A: Finding and winning new business opportunities is a key function for every business. You can take full advantage of what OAC offers to help you and your company in your efforts to do that.

As a member of OAC:

• You receive periodic market information / market intelligence via email from the OAC
• You can access market reports in the Member area on the OAC web site
• You can access market intelligence services, such as AWIN, at a discounted rate
• You receive information about specific business opportunities from OAC via email and on the OAC web site
• You can attend workshops that are designed to be helpful to SMEs.You have the opportunity to participate as part of the Ontario stand at major international trade shows
• You are invited to take part in Incoming and Outgoing Trade Missions that the OAC supports and/or organizes

A: Your own energetic and savvy marketing and business development efforts enable you to find and win new business. Your participation in OAC activities, programs, or task forces helps you to do that more widely, more effectively and more efficiently by taking full advantage of what the OAC offers you – listed above.

A: OAC resource people

• participate in trade development activities, and make presentations that promote the Ontario aerospace industry to both the global industry and the media.
• work with the Provincial and Federal Governments to leverage their efforts to promote the Ontario aerospace industry.
• organize and produce the Ontario Aerospace Industry Capability Directory that promotes Ontario companies to the global aerospace market.
• organize the participation of Ontario companies in the AIAC Products/Service Guide.
• organize and manage the participation of Ontario companies in AERO-Canada – the powerful database of Canada's excellent aerospace/MRO/space companies.

A: The OAC operates as a 'virtual enterprise', with no offices, so there is no OAC location. Every OAC resource person operates his/her own home-based office. This keeps costs low, so that Members' fees can all be used to provide direct benefits to Members.

A: The OAC operates as a 'virtual enterprise'. The OAC has no employees. Every OAC resource person is engaged on contract, on a part-time basis to carry out the 'baseline operations' of the OAC. OAC resource persons may be assigned to manage and support specific projects, events, activities, etc. that the OAC undertakes from time to time that are over and above OAC 'baseline operations'.

'Baseline operations' of the OAC are those whose costs are covered by annual membership fees; these are:

1. Supporting the functioning of the OAC Board of Directors who provide governance and leadership for the OAC.
2. Administering OAC Memberships – recruiting, financial administration, miscellaneous services, etc.
3. Providing communications to Members about business opportunities, events and activities of business value, via email communications and the OAC website.
4. Organizing two significant annual events – the AGM in the Fall and another event in the Spring – that deliver business value to Members.
5. Securing resources for priority projects and activities.
6. Liaising with other industry associations and Provincial and Federal governments to enhance the profile of the Ontario aerospace industry.

All other projects, activities, events, etc. in which OAC participates must be funded as separate and individual undertakings, with full cost recovery for the time provided by OAC resource persons and for all other costs. This includes trade development activities (trade shows, missions, etc.), all strategic initiatives, OAC forums, etc..

The organizational structure for the OAC is depicted in the downloadable file below.