Geophysics: survey companies and contractors. (Technical Services).(Brief Article)

Since the discovery of Kidd Creek in the 1960s by airborne geophysics, Ontario has been a centre for survey companies and instrument development. These companies are technology-driven with better than 65% of their staff possessing specialist degrees. Most of these specialists are educated at the province's 11 universities, and find research support through various industry and government programmes. Government support is sometimes indirect, with the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) maintaining calibration and test facilities at Ottawa that are internationally recognised and routi