Innovating to defend our national security and sovereignty
Research in labs funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation produces the advanced technologies that will help us meet our rapidly evolving defence needs.
Canada’s national security depends on the leading-edge technologies that will rearm our military, fortify our defence capacity and strengthen our Arctic sovereignty. From advancing surveillance drones to rebuilding submarines with additive manufacturing to gathering the intel that keeps us one step ahead of cybersecurity threats, Canadian research is helping to protect our land, sea, air and cyber domains in an increasingly divided world.
Strength in numbers*
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*Since 2014–15
Research facilities provide a presence in the North and on our coasts
The CCGS Amundsen research icebreaker in Arctic waters
This world-class research icebreaker spends up to eight months each year in the Arctic studying climate change, sea ice and Arctic ecosystems.
An Ocean Networks Canada robot explores the ocean floor
ONC’s system of submersibles and sensors monitor ocean health, ecosystems and changing conditions along all three of Canada’s coasts.
The Churchill Marine Observatory in Churchill, Man.
Located next to Canada’s only Arctic deep-water port, this unique facility provides researchers easy access to study Arctic marine environments and changing ice conditions.
An acoustic receiver from the Ocean Tracking Network
OTN deploys monitoring equipment to track and better understand fish, marine mammals and ocean health off Canada’s coasts.
We’re not just printing parts. We’re building the scientific and industrial foundation that will allow Canada to support its naval platforms independently and more cost-effectively.Paul Bishop, materials engineer and researcher, Dalhousie University
Canadian national defence is augmented by technologies developed in research labs
Research labs help Canada’s defence industry innovate
Explore how research is addressing Canadian priorities
Return to “Strategic investments, national impact” to discover more ways research projects supported by the CFI are producing world-leading innovations in key industrial sectors that are important to Canada.