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Canada's Defense Spending Increase

Sector: Aerospace & Defense • Location: Canada

Source: Atlantic Council

Project
Planned

Following the recent election, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to increase Canada's defense spending by approximately $13 billion to meet NATO's target of 2% of GDP. This plan includes purchasing new submarines, upgrading Arctic bases, and acquiring new icebreakers.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Aerospace & Defense, Government
Location
Canada
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Atlantic Council

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The project “Canada's Defense Spending Increase” is an infrastructure initiative in the Aerospace & Defense sector, located in Canada. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Atlantic Council.

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2026-07-22

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Following the recent election, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to increase Canada's defense spending by approximately $13 billion to meet NATO's target of 2% of GDP. This plan includes purchasing new submarines, upgrading Arctic bases, and acquiring new icebreakers.

Original sector

Defense

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Location

Country

Canada

Source

Source

Atlantic Council

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Sector

Aerospace & Defense, Government

Article published date

2025-05-06

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