As Head of CMISA, Colin doesn’t care who wins an industry bid as long as it is a Canadian company and it was a fair deal. Listen to how the sector is blazing new trails globally and the importance of ensuring that there is Canadian solutions for Canadian vessels right here in Canada.
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The National Shipbuilding Strategy is driving a renaissance in Canada’s shipbuilding industry.
By Carroll McCormick
Colin Cooke is the president and CEO of the Canadian Marine Industries Shipbuilding Association (CMISA), formed in 2018 as a more inclusive voice to replace the now-defunct Canadian Shipbuilders Association (CSA). “The CSA was by shipyards, for shipyards. CMISA makes sure that the entire marine sector is included. There is a whole ecosystem.”
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The federal government is moving ahead with building two heavy icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard operations in the High Arctic, federal officials announced Thursday.
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It has been a long time since the marine industry in Canada has been so robust and vibrant. Naturally, there is room for improvement, but it is still safe to say that things are busy and going in the right direction. This is an exciting time to be building ships in Canada.
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Trois-Rivières, le 25 mars 2021 - GROUPÉ Mauricie + Rive-Sud a tenu un événement virtuel avec quatre partenaires des provinces maritimes : le Bureau du Québec dans les provinces atlantiques, Opportunités Nouveau-Brunswick, Investissement Québec International et l’Association canadienne des Industries Marines et de la Construction Navale. Les participants ont ainsi pu constater que les Maritimes représentaient un marché encore mal connu de plusieurs milliards pour les PME de la région.
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While some of our provincial premiers call on the federal government for shipbuilding contracts, they continue to build and acquire their own provincial vessels overseas in Eastern Europe and even in the US where our yards are not allowed to participate.
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