The inaugural Canadian Space Launch Conference (CSLC) marks one of the first times key stakeholders spanning industry, government, academia, not-for-profit and beyond will gather to plan Canada’s future as a launching nation capable of sovereign access to space. Canada finds itself at a critical point today with our sovereignty and relevance in space at stake - ours is the only G7 nation and the only 5 Eyes nation without launch capabilities to date. The necessity of capitalizing on this multi-billion dollar opportunity for our nation comes with significant benefits ranging from technological independence, environmental awareness and protection, job creation, economic development, national security and defence, and beyond.