Canada Unveils Defence Industrial Strategy To Expand Military Production

On February 17, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), committing to raise military spending to 5 percent of GDP by 2035 and redirect economic, research, and workforce priorities toward defence. The 2025 federal budget backs $81.8 billion in new defence spending and targets 125,000 defence-industry jobs, domestic procurement quotas, and $290 billion in infrastructure investment through 2035.