Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much for the question. We saw some significant challenges through COVID-19. I don't think it's any surprise to anyone on this committee that aerospace took a disproportionate hit from the impacts of COVID-19. I think the latest numbers we saw were that about 3,50

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, I am aware of the program that is available. I don't have any updated information as to whether those folks coming into the aerospace industry specifically are taking advantage of it. Going back to the previous question, building the awareness of what's available is absolut

Veterans Affairs committee  Recruitment is top of mind for our industry. We work closely with colleges and universities, and of course with veterans organizations. The other area where we've really tried to have discussions is with regard to air cadets. They are a great group of young adults who are going

Veterans Affairs committee  Thanks for the question. Your comments with respect to all of the different challenges make a lot of sense. You have some of the upskilling requirements that are needed. I would agree with the previous individual's comments about the soft skills. I'm sorry; I've forgotten your

Veterans Affairs committee  I apologize for that, Mr. Chair. I hope the sound is coming through decently, now. I'm not sure what was going on. There was a fan in the room. That might have been it.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Again, I apologize for not being able to be there in person. It's so good to see people in person again. It's my real pleasure to be here on behalf of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada. I appreciate your time and the committee's interest in t

Veterans Affairs committee  Excellent. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll keep an eye out for the cue cards. I apologize to the committee that I couldn't be there in person. Good evening, everyone. It's a real pleasure to be here on behalf of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada.

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. It's a great question, and this is a great concern that we do have. Transport Canada certification is an absolute crown jewel in Canada, and it really contributes to our competitive advantage internationally. If we can build a plane here, which we can

Finance committee  Yes, absolutely. The government should review it and take a look at the impacts of the tax. It is hurting workers. It's hurting manufacturers. Again, as I said before, it's interesting when you have union representatives and industry representatives coming to the same table at

Finance committee  Yes, I think it would, but there's also the international reputation piece to that. When I speak to my international counterparts, they ask how it's going in Canada. When I talk about the luxury tax in particular, they look at me with disbelief. They say, “We want the industry th

Finance committee  There was some consultation. We did consult on it, but we don't think it was enough consultation, obviously, because of the lack of economic impact information from the government and not knowing what would be coming into place. They did take our recommendation on amending a cert

Finance committee  Thank you very much for the question. It's a very good question, and those are very good comments. I'd like to thank you, Mr. Ste-Marie, for your support for our industry, in addition to that of your colleague, MP Savard-Tremblay, who is on our parliamentary aerospace caucus.

Finance committee  I would say to the government that we thank them for the investments they made in budget 2021, which were very much needed coming out of the pandemic, but this luxury tax needs to be.... Aircraft need to be removed from the luxury tax, because it's hurting the industry and it's h

Finance committee  Thank you, MP Baker, for your interest and for always supporting our industry. It's been greatly appreciated, especially your leadership on the Ukrainian file. We had a lot of companies spring into action right after the illegal invasion of Ukraine, wanting to know how we could

Finance committee  Obviously, the aerospace sector was hit harder than most through the pandemic with the restrictions in place. Budget 2021 submitted $1.75 billion dedicated to aerospace through the SIF program, which we were grateful for, and then the aerospace regional recovery initiative, which