Canada's Defense Industrial Strategy Reshapes Semiconductor Sovereignty and Supply Chain Resilience
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Gary Hilson
Summary
Canada's defense and semiconductor industry is at a turning point as new government policy signals reshape investment, chip sourcing, and IP protection. The federal Defense Industrial Strategy (DIS) is driving greater focus on sovereign capability and supply chain resilience, pushing the country to build more of its critical technology domestically. Insights from a CHIPS NORTH Executive Summit panel highlight how defense and dual-use semiconductor firms are responding to these shifts.
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· 1 pulledJoe Armstrong, president of 49North, a defense subsidiary of MDA Space, said the federal government's Defense Industrial Strategy (DIS) is creating...
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