Industrial benefits program’s move to Defence Investment Agency a ‘big deal’ that will speed procurement, ex-bureaucrats say

Previously housed under ISED, the Industrial and Technological Benefits program is estimated to contribute more than $5-billion to the country's GDP and more than 40,400 jobs annually.
Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr oversees the Defence Investment Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY IREM KOCA
August 25, 2026

The federal government has shifted the $5-billion industrial benefits program to the new Defence Investment Agency, a move that "makes perfect sense" to help speed up military acquisitions, say former public servants.

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