Register Now for the Canadian Aerospace Summit (CAS) 2026
Canada’s aerospace and defence landscape is evolving rapidly. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, contribute and be part of the conversations shaping what comes next.
Join us October 27–28, 2026, at a new location — the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa — for the Canadian Aerospace Summit 2026.
Register before September 26, 2026, and SAVE with Summit early-bird rates!
High-visibility sponsorship opportunities available
Position your organization at the centre of the conversations shaping Canada’s aerospace, defence and security future.
Sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities provide valuable visibility and direct access to the leaders, partners and decision-makers driving investment, innovation and industrial growth across the sector.
At a defining moment for Canada’s aerospace and defence industries, the 2026 Summit will bring together senior industry executives, government representatives, decision-makers and partners from across the country to explore the issues, opportunities and priorities shaping the sector’s future.
Attendees will have the opportunity to:
- Connect with senior industry and government leaders;
- Gain insight into the challenges, opportunities and trends shaping Canadian aerospace and defence;
- Explore innovative products, services and capabilities featured at the trade show; and
- Engage in practical discussions on defence industrial participation, procurement and the evolving policy landscape.
For more information about opportunities to participate, sponsor or exhibit, contact:
Mike Baker
Senior Manager, Operations, AIAC
mbaker@aiac.ca
Bill Yetman
Vice President, Strategic Planning, AIAC
byetman@aiac.ca
Industrial Participation Association of Canada (IPAC) Conference 2026
This year, the Canadian Aerospace Summit is being held in conjunction with the Industrial Participation Association of Canada (IPAC) Conference, bringing together two important national industry gatherings for two days of high-level discussion, strategic insight and valuable connections across Canada’s aerospace and defence ecosystem.
About the IPAC Conference 2026:
Build–Partner–Buy: What It Means for ITBs and Industrial Participation
Executing Industrial Participation in a New Defence Industrial Era
October 27–28, 2026
Fairmont Château Laurier | Ottawa, Ontario
Held in conjunction with the Canadian Aerospace Summit, the IPAC Conference 2026 will bring together obligors, practitioners, government representatives and economic development leaders to examine the changing industrial participation landscape.
Programming will explore emerging policy developments, implementation challenges and what Build–Partner–Buy means for Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITBs) and industrial participation in Canada’s new defence industrial era.
We look forward to seeing you in Ottawa!
