Ontario Defence Association
Ottawa, Ontario
New Ontario association seeking to connect and represent defence-sector companies, institutions and supply-chain participants across the province.
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Ottawa, Ontario
New Ontario association seeking to connect and represent defence-sector companies, institutions and supply-chain participants across the province.
Montréal, Québec
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An editorial cluster of published Atlantic Canadian organizations working in ocean sensing, sonar, and autonomous maritime systems.
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Explore this clusterAn editorial cluster of published Ontario organizations contributing space-based awareness and mission visualization.
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Chaac Technologies is a Montréal software company combining geospatial AI, digital twins and immersive training. Its aerial-data platform converts imagery into geographic layers and configurable deep-learning analyses. SHIELDS expands that workflow to multiple data streams, detection and geolocation, with REST/CoT exchange and centralized or near-sensor computing. Auralis is a separately marketed passive optical drone-detection system. The portfolio also includes digital-twin inspection, naval navigation simulations and workplace VR training delivered through catalogues, custom projects and facilitated sessions. Government evidence includes a Royal Canadian Navy classroom trial and innovation-specific ISC access routes; partner reporting documents robotic integration with InDro and geospatial work with the Centre de géomatique du Québec. Performance, deployment and procurement status differ across those configurations.
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Explore AI Georeferenced Aerial Data PlatformBurlington, Ontario
Evertz Microsystems is a Canadian hardware and software supplier within Evertz Technologies Limited. The listed parent’s fiscal 2026 statements identify Microsystems as a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary. The portfolio extends from broadcast production and media transport into RF satellite ground systems, professional AV and government and defence applications. For a defence integrator, the concrete offering is signal infrastructure: moving analog RF, digital IF, video, audio and control data between antennas, processing equipment and operators. Its RF-over-IP architecture and MMA-10G/25G AV platform address different parts of that chain and should be evaluated as separate configurations. The published government record establishes access through a C4ISR supply arrangement, rather than a disclosed order for an operational system.
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Explore MMA-10G/25G video, audio and control distributionGeorgetown, Ontario
Communications & Power Industries Canada is a Georgetown, Ontario operation within the US-controlled CPI group. CPI identifies its Amplifier Products and Generator Products businesses in Georgetown, serving satellite communications and other power-electronics markets, including medical imaging. The Canadian operation provides a product, sales and support route within a wider international RF-equipment business. Its documented satellite-ground role includes Cobham SATCOM's March 2022 selection of 160 W Ka-band GaNLink block upconverters for Telesat Lightspeed gateway tracking-antenna terminals, with manufacturing planned in Georgetown. That is a specific supplier-selection and Canadian-workshare announcement; it does not establish present delivery quantities or customer acceptance. CPI's current GaNLink documentation describes solid-state power amplifiers and block upconverters for satellite transmit chains. The SA46KOA amplifier accepts Ka-band RF, while the SB46KOA adds frequency conversion from a lower-frequency input. Their usable linear output depends on the transmitted waveform and distortion requirement, making the detailed operating point more informative than the 40 W saturated product rating alone. The Power Electronics support route includes product manuals and registration, service centres, and maintenance and training support. Canadian manufacturing responsibility should be confirmed for the proposed model rather than inferred from the group's full product catalogue.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Foresight Canada is a national cleantech accelerator that supports technology ventures through commercialization programs, mentorship and market connections across energy, resources, transportation and other strategic industrial sectors.
Sidney, British Columbia
Advanced Subsea Services is a Sidney, British Columbia subsea contractor offering commercial diving, underwater inspection, marine construction, repair and salvage. Its published scope includes pipelines, outfalls, cables, vessel husbandry, structural inspection and work in municipal water, wastewater and other restricted underwater environments. The company combines personnel and project services with several different inspection and support configurations. The equipment offer distinguishes a Seaeye Falcon observation ROV for coastal and inshore work, tow cameras for broader surveys where an ROV is unnecessary, and a self-contained mobile diving trailer for repair and inspection callouts. These are separate ways to deliver a job: a towed camera is not the Falcon's sonar payload, and the trailer's diving equipment does not define the vehicle's operating depth. Municipal diving work provides a concrete setting for this service: inspecting and repairing infrastructure where access, visibility and the consequences of stopping service shape the work package. The historical North Surrey sewer case describes extensive hazardous-environment and confined-space preparation. It illustrates the planning behind the underwater task without establishing today’s crew or equipment commitment.
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Explore Commercial diving and subsea constructionSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Ravelin Dynamics is a St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador defence-technology company describing radar-independent airspace surveillance and cueing for counter-air and counter-UAS missions.
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Explore Radar-independent airspace surveillance and cueingCambridge, Ontario
NV Piping Systems is a Cambridge manufacturer of custom stainless-steel and nickel-alloy pressure-piping systems, vessel internals, frames, skids and pipe supports.
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Explore Pressure-piping and process-skid fabricationMontréal, Quebec
Top Aces is a Montréal-headquartered Canadian defence training company that provides contracted adversary air, joint terminal attack controller training, electronic-warfare support, naval and air-defence training, and test and evaluation services.
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Explore Advanced airborne operational trainingCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Innovation PEI is Prince Edward Island's lead economic development agency, supporting business growth, research, commercialization and sector development including aerospace, defence, advanced marine and information technology.
Burlington, Ontario
Canadian-owned aerospace technology company developing stabilized multispectral electro-optical and infrared imaging systems for ISR missions.
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Explore Open-architecture EO/IR ISR systemsMontreal, Quebec
GlobVision is a Montreal technology company developing computational-intelligence software and engineering services for space, aerospace and defence, Earth observation and critical infrastructure.
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Explore Space Common Operating Picture (SCOP)5 mapped technologies
An editorial cluster of published British Columbia organizations developing autonomous maritime and undersea platforms.
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