Japan-Canada Defense Ministerial Meeting
On March 6, 2026, from 5:50 p.m. for approximately 35 minutes, Defense Minister Koizumi held a defense ministerial meeting with Canadian Defense Minister McGuinty, who was visiting Japan. At the…
Canada Taking Part in Operation Ice Camp 2026 in the Arctic Ocean
Commander, Submarine Forces officially kicked off Operation Ice Camp (ICE CAMP) Boarfish in the Arctic Ocean on March 7, 2026, after the building of the camp and the arrival of…
Hanwha Ocean Signs Landmark Agreements to Strengthen Canada’s Sovereign Defence Industrial Capacity in Ontario
Hanwha Ocean and Ontario Shipyards have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to accelerate the return of large-scale shipbuilding in Ontario and to strengthen Canada’s ability to deliver future…
Enhanced Arctic Operations Reinforce Sovereignty Throughout 2026
Throughout 2026, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will conduct operations across the Arctic and the North to detect, deter, and, if required, defend against threats—demonstrating its capability and capacity to…
BOREALIS Call for Proposals Defense Innovations Secure Hubs
On February 18, 2026, the Bureau of Research, Engineering and Advanced Leadership in Innovation and Science (BOREALIS), is launching a Call for Proposals (CFP) to provide up to $50 million…
Seaspan Awards Contract to Alberta’s Confined Space Robotics to Enhance Shipbuilding Processes
Seaspan Shipyards has awarded a contract to Confined Space Robotics (CSR) to develop and integrate semiautonomous robotic systems to enhance shipbuilding processes for blast and paint operations. Blast and paint…
Canada Strengthens Defense Cooperation with the Kingdom of Denmark
At the Munich Security Conference on Friday, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defense, alongside Denmark’s Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen, his Faroese counterpart Sirið Stenberg and…
Dalhousie Signs MOU to Join Innovation Ecosystem Focused on Canadian and Arctic Sovereignty
Dalhousie University and TKMS, a German provider of integrated system solutions in maritime defense technologies with more than 180 years of experience in naval engineering, have signed a memorandum of…
CADSI Reacts to Defense Industrial Strategy
The Canadian Association of Defense and Security Industries (CADSI), today issued the following statement February 17 in response to the Government of Canada’s newly unveiled Defense Industrial Strategy (DIS): “This…