Agence spatiale canadienne (French) | |
Agency overview | |
---|---|
Formed | March 1, 1989 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Canada |
Headquarters | John H. Chapman Space Centre, Longueuil, Quebec 45°31′21″N 73°23′45″W / 45.52239°N 73.39582°W |
Employees | 948[1] |
Annual budget | CA$615.4 million (2023)[2] |
Minister responsible | |
Agency executives |
|
Website | asc-csa |
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]