US EditionOttawa to put $29 million toward developing a defence lab in Dartmouth, N.S.
Ottawa will invest $29 million to establish Canada’s first maritime defence lab focused on AI, biotechnology, and Arctic research, ensuring secure classified projects.
- On Nov. 21, 2025, Canada's Defence Minister David McGuinty announced Ottawa will spend more than $29 million to create a new space for classified research projects.
- The project will be the first maritime defence lab of its kind in Canada, McGuinty announced while hosting the 17th annual Halifax International Security Forum, a three-day conference.
- Officials said research areas will span artificial intelligence, biotechnology, autonomous systems, Arctic research and ocean technology at the facility.
- McGuinty said the new money would ensure the facility is a secure location, and the government plans to build the secure defence facility at the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship.
- The project embeds classified maritime defence research inside a civilian ocean innovation hub at COVE in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, focusing on strategic technologies supporting maritime and Arctic work.
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Ottawa to put $29 million toward developing a defence lab in Dartmouth, N.S.
Canada's Defence Minister David McGuinty says Ottawa will spend more than $29 million on a new space across the harbour from downtown Halifax for classified research projects.
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Canadian Defence Minister David McGuinty announced that Ottawa will invest more than $29 million in a new space across the port, facing downtown Halifax, for classified research projects.
DARTMOUTH — Canada's Defence Minister, David McGuinty, announced that Ottawa will invest more than $29 million in a new space on the other side of the harbour, facing downtown Halifax, for classified research projects. McGuinty said the government is planning to build this secure defence facility at the Ocean Business and Entrepreneurship Centre. The Minister indicated that it will be Canada's first marine defence laboratory of its kind.
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