From its humble roots in rural Quebec, Bombardier has grown into the world’s leading transportation company. Joseph-Armand Bombardier built the world’s first snow machine in the 1930s; the global corporation that carries his name posted annual revenues of more than $20 billion in fiscal 2009. Bombardier Transportation is the world’s largest manufacturer and service provider of rail equipment; Bombardier Aerospace is the third-largest manufacturer of civilian aircraft.

The company’s success is due to its ability to efficiently develop, manufacture and market a remarkable variety of transportation solutions: from public-transit vehicles and railroad systems to passenger and specialized aircraft. Since the mid 1980s, Bombardier has invested more than $4 billion in research and development.

Despite Bombardier’s global profile—64,000 employees and production, engineering and service facilities in 29 countries—its Canadian presence remains central to the company’s success. Approximately 20,000 Bombardier employees work at one of the company’s nine Canadian facilities. These facilities undertake all aspects of the company’s production: from design and engineering to manufacturing and outfitting.

Among other advantages, Bombardier appreciates Canada’s skilled workforce, relatively low cost of living and high quality of life. To foster innovation, the company maintains active partnerships with leading Canadian academic institutions such as the University of British Columbia and the Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec.

Bombardier [www.bombardier.com] is another example of Canadian leadership and excellence the global business world continues to count on.

Additional Facts

• Every three seconds, a Bombardier aircraft takes off or lands somewhere in the world.
• Worldwide, more than 100,000 Bombardier locomotives and rail cars are in service.
• Bombardier builds increasingly energy-efficient planes and trains, operates sustainably and was named one of the 10 Canadian Climate Disclosure Leaders by the Carbon Disclosure Project.