Media Backgrounders

Industrial Technologies Office

The Industrial Technologies Office (ITO), an agency of Industry Canada, advances leading edge research and development by Canadian industries. The agency delivers the Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI) and also manages projects previously contracted through the Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) program, the Hydrogen Early Adopters (h2EA) Program, and the Program for Strategic Industrial Projects (PSIP).

General Backgrounders

• The Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative
• An Overview of Canada's Aerospace and Defence Industries
• SADI's Transparency Standards

For more information about SADI projects, including project-specific backgrounders, please see the News Releases section. For more information about legacy projects contracted through TPC, h2EA or PSIP, please Search the News Section.