Pratt & Whitney Canada secures federal support for Quebec aerospace manufacturing upgrade

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The Government of Canada is providing up to $34 million from the Strategic Response Fund to support Pratt & Whitney Canada's modernization program in Longueuil, Quebec.
The initiative aims to enhance Pratt & Whitney Canada's global propulsion systems delivery and advance operational performance through innovation and advanced manufacturing.
Federal officials frame the investment as strengthening Canada’s position in the global engine market and building resilience in critical aerospace supply chains.

Funding plan for Longueuil operations

As announced by the Government of Canada at the Farnborough International Airshow, Ottawa is providing up to $34 million from the Strategic Response Fund to back Pratt & Whitney Canada’s modernization program in Longueuil, Quebec.

The company, a designer, manufacturer and maintainer of gas turbine engines and auxiliary power units, operates across Quebec, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Alberta. The engagement is part of the federal government’s broader industrial strategy to attract investment, strengthen economic and national sovereignty, and improve Canada’s long-term competitiveness in aerospace manufacturing.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the investment supports high-value employment and reinforces industrial capabilities in Canada and Quebec. Pratt & Whitney Canada President Satheeshkumar Kumarasingam says the Longueuil initiative is intended to improve the company’s ability to deliver propulsion systems globally while advancing operational performance through innovation and advanced manufacturing.

Implications for Canada’s aerospace sector

The federal government positions aerospace as one of its key sovereign capabilities under the Defence Industrial Strategy and says the collaboration is meant to strengthen Canada’s standing in the global engine market. Officials also frame the move as part of a wider effort to build resilience in critical supply chains and expand the country’s advanced manufacturing base.

Pratt & Whitney Canada is a subsidiary of RTX, which the statement describes as the world’s largest aerospace and defence company. Headquartered in Longueuil, the company’s continued investment footprint across multiple provinces underscores the broader economic significance of the project for Canada’s aerospace sector.

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