Both the University of Ottawa and Carleton University help industry achieve excellence by providing the high-level training the sector requires, while Algonquin College and La Cit coll giale play major roles by contributing technologists and technicians. To the marketplace The infrastructure in the Ottawa area allows business to turn a great idea into a great product. Locating in Ottawa provides access to an abundance of commercialization expertise and assistance. To government Canada s major public-sector decision makers are available in Ottawa. It s not just the abundance of large companies that makes Ottawa such a desirable location.
Diversity is key to Ottawa s success in the aerospace and defence sectors.
Smaller shops from spin offs to start-ups are also plentiful, and their output is having a staggering impact around the globe. One recent achievement is the development of the electronic command, control and combat systems for Canada s newest class of warship. MDS Aero Support Corporation is one of the top suppliers in the world of gas-turbine test facilities, testing equipment and related computer, control and measurement systems. Neptec Design Group Ltd. is designing the cutting-edge Space Vision System to be used by astronauts to track and measure objects in space. A recent addition to its product line is the Spider Boot, designed to distance, deflect and absorb energy from anti-personnel mine explosions.