Sectors
Aligning workforce, community, institutional, supplier, and industry strengths around Canada's critical capability needs.
Aviation & Aerospace
In 2023, Canada's aerospace industry contributed close to $29B in GDP, supported approximately 218,000 jobs, and generated $19B in aerospace exports.
ESDC projects 8,700 job openings for air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors in Canada from 2024 to 2033, compared with 5,300 new job seekers, and assesses a strong risk of labour shortage.
The 5-Stage Aviation Pathway aligns employers, Indigenous communities, educators, workers, and government around workforce needs—from ground operations and skilled trades to aerospace manufacturing, pilot training, and long-term Indigenous ownership.
From AME certification pathways and flight school access, to hangar infrastructure and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) scaling. We are actively structuring solutions.
The identified-bottleneck count is a Kaskitew-Maskwa project analysis figure.
- Close to $29B — 2023 Aerospace GDP Contribution
- Strong shortage risk — Air pilots, flight engineers & flying instructors, 2024–2033
- 7 Identified Bottlenecks
Defence & National Security
Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy (Feb 2026) requires coordinated industrial and workforce capacity. Indigenous communities, contractors, government, educators, workers, and suppliers each bring distinct responsibilities and strengths to that work.
We are building a conference platform to convene Indigenous communities, defence contractors, and government — creating structured dialogue at the intersection of national security and Indigenous participation, while navigating ITBs to connect commitments with workforce, supplier, and partnership capacity.
Indigenous workforce development, procurement, and supplier capability strengthen Canada's defence industrial base when responsibilities are clear and execution is shared.
- $11.152B — 2024 Annual-Average Total GDP Impact in Canada
- 81,800 — 2024 Annual-Average Total FTE Jobs in Canada
- Supporting Our North, Strong and Free
Infrastructure & Energy
Infrastructure and energy projects require community priorities, workforce capacity, capital, technical expertise, public responsibility, and supplier capability to align. Kaskitew-Maskwa helps structure the workforce and joint venture relationships needed to build, maintain, and own the next generation of energy and civil infrastructure.