Canada’s space programme: From robotic arms to lunar ambitions

Canada’s space programme has never been about scale alone. It has been about strategic specialisation: doing a few difficult things exceptionally well and using those capabilities to secure a place in the world’s most important space partnerships. Today, that approach is visible in Canada’s role in lunar exploration , space robotics, Earth observation, asteroid science, wildfire monitoring, space medicine and the emerging commercial space economy. The Canadian Space Agency’s current direction builds on a national strategy that frames space as a driver of scientific excellence, economic growth, innovation and quality of life for Canadians.