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CAE investing $1 billion in innovation over 5 years

Last Updated Aug 8, 2018 at 3:40 pm MDT

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard sit in a flight simulator during a visit to CAE in Montreal, Wednesday, August 8, 2018.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

MONTREAL – Aerospace company CAE is investing $1 billion in innovation over the next five years.

CAE president Marc Parent says one of the main objectives of the investment will be to fund a project to develop training solutions in aviation, health care and defence and security.

Parent made the announcement this afternoon alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard at company headquarters in Montreal.

The federal government will contribute $150 million to the project, while Quebec will give $47.5 million.