OTTAWA, O ta io, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calia G oup Ltd. (TSX: CGY), a missio -c itical solutio s compa y focused o defe ce, space, healthca e a d othe st ategic i f ast uctu e secto s, today a ou ced the fo matio of Ca ada’s fi st i teg ated Ca adia A ctic Ma itime Secu ity Co so tium (CAMSC) b i gi g togethe six Atla tic o ga izatio s to c eate a e d-to-e d ma itime capability to suppo t Ca ada’s evolvi g defe ce p io ities while st e gthe i g Atla tic Ca ada’s ole i Ca ada’s sove eig defe ce i dust ial base.
“Ca ada is, a d always will be, a A ctic atio , a d ou A ctic a d ma itime secu ity a e i sepa able f om ou sove eig ty, p ospe ity a d collective secu ity,” said Ch is Pogue, P eside t, Defe ce a d Space, Calia . “No si gle o ga izatio ca delive the capability Ca ada eeds o its ow . CAMSC b i gs togethe expe tise ac oss Ca ada’s ma itime ecosystem to help st e gthe defe ce eadi ess, accele ate sove eig capability a d c eate ew oppo tu ities fo ou Atla tic ma i e a d defe ce secto s as Ca ada i vests i the ext ge e atio of A ctic a d ma itime secu ity.”
The fou di g membe s i clude:
Calia – Systems of system i te ope ability a d o chest atio , C5ISRT, t ai i g a d simulatio , secu e commu icatio s, cybe esilie ce, health se vices a d tech ologies suppo ti g defe ce, A ctic a d ma itime ope atio s.Ge oa Desig I te atio al – Digital ship desig , p oductio e gi ee i g a d desig -fo -build expe tise suppo ti g Ca adia a d No th Ame ica shipbuildi g p og ams.Ho izo Naval E gi ee i g – I dige ous ma itime ope atio s, seafa e t ai i g a d wo kfo ce developme t suppo ti g c ew eadi ess a d o the ma i e ope atio s.Newdock – Ship epai , efit, mai te a ce a d lifecycle sustai me t fo ma i e a d defe ce vessels.PolA ctic Ca ada – AI-e abled A ctic sea-ice fo ecasti g, ocea modelli g a d decisio -suppo t tools suppo ti g safe ma itime ope atio s.A ctic Eco omic Developme t Co po atio (AEDC) – A ctic eco omic developme t, I dige ous pa ticipatio , i f ast uctu e developme t a d o the ope atio al expe tise.The Fishe ies a d Ma i e I stitute of Memo ial U ive sity – Ma i e educatio , applied esea ch, ocea tech ology, ope atio al testi g a d wo kfo ce developme t suppo ti g Ca ada’s evolvi g ma itime secto .
“Memo ial U ive sity’s Ma i e I stitute is p oud to be a fou di g membe of the Ca adia A ctic Ma itime Secu ity Co so tium,” said D . Ja et Mo iso , P eside t & Vice Cha cello , Memo ial U ive sity Newfou dla d. “Th ough ou u ique capabilities i ma i e educatio , applied esea ch, ope atio al testi g a d A ctic t ai i g, we look fo wa d to wo ki g with ou pa t e s to develop the skilled people, tech ologies a d ope atio al solutio s eeded to suppo t Ca ada’s evolvi g ma itime a d defe ce p io ities.”
The co so tium is desig ed to accele ate the t a sitio of Ca adia -led capabilities i to defe ce a d secu ity p og ams that suppo t A ctic ope atio s, ma itime su veilla ce, auto omous systems, wo kfo ce developme t, i dust ial a d tech ological be efits (ITBs), a d ext-ge e atio defe ce capabilities. Togethe , the pa t e s will pu sue oppo tu ities spa i g A ctic domai awa e ess, ope atio al t ai i g, digital e gi ee i g, secu e commu icatio s a d sove eig capability developme t, helpi g positio Atla tic Ca ada as a leade i Ca ada’s ext ge e atio of A ctic a d ma itime secu ity. A key ea ly i itiative is the developme t of a Ca adia Ce t e of Excelle ce fo Ma itime a d A ctic T ai i g, b i gi g togethe adva ced simulatio , ope atio al t ai i g, applied esea ch a d digital tech ologies to p epa e Ca ada’s futu e A ctic wo kfo ce while suppo ti g the evolvi g eeds of the Ca adia A med Fo ces, the Ca adia Coast Gua d a d Ca ada’s ma i e i dust ies.
“This co so tium ep ese ts exactly the ki d of collabo ative, Ca adia -led app oach eeded to help st e gthe A ctic secu ity a d sove eig ty,” said Sea Leet, P eside t, Ho izo Naval E gi ee i g. “By b i gi g togethe i dust y, I dige ous o ga izatio s, t ai i g i stitutio s a d defe ce-focused expe tise, we have a oppo tu ity to build p actical dual-use capability he e i ou p ovi ce, a d Atla tic Ca ada, while suppo ti g the people, i f ast uctu e a d pa t e ships equi ed fo safe, effective o the ope atio s. Ho izo is p oud to be pa t of this effo t a d to help adva ce wo kfo ce developme t, I dige ous ma itime pa ticipatio a d lo g-te m eadi ess i Ca ada’s A ctic.”
CAMSC is bei g lau ched as Ca ada accele ates i vestme t i sove eig defe ce capability, A ctic secu ity a d i dust ial capacity. Th ough the Defe ce I dust ial St ategy, the Gove me t of Ca ada ece tly committed $6.6 billio ove five yea s, i cludi g a $379 millio Regio al Defe ce I vestme t I itiative with $38.2 millio dedicated to Atla tic Ca ada. Home to mo e tha 200 defe ce compa ies, ea ly 10,000 defe ce a d ae ospace jobs, a d 34% of Ca ada’s ma i e wo kfo ce, Atla tic Ca ada is well positio ed to help delive Ca ada’s ext ge e atio of ma itime a d A ctic capability.
The ag eeme t also eflects the esse tial ole of I dige ous leade ship, ow e ship a d pa ticipatio i adva ci g Ca ada’s A ctic a d ma itime secu ity p io ities. With I dige ous-focused a d majo ity I dige ous-ow ed pa t e s co t ibuti g o the expe tise, ma itime ope atio s, wo kfo ce developme t a d i dust ial capacity, CAMSC is positio ed to c eate mea i gful eco omic oppo tu ities, suppo t skills developme t a d st e gthe commu ity be efits. This collabo ative model also suppo ts Ca ada’s objectives u de the Defe ce I dust ial St ategy by helpi g e su e that futu e defe ce i vestme ts adva ce eco ciliatio , build esilie t o the supply chai s a d i clude I dige ous pa t e s as active pa ticipa ts i Ca ada’s defe ce i dust ial base.
CAMSC was publicly debuted today at a sig i g ce emo y du i g the Ma itime A ctic Secu ity a d Safety (MASS) Co fe e ce i St. Joh ‘s, Newfou dla d a d Lab ado . Membe s hosted the eve t with the Ho ou able Li Paddock, Mi iste of Jobs, G owth a d Ru al Developme t, Mi iste of Immig atio , a d Mi iste of F a copho e Affai s fo the p ovi ce of Newfou dla d a d Lab ado .
Located o the edge of the Atla tic Ocea , the Fishe ies a d Ma i e I stitute of Memo ial U ive sity is o e of the wo ld’s most espected ce t es of ma i e lea i g a d applied esea ch. It offe s i dust y-d ive p og ams a gi g f om tech ical ce tificates, adva ced diplomas, a d diplomas of tech ology to u de g aduate a d g aduate deg ees, as well as a va iety of sho t cou ses a d i dust ial espo se p og ams. All p og am a d cou se offe i gs a e desig ed to p ovide stude ts with the k owledge a d skills eeded to succeed i the wo kfo ce. The I stitute is a atio al a d i te atio al leade i applied esea ch a d tech ology t a sfe . It is widely ega ded as the most comp ehe sive i stitutio of its ki d i No th Ame ica, with u ique facilities such as multiple, li ked full ship b idge simulato s a d the wo ld’s la gest flume ta k. Satellite campuses a d facilities i clude the Mt. Scio Biop ocessi g Facility i St. Joh ’s, the Offsho e Safety a d Su vival Ce t e a d Safety a d Eme ge cy Respo se T ai i g Ce t e located i Foxt ap, a state-of-the-a t livi g lab at The Lau ch i Holy ood, a d the Regio al Fishe ies a d Ma i e Ce t e i Lewispo te.
Ho izo Naval E gi ee i g is pa t of the Ho izo g oup of compa ies, a p oud St. Joh ’s, Newfou dla d a d Lab ado headqua te ed team with ope atio s a d pa t e ships spa i g all th ee of Ca ada’s coastli es. Led by p ofessio als with deep expe ie ce i global ma itime ope atio s, I dige ous eco omic developme t, i f ast uctu e, e e gy, a d dual-use defe ce- elated i itiatives, Ho izo is focused o buildi g esilie t, high-pe fo mi g ma itime a d i dust ial capability fo Ca ada’s futu e. With a u wave i g commitme t to safety, ope atio al excelle ce, a d co ti uous imp oveme t, Ho izo suppo ts i dust y-leadi g ma ageme t, ope atio s, t ai i g, wo kfo ce developme t, a d pe fo ma ce i ha sh a d emote e vi o me ts. The g oup co ti ues to play a impo ta t ole i developi g st o g Ca adia i f ast uctu e pa t e ships, adva ci g A ctic eadi ess a d sove eig ty, a d c eati g p ospe ous oppo tu ities with Fi st Natio s a d I dige ous commu ities, ecog izi g that dive se pa t e ships build st o ge , mo e competitive compa ies a d a mo e capable Ca adia ma i e a d defe ce secto .
Fo ove 40 yea s, Calia has delive ed missio -c itical solutio s whe failu e is ot a optio . T usted wo ldwide, we empowe o ga izatio s i c itical i dust ies to ove come obstacles, ma age isks a d d ive p og ess. By combi i g the expe tise of ou people, p ove i dust y i sight, cutti g-edge tech ology, bold i ovatio , a d global each, we delive tailo ed solutio s that solve complex challe ges. Headqua te ed i Ottawa, Ca ada, with ove 6,000 people a ou d the wo ld, Calia ’s solutio s p otect lives, st e gthe secu ity, foste global co ectivity a d d ive eco omic p og ess, maki g a lasti g impact whe e a d whe it matte s most.
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