September 16, 2024
Quebec, Québec - Public Services and Procurement Canada
Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada is driving economic growth, creating good jobs and protecting our national security by ensuring that the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) have the ships they need to carry out their important work.
Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, attended Naval Quebec’s Annual Conference, an annual meeting of the Québec Shipbuilding Supply Chain.
Minister Duclos announced that Canada has awarded a second NSS contract, valued at $16.47 million (including taxes), to Chantier Davie of Lévis, Québec, to advance work on a Polar-class icebreaker for the CCG.
As part of its fleet renewal plan, the CCG is acquiring two polar icebreakers, one to be built by Chantier Davie, with the other icebreaker being built by Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. These ships will enable the CCG to operate in the Canadian Arctic throughout the year to complete missions in support of Indigenous peoples, northern communities, arctic sovereignty, high arctic science research, and to help respond to emergency situations.
To read the full press release, click here.
