Ontario Shipyards, is proud to announce that Algoma Steel Inc. has signed a letter of intent to join the Team Vigilance preferred supplier program as the exclusive steel provider of steel plate. This strategic collaboration with Algoma Steel marks the first time that Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) ships will be constructed using primarily made-in-Canada steel. Team Vigilance is the only consortium that can offer a designed in Canada, built in Canada and equipped in Canada solution for the Canadian Continental Defence Corvette.
VIGILANCE is a next-generation naval solution designed to meet the requirements of Canada’s Continental Defence Corvette program. In collaboration with key partners VARD Marine, Thales Canada, SH Defence, and Fincantieri, VIGILANCE will provide the RCN with an operationally flexible military asset that is capable, globally deployable, and ready to meet future naval challenges.
Algoma Steel, headquartered in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, is Canada’s leading steel plate producer and employs over 2,700 people. With the recent announcement that the American Bureau of Shipping will accept CSA standard steel in the shipbuilding process, and the Government of Canada’s initiative to prioritize Canadian-made steel in federal procurements, Algoma Steel is ideally situated to be the primary steel supplier of Canadian-made steel for future vessel construction projects under the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
Not only will VIGILANCE equip the sailors of the RCN and the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve with advanced tools, but it will also continue to leverage the expertise and capacity of the Ontario industrial sector. Algoma Steel, a vital player in Canada’s industrial and manufacturing heartland, is key to this effort. Through this partnership, VIGILANCE will contribute to the development of a truly sovereign naval capability, strengthening Canada’s shipbuilding value chain and driving economic growth across the nation.
