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Takeaways From The Canada–Italy Aerospace Conference

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Canada's defence sector is undergoing significant transformation as increased investment and a renewed focus on domestic industrial capacity create opportunities across defence, aerospace, space and advanced manufacturing. The federal government's Defence Industrial Strategy prioritizes building domestically in areas of Canadian strength, partnering with allies where collaboration makes sense, and buying from abroad where necessary.

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Canada’s defence sector is entering a period of significant change. Increased investment and a renewed focus on domestic industrial capacity are creating opportunities across defence, aerospace, space and advanced manufacturing. At the same time, Canada is looking to deepen industrial relationships with trusted international partners.

The federal government’s Defence Industrial Strategy reflects this shift. Its Build–Partner–Buy framework prioritizes building domestically in areas of Canadian strength and sovereign importance, partnering with allies where collaboration makes sense and buying from abroad where necessary.

What will it take to translate those ambitions into actual industrial capacity?

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