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Canada Safran, a long-standing presence in local industry

The Group has been present in Canada for more than 70 years, and now has 1,700 employees spread over seven industrial sites.

Our activities

Aerospace

Safran is now a major local player in its long-established areas of expertise. It is in particular one of the main engine manufacturers for Canadian airlines.

Defense

Safran has made provision to respond to the Canadian armed forces’ need to modernize and develop.

1,700 +
staff in the country
7
industrial sites
70
years established in Canada
Our activities in Canada
Design office
Design office
Design office
© Christian Fleury / CAPA Pictures / Safran Mirabel's Safran Landing Systems factory…
Portrait of employee
Portrait of employee
Portrait of employee
© Christian Fleury / CAPA Pictures / Safran The Safran Landing Systems Canada (in Mirabel)…
Machining of landing gear
Machining of landing gear
Machining of landing gear
© Christian Fleury / CAPA Pictures / Safran The Mirabel site (Safran Landing Systems)…
Machining 5-axis machine  before installing the rings
Machining 5-axis machine  before installing the rings
Machining 5-axis machine before installing the rings
© Christian Fleury / CAPA Pictures / Safran The Safran Landing Systems Canada (in Mirabel)…
Landing gear box inspection
Landing gear box inspection
Landing gear box inspection
© Christian Fleury / CAPA Pictures / Safran The Mirabel site (Safran Landing Systems)…
Engineering Offices: Engineering design
Engineering Offices: Engineering design
Engineering Offices: Engineering design
© Christian Fleury / CAPA Pictures / Safran Safran Electronics & Defense Canada Inc. develops…
Assembly of Boeing 787 landing gear

Aerospace

The Safran Landing Systems plant at Ajax, Ontario, specializes in the design, development, production and maintenance of landing systems, while the site at Mirabel, Quebec, produces the main components for landing gear. The Safran Helicopter Engines site, also at Mirabel, maintains and repairs its Arriel and Arrius helicopter engines, which are used in the fleets of North-American operators. The Safran Cabin site at Kirkland, Quebec, produces interior equipment for most Bombardier business aircraft, in particular those in the Global and Challenger ranges. Finally, the Safran Electrical & Power site at London specializes in electrical component, namely the design and production of flexible hoses and rigid metallic tubes for aerospace, industrial and military applications.

Analog brake control unit in cicuit test

Safran Electronics & Defense’s site at Peterborough, Ontario, designs, develops, produces and maintains engine control units, blade defrosters, steering control systems and landing gear and brake control systems for North-American aircraft and engine manufacturers.

DCU assembly and touch up

Defense

Safran is responding to the Canadian armed forces’ need to modernize and develop. The Group’s product range, developed alone or in partnership, includes supplying high-performance optronic systems and equipment, drones, guidance and navigation systems, and critical software. Safran also designs electronic cards and sights for some naval equipment used by the American Department of Defense.

Key partnerships

Safran has worked for many years with the major prime contractors in Canada, and with research centers and universities, and is active in many strategic think tanks.  The Group also has a seat on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Aéro-Montréal Cluster, the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) and is a member of the Aerospace Industries Association of France (GIFAS).

Over the decades, Safran has founded several professorial chairs relating to the industry, including a partnership with the École Polytechnique de Montréal and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

The Group is also a member of the Canadian Association of Defense and Security Industries (CADSI) and the Helicopter Association of Canada (HAC).

 

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