The Small Business Innovation Technology (SBIT) award recognizes a business that has developed advanced or innovative technologies to meet the needs of the aerospace industry in Canada or globally. These achievements have contributed to making Canada a strong and rapidly growing innovation economy and made a positive impact in the industry and community.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the SBIT award, nominees must have been in operation for a minimum of 5 years, headquartered in Canada, and have less than 250 employees.
Award Criteria
To win this award, all nominees will be required to provide:
- A minimum 500-word description of how the company’s product or service is innovative, and how the company is leading innovation in the aerospace industry.
- Identify the problem the company sets out to solve and how their technology is redefining the industry by addressing it.
- Explain how R&D practices are supported in the company
- Provide at least 1 testimonial to support the nomination
Nominations
Nominations for the 2026 Awards will open later this year.
To nominate a candidate or sponsor an award, please contact Bill Yetman at byetman@aiac.ca .
Award Presentation
The Industry Excellence Awards are presented annually at the Annual Aerospace Dinner, which takes place during the Canadian Aerospace Summit. This event gathers attendees from all segments of the Canadian aerospace industry, other leading aerospace nations, various levels of government, the financial and investment community, and international and trade press.
This year’s Summit is October 28-29 at the Fairmont, Château Laurier in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2025 Winners
- CEL Aerospace
Previous Winners
- Horizon Aircraft & Pole Air Aviation (PAA) (2024)
- Cyclone Manufacturing (2023)
- Contextere (2022)
- Avior Integrated Products (2019)
- Mannarino Systems and Software Inc. (2018)