National Shipbuilding Strategy
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Ottawa doubling icebreaker orders as one ship goes to Quebec yard, another to VancouverThe announcement has been highly anticipated by shipyards in Vancouver and Quebec that have been fighting tooth and nail for the coveted contract.CanadaMay 6, 2021
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Nova Scotia revokes coronavirus exemptions issued to Irving Shipbuilding executives for U.S. travelUnder the exemption, the trio were allowed to travel to the United States for work.CanadaJul 8, 2020
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Ottawa awards $72.6M contract for Halifax-class frigate maintenance to Irving companyThe contract, awarded as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, can be extended up to 22 years for a total of up to $552 million.CanadaJun 29, 2020
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Irving lays off workers, shuts down Halifax Shipyard for three weeksIrving Shipbuilding says the decision impacts 1,100 of the 1,800 workers at its locations in the HRM.CanadaMar 19, 2020
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Indigenous historian suggests name change for coast guard vessel CornwallisFisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan was in Shelburne, N.S., Monday to say the government will be funding repair work on the Canadian Coast Guard ship Edward Cornwallis, supporting 55 jobs at the Irving-owned Shelburne Ship Repair.CanadaMar 2, 2020
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Quebec’s Chantier Davie will become part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy: fedsThe shipyard is on track to win potentially billions of dollars in federal work.CanadaDec 19, 2019
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Delivery of Canada’s first Arctic and offshore patrol vessel delayed until 2020Irving Shipbuilding released a statement Tuesday saying the new ship, HMCS Harry DeWolf, will be delivered during the first three months of 2020.CanadaNov 12, 2019
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Job cuts possible as Irving considers buying fully-assembled components for Arctic patrol shipsThere are more than 17,000 pipe assemblies in a single Arctic and offshore patrol vessel.PoliticsNov 4, 2019
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Federal government awards Irving Shipbuilding Inc. $500M contract to maintain navy fleetAccording to the government, the initial five-year contract guarantees a minimum of three frigates for the shipyard with work planned to begin in the early 2020s.CanadaAug 15, 2019
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‘Substantial,’ expensive repairs of sabotaged Canadian Coast Guard vessel could take years: expertsIn November 2018, CCGS Corporal McLaren was cut from its moorings at a dockyard in Sambro, N.S., where it was meant to be undergoing a month-long refit.CanadaAug 14, 2019
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