Navy Ships

• Ottawa to spend $187M to extend navy supply vessel lease amid shipbuilding delays

  The deal to extend the lease for a temporary supply vessel came months after Ottawa revealed the navy will have to wait an extra two years for new ships.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2022
  
• Canadian navy to be without new support ships until at least 2025 due to production delay

  The new delivery schedule is now six years later than originally anticipated and it also means the navy will have been without a permanent supply ship for a full decade.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2022
  
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• Feds grant $7B in contracts to three shipyards for Royal Canadian Navy ship maintenance

  The contracts are to maintain Canada's 12 Halifax-class frigates until the end of their operational life, estimated at another 20 years.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2018
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• Union launches ‘Ships Stay Here’ campaign to keep shipbuilding work in Halifax

  Shipbuilders at Halifax's Irving Shipyard have launched a campaign to keep their work in Nova Scotia, as concerns mount over the possibility of repair work on Halifax-class navy ships being transferred to Davie Shipbuilding in Quebec.

  Economy

  Oct 13, 2018
• Halifax shipyard workers give Irving 48-hour strike notice

  Members voted 75 per cent to reject the tentative agreement, which included increases of 1.5 per cent per year over the next four years.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2018
• Two navy vessels return to Halifax from Arctic mission

  Two Royal Canadian Navy ships arrived back in Halifax today after assisting with hydrographic surveying in the Canadian Arctic over the summer months.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2016
• Navy shipbuilding in midst of rough seas: Canadian Global Affairs Institute

  Over the years the Canadian Navy has faced a recurring nightmare of replacing a large number of ships at the same time.

  Canada

  Jan 27, 2016
• Failed navy supply ship bid costs Harper government up to $8 million

  The Harper government paid out as much as $8 million to settle legal claims arising from the first failed bid to build new supply ships for the navy.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2014