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Why Canada Is Creating a Crown Corporation for Defence Procurement
On October 6, 2026, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-40, the Strengthening Canada’s Defence Sector Act, proposing to establish the Defence Investment Agency (DIA) as a Crown corporation. The proposed changes would give the agency greater commercial flexibility and contracting authority, while the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces would retain responsibility for defining operational requirements and accepting delivered equipment.
In this episode of the Expert Series, Siobhan Harty, former senior Assistant Deputy Minister of Defence and Marine Procurement at…
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