, robotics, satellites and health research, Space Concordia aims to inspire and educate the next generation of engineers and scientists and develop novel space technologies.
The Sound of Space (TSOS) Podcast
The Sound of Space (TSOS) is a podcast project where we dig deep into the connections between space technology and society. From fun debates about the importance of human presence in space, to exciting conversations about new aerospace developments and interviews with industry professionals – TSOS aims to bring the most exciting and informative local, domestic, global, and interstellar space content directly to our audience’s ears.
Ontario Tech Space & Rocketry
Our mission is to use the thrill of rocketry to explore and inspire.
Queen’s Rocket Engineering Team (QRET)
We’re a diverse team of undergraduate students with a passion for rocketry and all things space. Every year, we collaborate to design, build, test, and launch a rocket to compete internationally at Spaceport America Cup and nationally at Launch Canada. Our goal is not only to launch and safely recover our rocket, but provide every member on this team the opportunity to learn about rocketry, space systems design, and engineering, all while meeting friends, developing industry-transferrable skills, and working on incredible cross-disciplinary projects.
Interplanetary Space Exploration Team (ISET)
The Interplanetary Space Exploration Team (ISET) was founded to provide a platform for undergraduate students to take part in the Space Exploration field actively. Many misconceptions exist about the complexity of space design and who can get involved in it. While we admit that it is not easy, it is definitely a field that undergraduate students can be involved and excel in, especially with all the resources available to us at the University. ISET hopes to create groundbreaking solutions for the future of space travel.
Astronomy and Space Exploration Association (ASX)
The Astronomy and Space Exploration Association (ASX) is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring the general public about astronomy and space exploration. With over two decades of experience in astronomy outreach, we host a wide range of engaging events, such as StarTalks, Observation Nights, Trivia Nights, and our Annual Symposium featuring internationally renowned astrophysicists and astronauts, including Col. Chris Hadfield, Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman, Dr. Sara Seager, and more. Our mission is to educate and enlighten current generations with the latest developments in astronomy, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of the cosmos!
Waterloo Rocketry
To create opportunities for undergraduate students to be involved in high-powered amateur rocketry, while continuing to push the boundaries of what is possible for students.
SAIT Supernovas
The SAIT Supernovas are a team of students from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology who aim to solve key challenges presented by humanity’s ever-expanding ambitions in the outer atmosphere and space. These challenges include space debris removal, orbital system maintenance, and military or intelligence space operations. Our proposed solution, for which we produced a proof-of-concept prototype and tested it in zero gravity, is an electrically powered, unmanned craft that combines ionic thrust propulsion with gyroscopic stabilization.
Project MERCURY – The McMaster Engineering Reduced Gravity Capstone Experiment, a Canadian Reduced Gravity Experiment
Project MERCURY is a team of six students bringing space education and the Canadian Reduced Gravity Experiment to the classroom.
Team Insecta
One of the key challenges in the realization of long distance space travel is the development of food systems capable of sustaining astronauts for months or years. These systems must be capable of producing nutritious and tasty food while using minimal resources and producing minimal waste. Edible insects like crickets are an ideal candidate for space “mini-livestock” due to their size, ease of rearing, high nutritional value, and ability to consume
unconventional feeds (e.g., food waste). However, microgravity (among other challenges of space-flight like hyper gravity and vibrations) may induce a stress response, leading to compromised immune function, decreased performance (i.e., reduced growth and survival), and poor food yields. Therefore, assessing cricket response to microgravity is essential to evaluate the viability of insects as space food. We recently placed crickets (Gryllodes sigillatus) in a simulated microgravity environment as part of the 2024 Canadian Reduced Gravity Experiment Design Challenge (CAN-RGX). All crickets survived microgravity exposure, and continued to grow and develop normally post-flight. This indicates that crickets are resistant to some of the short-term effects of space travel, which is promising for the future of insect astro-farming research.
CMD-SAT; A sub-team of AlbertaSat
AlbertaSat’s mission is to support Albertan and Canadian access to space through high-impact small-satellite missions. They achieve this through ambitious spacecraft mission execution, development of open-source CubeSat components, and their award-winning outreach program. CMD-SAT aimed to support the main mission of AlbertaSat by improving on specific components for the small satellite missions, continuing development of open-source CubeSat components, and contributing to the well renowned outreach program.
Stratopore
Stratopore is dedicated to advancing solid-state nanopore technology for extraterrestrial life detection. Our mission is to validate the stability and performance of nanopores under extreme conditions similar to those in space, contributing to the development of reliable biosensors for future exploration.
uORover
uORover is a competitive robotics club that builds a prototype rover each year that can withstand a simulated Martian environment. At its heart, uORover also seeks to help its members learn to develop teamworking abilities and camaraderie, as well as lead balanced lives, all while promoting a healthy spirit of competition.
Waterloo Space Research Team
The Waterloo Space Research Team empowers undergraduate students to explore the frontiers of space research through hands-on design, engineering, and experimentation. Our mission is to advance knowledge in aerospace applications, science, and technology while fostering innovation and collaboration. By providing opportunities to build and test impactful experiments, we aim to equip the next generation of leaders in space exploration and engineering.