Duke Smart Staffing Bridges the Skills Gap in Canadian Defence
Duke Smart Staffing Solutions helps DND and NSS primes find, clear, and retain skilled defence workers, aligning talent pipelines with ITB objectives and multi-decade programs.
Volume 32 Issue 1
Defence Programs Open New Doors for Canadian Companies
New federal programs like DI Assist and the Regional Defence Investment Initiative open defence procurement to non-traditional Canadian companies, but SMBs leave funding on the table.
Base Camp Connect: Canadian SME Powering Tactical Communications
Lévis-based Base Camp Connect delivers interoperable tactical communications for the CAF in Latvia, NATO allies, and Ukraine, specializing in DDIL environments and FMN standards.
BMT Canada: Engineering Assurance for a Stronger Canadian Fleet
BMT Canada marks four decades supporting the National Shipbuilding Strategy, delivering independent naval architecture, engineering assurance, and in-service support for the RCN and Coast Guard.
Code and Command: Canada’s Race to AI-Enabled Defence
CDR’s first AI Report examines Canada’s DND/CAF AI Strategy and the sovereign tech firms racing to deliver AI-enabled defence capabilities by 2030.
GeoSpectrum Technologies Develops Sonar Systems for a Noisier Ocean
GeoSpectrum specializes in underwater acoustic transducers and sonar systems—technology designed to detect sound, generate signals, and operate effectively in some of the most complex underwater environments on Earth.
Inside Canada’s Defence Infrastructure Surge: Building Readiness
CDR surveys DND and major contractors on the multi-billion-dollar defence infrastructure surge driving NORAD modernization, Arctic bases, and fleet readiness from coast to coast.
Canada’s Arctic Reckoning Under Trump’s Monroe Doctrine
As Trump’s revived Monroe Doctrine reshapes hemispheric security, Canada must invest in layered Arctic missile defence, early warning, and Greenland cooperation or risk strategic irrelevance.
Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy Prepares for NSS 2.0
CDR asked its Senior Staff Writer, Joetey Attariwala, to reach out to key players in Canada’s Shipbuilding industry, including Tier 1 Primes (Davie, Irving and Seaspan), to get an update on the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), and for insight on how its next phase — widely viewed as NSS 2.0 — may evolve. Here is our report.
Joel Houde Named CDR Defence Executive of the Year 2026
For his clarity of purpose, servant leadership philosophy, and tangible impact on Canada’s sovereign defence capability, Canadian Defence Review has selected Joel Houde as its Defence Executive of the Year for 2026!
Minister McGuinty on Defence Spending, Industry and CAF Modernization
CDR asked its Ottawa Bureau Chief, James Careless, to sit down with Canada’s Minister of National Defence, the Honourable David McGuinty, for an exclusive interview.
CSS Asterix: Canada’s Essential Combat Support Ship Must Be Retained
The Combat Support Ship (CSS) Asterix stands today as one of the most consequential and quietly transformative maritime capability decisions undertaken by Canada in the National Shipbuilding Strategy era. After almost a decade of valuable service to Canada, the Asterix is ready to serve for the next decade.