Finance committee  That's correct. The reality is that any aeronautical product—parts, service, maintenance services—must be approved by Transport Canada or else you simply can't use it on a civil aircraft in Canada and, most importantly, you can't export that product or service. Eighty percent of

Finance committee  I can speak, perhaps anecdotally, about some of the issues. If you do not get your Transport Canada certification in a timely manner, you obviously, then, cannot export the product in a timely manner, so you have a time value of money effect immediately there. With regard to some

Finance committee  Good afternoon. Thank you for the invitation to join you today. My name is Mark Beauregard. I'm the vice-president of regulatory affairs at the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada. I'm a professional engineer and business person. I've spent over 30 years in the Canadian a

Transport committee  First of all, in Canada, some of the fleet of aircraft is domestically manufactured, but a lot of it is foreign manufactured by U.S. and European companies. All major jurisdictions have very strict certification standards. From a product perspective, they're very rigorously exami

Transport committee  Again for existing products that are operating in Canada, there's always room to improve, but our standards are very high. I think some of the prior witnesses have said that the accident rates are going down, and that is absolutely true. The system is very safe, in my opinion.

Transport committee  It's obviously not an easy thing to predict exactly how both civil and military aircraft will evolve over time, but it's safe to say that if one wants to continue in the market-leading position or even just to stay in business in aerospace manufacturing and service, one must inno

Transport committee  Yes, of course. If one cannot certify the product in a timely way with modern standards, then, first of all, you cannot even operate the product in Canada and will have great difficulty exporting it to other jurisdictions—and 80% of our goods and services are exported.

Transport committee  Our association is not involved with operations of aircraft. However, we are extensively involved with all kinds of regulations. One size does not fit all in aviation, and we see that in spades in manufactured aeronautical products. I urge you to listen to the number of witnesses

Transport committee  Good afternoon. My name is Mark Beauregard and I am the vice-president for regulatory affairs at the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada. Our members manufacture aeronautical and space products and engage in aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul. They contribute $28