Canada
August 25, 2026
Canadian steel to support historic shipbuilding contract
Written by Laura Miller
Canada’s government on Monday announced the largest shipbuilding contract in Quebec’s history.
In partnership with Chantier Davie Canada Inc., the Government of Canada plans to invest over $11 billion to build six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard at Davie’s shipbuilding site in Lévis, Quebec.
“The fixed-price contract, valued at $11.3 billion, marks a decisive step in the renewal and expansion of Canada’s Arctic fleet under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS),” Davie Shipbuilding said in a statement announcing the contract.
The vessels will be built using Canadian steel and other domestic materials, per its Buy Canadian policy, the government said.
Construction of the first vessel is slated to begin in 2027 and will take five years to complete. The government plans to have the full fleet in service by 2038.
Earlier this year, Algoma Steel began producing steel plate for Davie’s Polar Max Icebreaker project.
