DAIR To Innovate 2026Toronto · Oct 29, 2026
WIA-Canada is attending DAIR To Innovate 2026, the annual conference of Downsview Aerospace Innovation & Research, held in the heart of Toronto’s historic aerospace precinct.
- Date
- Oct 29, 2026Thursday
- Hours
- 8:00 AM – 6:30 PMFull day, in person
- Where
- Centennial College Downsview65 Carl Hall Rd, Toronto
- Admission
- TicketedMember, non-member and student rates
Aerospace innovation on the Downsview site
DAIR To Innovate gathers leaders, innovators, researchers and change makers from across Canadian aerospace, defence and advanced manufacturing for a full day of keynotes, panel discussions and structured networking.
The 2026 edition features an expanded Tech Showcase with more than twenty-five exhibits from across the ecosystem. Organizers anticipate roughly three hundred participants from industry, academia, government and sector associations, which makes it primarily a partnership and technology-transfer event rather than a trade show.
Conference highlights
A full day on the Downsview campus. Here is what to plan around.
Keynotes
Leaders from across Canadian aerospace, defence and advanced manufacturing.
See the program →Panel discussions
On where the sector is heading and what it needs from research and government.
Session details →Tech Showcase
More than twenty-five exhibits from innovators across the DAIR ecosystem.
Showcase details →Visitor information
Get directions →
WIA-Canada at last year’s DAIR To Innovate
A few moments from the 2025 conference at Downsview. The same community, and the reason we keep coming back.
Ways to work with us
If DAIR To Innovate is where we meet, here is what can come next. Reach out any time. We’d love to hear from you.
Corporate membership
Bring your organization alongside ours and collaborate on initiatives across the year. Our corporate membership brochure has the full details.
View the brochure →Volunteer with us
Help run events, mentor, or build chapter activity in your city. It is the quickest way to get to know the people doing this work.
Apply to volunteer →Become a member
Join a national network of students and professionals across Canadian aerospace. Learn about member rates and programs on our website.
Join now →See you at Downsview
Three hundred people from industry, academia and government, an expanded Tech Showcase, and a full day on the site where Canadian aerospace grew up.
