Canadian Space Agency's – Departmental plan: At a glance
A departmental plan describes a department's priorities, plans, and associated costs for the upcoming three fiscal years.
Key priorities
The Canadian Space Agency's (CSA) top priorities for – are as follows:
- Propelling space exploration through the Lunar Program and human spaceflight activities
- Using space to improve everyday life for Canadians
- Positioning the Canadian space ecosystem for prosperity
Highlights
In –, total planned spending (including internal services) for the CSA is $834,080,831 and total planned full-time equivalent staff (including internal services) is 1044.3. For complete information on the CSA's total planned spending and human resources, read the Planned spending and human resources section of the full plan.
The following provides a summary of the department's planned achievements for – according to its approved Departmental Results Framework. A Departmental Results Framework consists of a department's core responsibilities, the results it plans to achieve, and the performance indicators that measure progress toward these results.
Core responsibility: Canada in Space
- Planned spending: $778,010,952
- Planned human resources: 665.8 full-time equivalents (FTEs)
- Departmental results:
- Canada remains a leading space-faring nation
- Space information and technologies improve the lives of Canadians
- Canada's investments in space benefit the Canadian economy
The next few years will be ambitious for Canada in Space. Here is a snapshot of some of the CSA's upcoming plans:
- Development of Canada's contribution to the Gateway space station, Canadarm3, will continue. The CSA will also prepare to receive Canada's portion of the sample from the asteroid Bennu, which was brought to Earth on the OSIRIS-REx mission and will be made available to Canadian researchers.
- Two Canadian astronauts will continue to prepare for upcoming space missions. Joshua Kutryk is preparing to fly to the International Space Station (ISS), marking Canada's fourth astronaut long-duration mission to the ISS. Jeremy Hansen continues his training as part of the Artemis II mission, the first crewed mission of the Artemis campaign.
- Building on the successful legacy of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) and RADARSAT-2, the CSA will advance the RADARSAT+ initiative to ensure the future availability of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery data to government departments and public users. To assist with the monitoring of wildland fire events, the CSA will continue with the development of the WildFireSat mission.
- To fuel innovation and prosperity in Canada's space industry, the Space Technology Development Program will fund company-led opportunities for the development of future technologies, while the smartEarth initiative will advance satellite data solutions to help solve key challenges on Earth. To prepare and inspire the next generation of space professionals, the CSA will support multiple opportunities, including the CubeSats Initiative in Canada for STEM (CUBICS), the stratospheric balloon campaign (STRATOS), and the Flights and Fieldwork for the Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST) initiative.
More information about Canada in Space can be found in the full plan.