Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (IESD) plays a pivotal role in the Canadian space industry by shaping and implementing Canada's space strategy. As a governmental organization, ISED supports the Canadian space sector through investments, policies, and initiatives aimed at fostering innovation, economic growth, and job creation. ISED's work focuses on key areas such as space robotics, satellite communications, and Earth observation, with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and various commercial firms as major partners. Keywords associated with ISED's role include space strategy, innovation, economic development, and space policy.
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Janikowski identifies ISED, Natural Resources Canada, and the Canadian Space Agency as the main departments currently dividing Canadian space policy.
Xona Space Systems is partnering with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and the National Research Council of Canada to demonstrate distribution of Canada’s UTC time standard through the Pulsar network.
Defence Research and Development Canada’s Canadian Safety and Security Program provided $850,000 to support Xona Space Systems’ infrastructure partnership with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and the National Research Council of Canada.
The Department of National Defence and ISED launched two Innovative Solutions Canada challenges for transportable optical ground stations and long-distance quantum repeaters.
ISED expects to award two Phase 1 quantum repeater grants of up to $250,000 each for six months of work.
ISED changed the 99% constellation disposal reliability metric from a hard requirement to an aspirational goal.
ISED requires foreign satellite approval applicants to attest that they have a debris mitigation plan.
ISED deferred action on chemical deposition regulations until international precedents are established.
ISED raised the active propulsion threshold from 400 km to 600 km and removed its proposed redundancy requirement.
NorthStar Earth & Space secured ISED spectrum approvals in 2021 for a planned 52-satellite constellation.
BOREALIS was established by the Department of National Defence, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), and the National Research Council (NRC).
The new Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) is championed by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) and the Department of National Defence (DND).
ISED authorized NorthStar to use all requested Ka-band and X-band radio-frequency ranges for its planned constellation.
Canada’s Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) said satellite services will be mostly limited to the 4000–4200 MHz portion of the 500 MHz C-band by 2025.
ISED said certain C-band auction winners with flexible-use licenses might be able to deploy sooner than 2025-03-31 and could negotiate voluntary commercial arrangements with affected fixed-satellite service Earth station operators.