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Programs and deployments
BDC Defence Platform
operator
Sponsor or operator: Business Development Bank of Canada
Organization role. Platform of up to $6 billion combining direct financing and advisory support with venture, ecosystem, and indirect investment tools for Canadian defence, security, sovereignty, and dual-use businesses.
Program. Platform of up to $6 billion combining direct financing and advisory support with venture, ecosystem, and indirect investment tools for Canadian defence, security, sovereignty, and dual-use businesses.
StrongNorth Fund
operator
Sponsor or operator: Business Development Bank of Canada
Organization role. BDC Capital venture stream focused on scaling Canadian deep technologies with defence, security, sovereignty, and dual-use relevance.
Program. BDC Capital venture stream focused on scaling Canadian deep technologies with defence, security, sovereignty, and dual-use relevance.
Ecosystem relationships
Capitalized By
Government of Canada
BDC's Defence Platform is backed by federal capital and is designed to advance Government of Canada defence-industrial objectives through financing, advisory support, direct investment, and ecosystem funds.
Establishment Lead
Defence, Security and Resilience Bank
BDC CEO Isabelle Hudon is Canada's lead negotiator as participating countries work to establish the proposed multilateral bank.
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Montréal, Quebec
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Last reviewed
Aug 11, 2026
Identity and profile
- Open source: BDC expands Defence Platform (opens in a new tab)
BDC expands Defence Platform
Business Development Bank of Canada
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