# Canada Expands Defence Industrial Capacity

Canada’s Build–Partner–Buy Defence Industrial Strategy aims to grow domestic defence-industrial capacity while supporting NATO’s need for timely, interoperable capabilities. The Defence Investment Agency is identified as the source of implementation criteria for industry, and the strategy points to potential roles for Canadian aerospace, ammunition, digital systems, space, and specialized-manufacturing capabilities in NATO industrial initiatives, including the NATO Engine. The signal identifies no specific solicitation, contract award, value, or deadline.

- Contractors can assess how their Canadian capabilities could contribute to the named industrial areas and NATO initiatives, including through partnerships that support interoperability.
- The Defence Investment Agency’s implementation criteria will shape how industry can engage with the strategy; the signal does not yet specify those criteria or a procurement timetable.
- Procurement teams should treat this as a strategic market direction rather than an active bid opportunity: no solicitation or award is identified.

**Jurisdictions:** international
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Published:** October 25, 2026

### Government Entities
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- Department of National Defence (Canada) (DND)
- Defence Investment Agency (Canada)
- Standing Committee on National Defence (Canada)

### Vendors
- General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada (manufacturer)

### Sources
- [Build at Home, Deliver with Allies: Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy and NATO’s Production Challenge – NAOC](https://natoassociation.ca/build-at-home-deliver-with-allies-canadas-defence-industrial-strategy-and-natos-production-challenge) - NATO Association