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Ottawa Secures International Cybersecurity and Defence Conference, INCYBER Forum Canada 2026

Ottawa, ON – Scheduled to take place December 1–3, 2026, at Rogers Centre Ottawa, with pre-events across the river in Gatineau, INCYBER Forum Canada is a premier international and pan-Canadian conference focused on […]

Ottawa’s Moment: How Defence Is Shaping the Capital’s Economic Future

Ottawa’s Economic Outlook 2026 provided more than a snapshot of the year ahead – it offered insight into a growing opportunity to define how we will defend Canada’s future.    Presented […]

Ottawa-Built Innovation Strengthens Canada’s Defence Future as Dominion Dynamics Raises $21M 

Ottawa’s defence innovation ecosystem continues to gain national and global momentum.  This month, Dominion Dynamics, an Ottawa-based defence technology company, announced a $21 million CAD seed financing round to accelerate the development […]

France Hébert Appointed President of CAE’s Consolidated Defence & Security Business Across Canada and International Markets

Ottawa, Canada — December 05, 2025 — Invest Ottawa is proud to congratulate France Hébert, Vice Chair of the Invest Ottawa Board of Directors, on her appointment as President of Defence & […]

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Homegrown Meets Prime: Ottawa’s Metropolitan Technologies Partners with CAE to Strengthen Canada’s Cyber Resilience

Ottawa, Canada – November 5, 2025 – In a cyber and defence innovation ecosystem update, CAE Defence and Security, one of Canada’s top defence primes, recently announced a new partnership with Metropolitan […]

Invest Ottawa Welcomes SEA Canada’s New Defence Manufacturing Facility in the Nation’s Capital

Ottawa, Canada – September 29, 2025 – Invest Ottawa proudly congratulates SEA Canada, part of the SEA Group and Cohort plc, on the opening of its new 20,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Ottawa. […]

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Ottawa: Canada’s Powerhouse in Aerospace and Defence Innovation

For more than a century, Ottawa has been at the forefront of aerospace and defence (ADS) innovation, shaping the future of aviation, space exploration, and military technology. From early aircraft […]

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