Federal investment helps Canada maintain strong defence credentials

The impact of COVID on the defence sector will be predicated on how the government intends to continue to fund its military.

A radar operator onboard wears his protective flash gear in the operations room during a simulated combat exercise during Operation Artemis in the Gulf of Oman on Aug. 21, 2013. Technology and talent flow back and forth between military and civilian organizations where skills and experience are cross-pollinated, writes Louise Mercier. DND photograph by M. Cpl. David Singleton-Browne

Opinion

BY LOUISE MERCIER

November 17, 2021

The Canadian defence and security industry is an essential service and a critical sector in Canada’s economy and a contributor to the GDP. Canadian defence companies are highly innovative and export intensive, creating high-wage and high-tech employment. According to the Statistical Overview Stud...

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