Private company

de Havilland Canada

Former Canadian aircraft manufacturer

The de Havilland Aircraft Company of Canada, Limited (DHC) was an aircraft manufacturer with facilities based in what is now the Downsview area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The original location of de Havilland Canada later became the site of the Canadian Air and Space Museum located in what is now Downsview Park.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Mar 5, 1928Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry1
  • HeadquartersToronto1
  • Founded inToronto1
  • Legal formcorporation1

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Bombardier Aerospace 100% since 1998

Former owners and parents

  • Bombardier Aerospace 51% 1992 to 1997
  • Government of Ontario 49% 1992 to 1997
  • de Havilland Aircraft Company Mar 5, 1928 to 1963
  • Hawker Siddeley 1963 to 1974
  • Government of Canada 1974 to 1986
  • Boeing 1986 to 1992

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1998Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1986Acquired Acquired by Boeing1
  3. 1974Acquired Acquired by Government of Canada1
  4. 1963Acquired Acquired by Hawker Siddeley1
  5. Mar 5, 1928Founded Founded in Toronto1
  6. Mar 5, 1928Acquired Acquired by de Havilland Aircraft Company1

Sources

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