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Canadian Space Agency

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is the government department responsible for Canada's space programme. Established in March 1989 by the Canadian Space Agency Act, sanctioned in December 1990. The Chief Executive Officer of the agency is the President who reports to the Canadian Minister of Industry. There are five core functions carried out by the President which include Space Programmes, Space Technologies, Space Science, Canadian Astronaut Office and Space Operations as well as executive functions of Audit, Evaluation and Review; Corporate Management; Communications; Strategic Development; External Relations; Government Liaison and three Corporate functions including Legal Services, Administration, and Human Resources. The headquarters of the CSA is located at John H. Chapman Space Station in St. Hubert, Quebec. There are also offices in Ottawa, Canada at the David Florida Laboratory as well as in Washington, D.C, Paris, France, Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Houston, Texas.

Table of contents
1 Mission and Mandate
2 External Links

Mission and Mandate

Mission

The Canadian Space Agency is committed to leading the development and application of space knowledge for the benefit of Canadians and humanity.

To achieve this, the CSA will promote an environment where all levels of the organization: pursue excellence collectively advocate a client-oriented attitude support employee-oriented practises and open communications commit itself to both empowerment and accountability and pledge to cooperate and work with partners to our mutual benefit

Mandate

The legislated mandate of the CSA, from the Canadian Space Agency Act, SC. 1990, c. 13, is:

"To promote the peaceful use and development of space, to advance the knowledge of space through science and to ensure that space science and technology provide social and economic benefits for Canadians".

See also: Canadian space program

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