State trade fact sheets - Arizona

Employing Arizonans

Canadian-owned businesses operating across the Grand Canyon State employ nearly 18,000 Arizonans. Canada is not only the largest foreign direct investor and employer in Arizona, but also engages in $4.1 billion worth of trade annually. A wide range of Canadian companies have set up shop across Arizona due to its business-friendly climate. Well-known retailers like lululemon atheletica and Aldo; professional personalized services providers like Stantec and Rescare; and telecommunication sector leaders like Mitel and Inter Tel Technologies all originally hail from Canada.

Canada and the U.S.: There for Each Other

In 2020, Canada and the U.S. again worked together as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold across the world. Canada and the U.S. preserved supply chains across the border, deeming trucking essential. Canada and the U.S. traded important inputs for the production of personal protective equipment and medical equipment, maintaining a thriving bilateral trade in finished goods. Soon after the outbreak, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research began awarding grants to joint research projects proposed by Canadian and U.S. institutions to try and find an end to the virus.

No matter our shared challenges and as we have done in times of crisis, Canada and the U.S. will continue to support one another as friends, partners and allies.

Canada–Arizona in Flight

With in-state operations dating back to 1976, Bombardier employs over 850 Arizonans across four sites in Tucson and Phoenix. Its Tucson facility is the largest of Bombardier’s aircraft service centers worldwide. The company works closely with Pima Community College’s Aviation Technology program to recruit FAA certified mechanics as well as aviation structural graduates. Bombardier also built the automated people mover system at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. A renowned aviation training provider, CAE’s Phoenix facility is equipped with over 60 aircraft and delivers simulator-based training to support the pilot training needs of global airlines and operators operating out of Sky Harbor International Airport. Magellan Aerospace, a Glendale-based manufacturer of aerospace systems and components, is another top Canadian-owned employer of Arizonans. Magellan supplies components for major business and commuter aircraft including Airbus A380, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.