Skip to main content

True North MapTrue North Map

Map Organizations Missions Public Needs Defence Briefs How It Works About

Loading True North Map

True North MapTrue North Map

Map Organizations Missions Public Needs Defence Briefs How It Works About

Loading organizations

True North MapTrue North Map

Map Organizations Missions Public Needs Defence Briefs How It Works About

Find the right Canadian team

Organizations

Explore reviewed Canadian organizations, see what they build, and decide who deserves a closer look. Gaps stay visible; unsupported details stay out.

Suggest an organization

Loading the current organization directory

Loading reviewed organizations…

True North MapTrue North Map

Make Canadian capability visible.

Independent project by Andrew Davies. Reviewed public evidence, transparent gaps, human review.

Privacy Methodology How It Works Regions Mission Areas Contact Terms Canadian Defence Briefs Public Needs

Canadian Defence and Dual-Use Organizations | True North Map

Organizations: 385
Technologies: 344
Covered regions: 6
Public sources: 966

385

Reviewed organizations

344

Reviewed capabilities

Regions with published coverage

966

Cited public sources

Full directory

Browse the directory

Organization type

All types
Companies291
Investors and funders20
Incubators18
Accelerators17

Explore by region

See where published coverage sits across Canada.

View all regions

Atlantic Canada67
Quebec67
Ontario157
Prairies32

Government innovation offices14

Research and test centres13

Ecosystem organizations12

Region

All regions
Atlantic67
Quebec67
Ontario157
Prairies32
British Columbia59
North2

ShowingResearch and test centresRemove this filter PrairiesRemove this filter Clear all

Moderate public evidence

Canadian Light Source

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Canada's national synchrotron research facility providing beamlines, advanced materials characterization, imaging and experimental infrastructure for academic, government and industrial users.

Research and test centreProfiled for its ecosystem role

Reviewed Jul 25, 2026View profile

Strong public evidence

Centre for Applied Research in Defence and Dual-use Technologies

Edmonton, Alberta

University of Alberta applied research centre focused on defence and dual-use technologies, translating engineering and scientific research into operationally relevant systems and commercialization pathways.

Research and test centreProfiled for its ecosystem role

Reviewed Jul 25, 2026View profile

British Columbia

59

Northern Canada2