The Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, announced a $200 million, 10-year investment to support the development of a Canadian-owned spaceport near Canso, Nova Scotia, alongside additional funding and initiatives to accelerate domestic launch capabilities through the IDEaS Launch the North program and Canada’s participation in NATO’s STARLIFT initiative.

The investment supports Canada’s national effort to scale homegrown technologies, secure supply chains, and expand sovereign capability in critical sectors, a direction reinforced last week by The Rt. Hon. Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada through the launch of Canada’s first Defence Industrial Strategy.

The partnership was announced at the Canadian Consulate General in San Francisco during Canada Space Day, an event highlighting collaboration and innovation across the North American space ecosystem.