Government Operations committee  My recommendation is relatively straightforward: jobs in this sector need to be promoted. It would amount to a vote of confidence in the Canadian aerospace industry. Programs need to be established to recruit more workers, because we need a new generation of workers to replace th

Government Operations committee  Around 2010, it was possible to recycle non-ferrous metals equivalent to 30% of an airplane's weight. Several published reports mentioned recycling 80% of everything that could be recovered from an aircraft. It's extremely variable. But the new generation of aircraft are made wi

Government Operations committee  Under our legislation, everything pertaining to the organization of the airlines' aircraft fleets is managed internationally. Canada can obviously play a role as an ambassador to other countries, to increase their awareness of the fact that we must all accept our responsibilities

Government Operations committee  I find it hard to make the connection between maintenance operations, the funding that Canada could allocate to those operations and the labour shortage. I believe we all have the tools in hand to maintain our own aircraft. I don't quite understand the question.

Government Operations committee  That goes back to what I said earlier. To preserve a critical mass in a diversified and dynamic aerospace ecosystem, we have to invest in that sector. There isn't a country in the world that isn't investing in…

Government Operations committee  Yes, the activities of the Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre en aérospatiale and the École des métiers de l'aérospatiale de Montréal, which share the same premises, are a striking example involving many partnerships to promote the sector. There are also Aéro Montréal and Aéro Empl

Government Operations committee  Two SMEs are engaged in aircraft recycling operations here in Quebec. They're headquartered at Mirabel airport, are really just starting up their operations and need support. They're the only two SMEs in Canada that have all the necessary certification to carry on recycling opera

Government Operations committee  As a result of the expertise that workers in Canada's aerospace sector have acquired over the years, that sector is now a very rich ecosystem. Consequently, I have no problem imagining that we can find an actor that can submit a bid and do the work within reasonable deadlines. C

Government Operations committee  I don't have the exact information to answer your question, but I can look into it.

Government Operations committee  The pandemic clearly had an impact. Earlier I mentioned that the average age of our members in the aerospace sector was closer to retirement age than their age when they were first hired, if I can put it that way. Having gone through the pandemic, many workers who had 20 or 25 ye

Government Operations committee  I'm not sure I really understand the question. Are you asking me if there are any countries that don't maintain their own F-35s?

Government Operations committee  We have no objection to the maintenance operations for Canada's next fighter plane or the manufacturing of components to be installed in them being done by our suppliers in Canada, such as L3Harris, if they're prepared to submit a bid. I think they're actually ready to do so. The

Government Operations committee  As we all know, the pandemic caused breaks in the supply chains for virtually all goods delivered, assembled and sold around the world. The aerospace sector suffered, as did other sectors. Many players in various countries are trying to attract the supply chains for their strateg

Government Operations committee  With respect to aircraft recycling, I still think that if we can build them, we have to be able to recycle them. That's my approach, and there's a current trend in that direction. A commercial aircraft has a lifespan of approximately 25 years. It may differ for military aircraft

Government Operations committee  Earlier, I briefly mentioned Canadian suppliers for the F‑35. Overnight, we could decide not to choose this aircraft. Even if we did choose it, we wouldn't be able to guarantee a level of activity for this aircraft, even though Canada has participated to the tune of $710 million.