Canadian Space Agency

This report presents the findings of the evaluation of the European Space Agency Contribution Program (ESA-CP) of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). The evaluation was carried out by the CSA's Audit and Evaluation Directorate, with the support of PRA Inc. This evaluation was included in the CSA's...

Designed and assembled in Canada, Alouette-1 was the first satellite built by a nation other than the United States or the Soviet Union. It was constructed at a time when most satellites had a useful lifespan of a few months. Although Alouette-1 was as complex as any previously launched...

Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) was a NASA space telescope, led by Johns Hopkins University (JHU), and built in collaboration with the Canadian and French space agencies. It undertook high-resolution spectroscopic observations in the far-ultraviolet from 1999 to 2007, significantly...

The Astronautics Vocabulary is a glossary of terms that pertain to the science and technology of spaceflight.

The objective of publishing departmental internal audit performance results, in the form of key compliance attributes, is to provide pertinent information to stakeholders (Canadians, parliamentarians) regarding the professionalism, performance and impact of the function in departments.

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the existing management framework allows the Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program (LEAP) to achieve its objectives and to comply with relevant acts, policies, regulations and guidelines issued by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the central...

Departmental Performance Reports (DPRs) are individual department and agency accounts of results achieved against planned performance expectations as set out in respective Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPP). These Performance Reports, which cover the most recently completed fiscal year, are...

Departmental Performance Reports (DPRs) are individual department and agency accounts of results achieved against planned performance expectations as set out in respective Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPP). These Performance Reports, which cover the most recently completed fiscal year, are...

Departmental Performance Reports (DPRs) are individual department and agency accounts of results achieved against planned performance expectations as set out in respective Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPP). These Performance Reports, which cover the most recently completed fiscal year, are...

Departmental Performance Reports (DPRs) are individual department and agency accounts of results achieved against planned performance expectations as set out in respective Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPP). These Performance Reports, which cover the most recently completed fiscal year, are...

This quarterly financial report has been prepared by management as required by section 65.1 of the Financial Administration Act and in the form and manner prescribed by the Treasury Board. This quarterly financial report should be read in conjunction with the 2022-2023 Main Estimates

This report presents the findings of the evaluation of the Implementation of Gender-Based Analysis Plus practices at Canadian Space Agency (CSA) since the CSA’s GBA+ Policy took effect in 2017. This is the first thematic evaluation at the CSA and it was carried out by the CSA’s Audit and...

Departmental Plans (DPs) and Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPPs) are individual expenditure plans for each department and agency (excluding Crown corporations). These reports provide increased levels of detail over a three-year period on an organization's main priorities by strategic...

Departmental Plans (DPs) and Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPPs) are individual expenditure plans for each department and agency (excluding Crown corporations). These reports provide increased levels of detail over a three-year period on an organization's main priorities by strategic...

Departmental Evaluation Plan 2022-2023 to 2026-2027

This quarterly financial report has been prepared by management as required by section 65.1 of the Financial Administration Act and in the form and manner prescribed by the Treasury Board. This quarterly financial report should be read in conjunction with the 2021-2022 Main Estimates

This report contains the findings of the Evaluation of the Qualifying and Testing Services Program of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). The David Florida Laboratory (DFL), located in Ottawa, Ontario, is the main mechanism through which the program is delivered. This program carries out specialized...

This follow-up report on the implementation of management action plans concludes the internal audit process and outlines the measures taken by the various entities concerned in response to our findings and recommendations. As part of the follow-up process, management action plans are reviewed...

The purpose of this audit was to provide reasonable assurance that an adequate process is in place at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to effectively support the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) attestation process for Cabinet submissions.

The Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat) project began in February 2005 with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the Department of National Defence (DND), establishing NEOSSat as a collaboration combining two projects: DND's...