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<\/a>In an increasingly dangerous and divided world, Canada must be prepared to defend ourselves and our Allies. To that end, Canada\u2019s new government has invested over $65\u00a0billion over the past year in defence and security, and Canada has reached 2% of defence spending for the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall. To enable defence industries to scale up more easily and with maximum benefit to the Canadian economy, the government launched the\u00a0Defence Investment Agency and the\u00a0Defence Industrial Strategy. These measures prioritise Canadian suppliers and materials, invest in Canadian defence innovation and commercialisation, and streamline procurement to give Canadian businesses and workers consistent and predictable demand.<\/p>\nTo accelerate defence investments underway, today at the CANSEC trade show, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that Canada has entered into negotiations to procure the GlobalEye, Saab\u2019s Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft platform<\/strong>. This is projected to support 3,000 jobs in the Canadian aerospace and defence sector \u2013 from the skilled trades to engineering and compute \u2013 opening massive opportunities for Canadian workers. No less than one-third of the projected fleet of GlobalEye aircraft will be manufactured in Canada over the next 15 years. That means at least 40 aircraft<\/strong>, including orders from Allies, built by Canadian workers. At the heart of the GlobalEye system is the Canadian-made Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft \u2013 a modern jet transformed into a cutting-edge surveillance aircraft.<\/p>\nThe Saab GlobalEye combines airborne early warning and control with long-range air, sea, and land surveillance in real time from a single platform.\u00a0With a suite of advanced sensors and mission systems, Saab\u2019s GlobalEye will be a key resource for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to enhance North American security by detecting and deterring threats across the Arctic and beyond. With airborne surveillance capability, GlobalEye can track objects and signals up to 650\u00a0kilometres away and will share real-time information to the CAF.<\/p>\n
A strong, resilient industry will take more than just singular procurement. It requires fundamentally rethinking approvals and production timelines. To that end, the Prime Minister announced the delivery of a series of measures first announced in the Defence Industrial Strategy:<\/p>\n
\n- A modernised Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>now in effect,\u00a0<\/strong>to direct investments toward the areas that matter most for Canada\u2019s competitiveness:\n
\n- Incentivising foreign contractors that secure Canadian defence contracts to\u00a0subcontract to Canadian firms<\/strong> and invest in our supply chain.<\/li>\n
- Cutting red tape with\u00a0a new 90-day approval standard<\/strong> so companies, especially small businesses, get faster, more predictable decisions.<\/li>\n
- Introducing the Strategic Investment Transaction<\/strong> \u2013 a new crediting system for high-value investments, such as building or expanding a Canadian facility, funding research and development (R&D), or transferring intellectual property to a Canadian company.<\/li>\n
- Introducing a new Canadian Company Boost<\/strong>: if a Canadian company does at least 70% of the work domestically, they get credited as if they did 100% \u2013 removing a bureaucratic penalty on companies that are already building in Canada.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- A new Strategic Partnership Framework<\/strong>, now in effect, to enable companies to work more closely with government to build the sovereign capabilities the CAF needs:\n
\n- Rather than one-size-fits-all procurement, this\u00a0new framework will catalyse robust partnerships<\/strong> \u2013 with government sharing operational priorities and industry bringing innovation and expertise.<\/li>\n
- Companies designated as Strategic Partners will\u00a0need to invest in Canadian R&D<\/strong>, grow domestic supply chains, and hire a Canadian workforce.<\/li>\n
- In return,\u00a0the<\/strong>\u00a0government will be an anchor customer<\/strong> \u2013 accelerating approvals and supporting exports to global markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- A Defence Concierge Service<\/strong>, now in effect,\u00a0<\/strong>to help Canadian companies access the support they need to grow, especially small and medium-sized businesses entering the sector:\n
\n- The Defence Concierge Service will connect businesses with the right programs, provincial partners, and export opportunities, and specialised staff will be integrated into industry associations.<\/li>\n
- As a result, businesses will receive personalised service<\/strong>, will no longer get lost in administrative red tape, and most importantly, the government will be able to respond more quickly to requests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- The\u00a0Defence Advisory Forum<\/strong>, applications for which will open June 1, 2026, to ensure the partnership between government and defence industry remains in sync:\n
\n- Senior industry executives drawn from across our 10\u00a0sovereign capability areas and every region of the country will advise government on how to best grow our defence industrial base, investment needs, and barriers to growth.<\/li>\n
- The forum will be co-chaired by the Minister of National Defence, the Minister of Industry, and the Secretary of State for Defence Procurement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Together these measures will transform our regulatory system from one that checks boxes to one that builds our defence industrial base with speed and scale. By investing in our people, our capabilities, our industry, and our partnerships, we are building a stronger, more secure Canada \u2013 one that is ready to meet today\u2019s challenges, support our Allies, and shape a safer, more prosperous future for generations to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>In an increasingly dangerous and divided world, Canada must be prepared to defend ourselves and our Allies. To that end, Canada\u2019s new government has invested over $65\u00a0billion over the past year in defence and security, and Canada has reached 2% of defence spending for the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall. To enable defence industries to scale up more easily and with maximum benefit to the Canadian economy, the government launched the\u00a0Defence Investment Agency and the\u00a0Defence Industrial Strategy. These measures prioritise Canadian suppliers and materials, invest in Canadian defence innovation and commercialisation, and streamline procurement to give Canadian businesses and workers consistent and predictable demand.<\/p>\n