Canadian Defence Tech Market Map 2026 By AVSS & NORRG

With the upcoming Canadian Defence Industrial Strategy for the Canadian Armed Forces | Forces armées canadiennes expected to be announced soon by the Government of Canada, it seems like a perfect Sunday snowstorm night to revise the previously published Canadian Defence Tech Market Map, created by AVSS and NORRG.

After reviewing the previous requests for inclusion, this revised Canadian Defence Market Map now includes 290+ Canadian companies. It now includes Canadian companies and stakeholders, such as CyBeats, 123 Cyber Inc., Independent Robotics, Keira Capital Partners Inc., Flowing River Capital, PATLON Aircraft & Industries Ltd, SSI (ShipConstructor & ShipbuildingPLM), C3RiOS Systems, Allen-Vanguard, & Carvalho Capital.

This revision still includes critical stakeholders under the following categories:

Full Stack Solutions: These companies are building out integrated hardware and software stacks. It includes drone and counter-drone companies, maritime solutions (Kraken Robotics), and multi-domain offerings (Calian Group, MDA Space)

Cybersecurity: Canadian companies protecting CAF with critical cyber tools (TrojAI).

Mission Planning, Autonomy Stack, Decision tools, Quantum, MV, AI, Data & Training: These companies provide specific solutions to accomplish mission goals. It includes Indigenous companies (PLATO), air tools (KONGSBERG in Canada), maritime tools (Genoa Design International Ltd.), space-based analysis (CarteNav, ThinkOn, and Ecopia AI), and multi-domain tools (CAE).

R&D, Engineering, Training, & Infrastructure: These companies provide critical services for traditional and tech-based needs. They include Dawich Technical Solutions, Irving Shipbuilding, Brash Inc., and Convergence Design Services.

Financial Services: These investors have previously invested in Defence or Dual-Use. These include ONE9, BDC, and New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.

Financial Services: These investors have previously invested in Defence or Dual-Use. These include ONE9, BDC, and New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.

Resellers & Integrators: These companies support CAF with COTS and integrated solutions, such as RMUS Canada.

Advanced Hardware: These companies build the core hardware, land vehicles, and multi-domain (IMP Aerospace & Defence).

Ecosystem Support: The institutions and organizations are providing the much-needed support for Canadian companies to work with CAF. They include Area X.O, Council of Canadian Innovators | Conseil canadien des innovateurs (CCI), The Icebreaker, and Canadian Defence Review.

ITB: These are foreign-owned companies that have received high-value procurement contracts. Per the Government of Canada, ITB “leverages defence and Canadian Coast Guard/Garde côtière canadienne procurements to contribute to jobs, innovation and economic growth across the country”. These include the major primes, such as Babcock Canada Inc., and Arcfield Canada.

ABOUT AVSS
Founded in 2017, AVSS started developing compliant safety products for commercial drones. These safety products are used worldwide and can be purchased from more than 70 partners. In 2020, AVSS expanded its product offerings with guided and unguided delivery systems. The delivery systems enable critical resupply when landing a drone, helicopter, or small airplane is not an option. In 2025, AVSS announced its newest innovation, the Precision Avalanche Management System (PAMS), for the proactive management and mitigation of avalanches.

AVSS’s retrofit products (DJI M4S, DJI M4D and M4TD for Dock 3 and standalone, DJI M3D and M3TD for Dock 2, DJI M200, DJI M30, DJI MAVIC 3 ENTERPRISE, DJI M300 RTK, DJI M350 RTK) are distributed worldwide through their more than 70 authorized dealer network and sold directly to drone manufacturers across the world. AVSS also provides direct support to drone manufacturers and pilots who integrate the PRS product line for flight over people and BVLOS compliance.