When a company joins an association, or chooses to associate with other firms and enterprises involved in compatible or complementary functions, a number of positive and valuable results can happen.
Companies join together for a number of reasons that can be very diverse.
However, the culmination of working collectively is ultimately - strength. With few exceptions in Canada, individual companies can have only limited impact on governments. When public policy is being debated, considered and formulated, it is large and powerful interests that have the greatest influence on lawmakers. In Canada today, more and more we see governments turning to industry organizations and other special interest groups to tap into public sentiment or to get the pulse of an industry sector. Enhancing the international competitiveness of Canada's aerospace industry is the focus of the Association's advocacy efforts.