Canadian Space Agency

Canadian Space Agency
Agence spatiale canadienne (French)
CSA coat of arms
CSA logo
Agency overview
FormedMarch 1, 1989; 35 years ago (1989-03-01)
JurisdictionGovernment of Canada
HeadquartersJohn H. Chapman Space Centre, Longueuil, Quebec
45°31′21″N 73°23′45″W / 45.52239°N 73.39582°W / 45.52239; -73.39582
Employees948[1]
Annual budgetIncrease CA$615.4 million (2023)[2]
Minister responsible
Agency executives
Websitewww.asc-csa.gc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA; French: Agence spatiale canadienne, ASC) is the national space agency of Canada, established in 1990 by the Canadian Space Agency Act.

The president is Lisa Campbell, who took the position on September 3, 2020.[3] The agency is responsible to the minister of innovation, science and industry. The CSA's headquarters are located at the John H. Chapman Space Centre in Longueuil, Quebec. The agency also has offices in Ottawa, Ontario, and small liaison offices in Houston, Washington, and Paris.[4]

  1. ^ "Population of the federal public service by department". 2020.
  2. ^ "Section 15: Innovation, Science and Industry". 2023.
  3. ^ "Lisa Campbell becomes the first woman to head the Canadian Space Agency".
  4. ^ "Canadian Space Agency 2015–16 Report on Plans and Priorities". 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2016-05-25.