The Peterborough Aerospace Centre

The Peterborough Aerospace CentreGateway to Canada’s Aerospace Industry

•Marketing Concept•Investment Attraction

•Supply Chain Expansion

The Peterborough Aerospace CentreGateway to Canada’s Aerospace Industry

• World’s Fourth Largest Aerospace Industry• Highest Performing Economy in the G7

• Pro Business Tax Environment• Government Funded R&D

YOU DO THE MATH!

The Peterborough Aerospace Centre

Vision: Creating a nexus for aerospace excellence, business enablement and thought leadership that will provide continued sustained and diversified economic growth at the Peterborough

Airport and throughout the Peterborough Region.

3 Pillars of the Peterborough Aerospace Centre

Cluster Developmen

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Business Attraction

Business Enableme

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Let’s Do Business•Business Development Program

•Sub-Clusters of our Business Ecosystem:

• PAC Core (Resident businesses of Peterborough Airport)

• PAC Satellite (Located in Greater Peterborough Area)

• PAC Partners (Companies and Institutions who work with PAC)

The Gateway to Canada’s Aerospace Industry

Where your business can thrive

• Centered within Canada’s Aerospace Heartland

• Easy access to world’s aerospace market

• US – Canada bilateral trade & certification agreements

• Lucrative government funding and grants

• Low business tax environment

• Highly educated workforce

Access to Canadian Aerospace Expertise

• Design and production of regional and business aircraft, helicopters

• Structural assemblies and components

• Avionic & communications

• Maintenance Repair & Overhaul

• Space robotics & satellites

World Recognized Certification Standard

•Transport Canada’s world-recognized aviation certification system

•Fully recognized by the U.S Federal Aviation Administration and other regulatory bodies worldwide

Government Funding R&D

• Government Grants & Loans for R&D

• Access to Industrial Regional Benefits (IRB) Funding

• Federal Government Tax Credits for R&D

• Government Grants for Product Commercialization

Easy Access to US Market

• Access Canadian – US Bilateral Trade Agreements

• Avoid ITAR Restrictions

• Great transportation links to the US

• Take advantage of Government Industrial Regional Benefits (IRB) Program

Mutually SupportingBusiness Ecosystem

• Maintenance Repair & Overhaul

• Flight Training, Colleges & Universities

• Design & Manufacturing

• Electronic systems & equipment

• Aerospace Engineering and R&D support

• Avionics Firms

Growing Airport• 7000 foot fully serviced

runway

• Easy access to large, uncontrolled airspace

• Accommodates narrow bodied aircraft (PLR: 10.6, 188,000lbs)

• Large scale infrastructure investments

• Low use airspace

Business Enablement & Development Office

• Assists businesses with relocation and setup support

• Supply chain & infrastructure development support

• Supports businesses in securing government R&D funding and loans

• Provide strategic collective marketing & communications support

Funding Support

• Business Development Corporation

• Export Development Corporation

• Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) 

• Eastern Ontario Development Fund: 

• Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI)

• Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program (SR&ED)

• Fed Dev Ontario

Thank youPeterboroughAerospace.com

Dan Taylor, Peterborough Aerospace Centre dtaylor@gpaedc.on.ca

Keith Gladstone, Peterborough Aerospace Centrekgladstone@gpaedc.on.ca

Peterborough Aerospace Centre