Ottawa, ON – July 14, 2026 – Calian Group Ltd. (TSX: CGY), headquartered in Ottawa, today announced the formation of Canada’s first integrated Canadian Arctic Maritime Security Consortium (CAMSC), bringing together six Atlantic Canadian organizations, Indigenous partners and a leading marine academic institution to build an end-to-end capability supporting Canada’s Arctic and maritime security priorities.

Uniting Industry, Indigenous Organizations and Academia

CAMSC was publicly debuted at a signing ceremony during the Maritime Arctic Security and Safety Conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, hosted alongside the Honourable Lin Paddock, Newfoundland and Labrador’s minister of jobs, growth and rural development. The founding members are:

• Calian – systems of system interoperability and orchestration, C5ISRT, training and simulation, secure communications, cyber resilience and health services supporting defence, Arctic and maritime operations.
• Genoa Design International – digital ship design and production engineering supporting Canadian and North American shipbuilding programs.
• Horizon Naval Engineering – Indigenous maritime operations, seafarer training and workforce development for northern marine operations.
• Newdock – ship repair, refit, maintenance and lifecycle sustainment for marine and defence vessels.
• PolArctic Canada – AI-enabled Arctic sea-ice forecasting, ocean modelling and decision-support tools.
• Arctic Economic Development Corporation – Arctic economic development, Indigenous participation and infrastructure development.
• The Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University – marine education, applied research and workforce development for Canada’s ocean sector.

Indigenous-focused and majority Indigenous-owned partners are contributing northern expertise, maritime operations and workforce development to the consortium, which the members say is designed to advance reconciliation and build resilient northern supply chains as part of Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy.

A Foundation for Arctic Readiness

A key early initiative for CAMSC is a Canadian Centre of Excellence for Maritime and Arctic Training, bringing together advanced simulation, operational training, applied research and digital technologies to prepare Canada’s future Arctic workforce for the Canadian Armed Forces, the Canadian Coast Guard and Canada’s marine industries.

The consortium launches as Canada accelerates investment in sovereign defence capability and Arctic security. Through the Defence Industrial Strategy, the Government of Canada has committed $6.6 billion over five years, including a $379 million Regional Defence Investment Initiative with $38.2 million dedicated to Atlantic Canada, home to more than 200 defence companies, nearly 10,000 defence and aerospace jobs and 34 per cent of Canada’s marine workforce.

Quotes

“Canada is, and always will be, an Arctic nation, and our Arctic and maritime security are inseparable from our sovereignty, prosperity and collective security,” said Chris Pogue, president, defence and space, Calian. “No single organization can deliver the capability Canada needs on its own. CAMSC brings together expertise across Canada’s maritime ecosystem to help strengthen defence readiness, accelerate sovereign capability and create new opportunities for our Atlantic marine and defence sectors as Canada invests in the next generation of Arctic and maritime security.”
Chris Pogue, President, Defence and Space, Calian

“Memorial University’s Marine Institute is proud to be a founding member of the Canadian Arctic Maritime Security Consortium. Through our unique capabilities in marine education, applied research, operational testing and Arctic training, we look forward to working with our partners to develop the skilled people, technologies and operational solutions needed to support Canada’s evolving maritime and defence priorities.”
Dr. Janet Morrison, President & Vice Chancellor, Memorial University Newfoundland

“This consortium represents exactly the kind of collaborative, Canadian-led approach needed to help strengthen Arctic security and sovereignty. By bringing together industry, Indigenous organizations, training institutions and defence-focused expertise, we have an opportunity to build practical dual-use capability here in our province, and Atlantic Canada, while supporting the people, infrastructure and partnerships required for safe, effective northern operations.”
Sean Leet, President, Horizon Naval Engineering

A Growing Moment for Canadian Defence Technology

Calian’s role at the centre of a national Arctic security consortium is the latest sign of how Ottawa companies are shaping sovereign capability for the whole country. It follows other recent Arctic-focused wins with roots in Canada’s Capital, including Dominion Dynamics’ AuraNet sensor network for the High Arctic and Telesat’s Lightspeed selection for the Canadian Armed Forces’ Arctic satellite communications program.

Ottawa-Gatineau is home to more than 330 defence and security companies and 10,000 skilled professionals, and hosts the only cluster of four NATO DIANA Test Centres in Canada, including Invest Ottawa’s Defence Innovation Hub anchor site, Area X.O. The region is also home to ONE9, Canada’s only defence-focused venture capital fund, and continues to position itself as a hub for the sovereign capabilities Canada needs as it moves toward its commitment of spending five per cent of GDP on defence by 2035.

Learn more about Invest Ottawa’s Defence Innovation Hub at investottawa.ca/dihub.

About Calian

For over 40 years, Calian has delivered mission-critical solutions when failure is not an option. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with over 6,000 people around the world, Calian combines the expertise of its people, industry insight and technology to deliver tailored solutions for defence, space, health and other strategic infrastructure sectors.

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