Small vessel shipbuilding projects

Explore our projects under the second pillar of the National Shipbuilding Strategy involving vessels with less than 1,000 tons of displacement. Under this pillar, shipbuilding opportunities are available for Canadian shipyards and business across the country for small ship construction.

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Current small vessel projects
Project Status Shipyard(s) Region(s) Number of vessels to be built Department the vessel is built for
Search and rescue lifeboats Ongoing Chantier Naval Forillon and Hike Metal Products Ontario; Quebec 20 (10 per shipyard) Canadian Coast Guard
Channel survey and sounding vessel Completed Kanter Marine Ontario 2 Canadian Coast Guard
Hydrographic survey vessels Completed Kanter Marine Ontario 7 Canadian Coast Guard
Coastal research vessel Completed Kanter Marine Ontario 1 Canadian Coast Guard
Naval large tugs Ongoing Ocean Industries Inc. Quebec 4 Department of National Defence
Coastal patrol boats Ongoing To be determined To be determined 3 Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Steel barges Completed Canadian Maritime Engineering Ltd. British Columbia 4 Department of National Defence
Near-shore fishery research vessel Ongoing Chantier Naval Forillon Quebec 1 Canadian Coast Guard
Air cushion vehicles Ongoing Griffon Hoverwork LTD. Southampton, UK 4 Canadian Coast Guard

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