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Mirabel, Quebec
What they offer: Rotorcraft industrial capability
Design, build, certify, deliver, and sustain rotorcraft from one Canadian industrial base. Bell Textron Canada brings engineering, composite manufacturing, flight test, customization, and long-term fleet support together in Mirabel.
Last reviewed Sep 15, 2026
Decision snapshot
Bell offers a Canadian rotorcraft assembly and sustainment route spanning Mirabel and Calgary. Its May 2026 update keeps established Griffon work visible, while the Canadian operating page clarifies where assembly, delivery and supply support sit. A useful next conversation would identify the relevant model, Canadian work package, support capacity and acceptance evidence rather than infer those from group production totals.
See all reviewed connectionsReleased Defence need
Canadian rotorcraft design and sustainment may help teams working on Canadian submarine sustainment and industrial capacity by contributing to logistics and sustainment and advanced materials and manufacturing.
Organization context
Bell's Mirabel centre combines rotorcraft design, manufacturing, assembly and delivery, supported by the Calgary supply centre. Its Canadian defence work includes Griffon Limited Life Extension and long-term CH-146 in-service support. Bell's May 2026 update reports continued progress on these established programs without identifying a new contract or fleet acceptance milestone.
Bell locates its integrated Commercial Assembly and Delivery Centre in Mirabel, Quebec, and its Canadian Supply Centre in Calgary, Alberta. Its Canadian page reports more than 1,600 employees and over 6,000 Canadian-built aircraft; these are company-reported scale figures, not a model-by-model Canadian-content measurement.
Recent activity
Dated May 26, 2026
In its May 26, 2026 Canadian update, Bell reported continued progress during 2025 on Griffon Limited Life Extension and long-term CH-146 in-service support, alongside its 6,000th Canadian-built aircraft milestone. This is a company continuity update, not a newly awarded contract.
Source: Bell Canadian manufacturing and Griffon sustainment update (opens in a new tab)Reviewed assessment
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Contributing capability
Canadian rotorcraft design and sustainment
Canadian rotorcraft design and sustainment may help teams working on Canadian submarine sustainment and industrial capacity by contributing to logistics and sustainment and advanced materials and manufacturing.
Evidence strength: ModerateCapability last reviewed Jul 19, 2026
Open Defence needContributing capability
Canadian rotorcraft design and sustainment
Reviewed connections indicate possible relevance based on public evidence. They do not indicate procurement direction, eligibility, endorsement or customer interest.
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Rotorcraft industrial capability
What it enables
Keep rotorcraft design, manufacturing, flight test, certification, delivery, modernization, and long-term support inside one Canadian operation.
Prepare the conversation
Which Canadian rotorcraft design and sustainment configurations are commercially available now, what integration or qualification work is required, and which public customer or deployment evidence can be shared?
Bell Textron Canada's public evidence establishes its current role and offering, but it does not answer every access, configuration, eligibility, maturity or buyer question needed for a first business-development conversation.
Geography
The map is centred on Mirabel. It does not imply a street address or exact facility location.
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Public sources
6
Last reviewed
Sep 15, 2026
Bell · May 26, 2026
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Bell's Mirabel operation keeps rotorcraft design, production, certification, modernization, and long-term fleet support connected in Canada. That industrial depth can help sustain aviation mobility and readiness over long operating cycles.
Evidence strength: ModerateCapability last reviewed Jul 19, 2026
Evidence strength: HighLast reviewed Jul 19, 2026
Operating context
Decision-useful features
Documented applications. Military and public-safety aviation · Search and rescue · Aircraft modernization and in-service support
Source type. official company news
Supports. Profile · operating context · Profile · executive relevance summary · Profile · current activity · Profile · current activity as of
Bell's May 26, 2026 Canadian update reports progress during 2025 on Griffon Limited Life Extension and long-term CH-146 in-service support, and notes its 6,000th Canadian-built aircraft milestone. It does not announce a new CH-146 contract or fleet acceptance milestone.
Public Services and Procurement Canada · Jan 17, 2024
Source type. award or contract
Supports. Profile · current activity as of · Profile · current activity
Public Services and Procurement Canada supports 2024-01-17 as the material date used for this dossier activity note.
Bell
Source type. official organization profile
Supports. Profile · editorial profile version · Profile · executive relevance summary · Profile · description · Profile · canadian footprint · Profile · profileData.publicContact.publicPhone · Profile · operating context · Profile · profileData.publicContact.contactPageUrl · Profile · profile data · Profile · reviewed questions.bell-textron-canada-first-conversation.question · Profile · reviewed questions.bell-textron-canada-first-conversation.context · Profile · profileData.publicContact.publicEmail · Canadian rotorcraft design and sustainment · summary · Canadian rotorcraft design and sustainment → Canadian submarine sustainment and industrial capacity · Canadian rotorcraft design and sustainment → Efficient, reliable and adaptable logistics to sustain military operations
Bell Textron Canada has sufficient mapped public evidence for private reviewer consideration of the shared editorial profile template.
Bell Textron Canada
Source type. official company product
Supports. Profile · canadian footprint
Bell publishes its Mirabel, Quebec service-centre address, certifications and organization contact route.
Defence Investment Agency · Jul 6, 2026
Source type. official organization profile
Supports. Canadian rotorcraft design and sustainment → Canadian submarine sustainment and industrial capacity
The public notice calls for Canadian industrial participation and a domestic sustainment approach covering infrastructure, training, maintenance, and through-life support.
NATO · Jul 1, 2026
Source type. government policy
Supports. Canadian rotorcraft design and sustainment → Efficient, reliable and adaptable logistics to sustain military operations
Efficient, reliable and adaptable logistics to sustain military operations
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