Export Development Canada

Export Development Canada can support defence and dual-use growth through financing, credit insurance and guarantees, with an expanded approach described in March 2026. It can consider domestic manufacturing capacity when the project fits its mandate, including production that will be exported or incorporated into exports. The sector page reports $692 million of financing and insurance support across 28 companies in 2025; this is not a grant fund available for allocation. Individual transactions still undergo credit and non-credit assessment, including human-rights and controlled-goods considerations. A supplier should identify whether it needs working capital, release of performance-security collateral, buyer-risk insurance or direct financing before approaching EDC with the transaction and export plan.