How Canada can build the marine industry its future depends on

Every procurement decision should ask one question: does this build Canadian capability, or does it bypass it?

HMCS Margaret Brooke in the Davis Strait in March 2022. Canada has invested billions of dollars into Arctic sovereignty, ocean intelligence, and critical infrastructure—but almost nothing into the fleet assets required to deliver any of it, writes Megan Murphy. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by S2 Taylor Congdon

Opinion

BY MEGAN MURPHY

June 24, 2026

Canada's ocean ambitions are growing faster than its ability to deliver on them—especially in the Arctic.

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