NAV Canada has become the first air navigation service provider (ANSP) based outside Europe to join the Single European Sky ATM Research 3 Joint Undertaking (SESAR 3 JU), the European Union’s public-private partnership for modernizing air traffic management. The associate membership, announced June 30, 2026 in Ottawa, formalizes a relationship that already spans four funded research projects and gives NAV Canada a seat alongside Europe’s leading air navigation providers, manufacturers, airlines and research bodies.