Prime Minister Mark Carney and Industry Minister Melanie Joly arrive at Canadian Aviation Electronics (CAE) on Montreal on Tuesday. Ms. Joly said the government’s new strategy is about building industrial sovereignty.ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP/Getty Images
Ottawa’s new defence industrial strategy will give a boost to major public companies and champion earlier-stage enterprises by jump-starting private investment in Canada-based firms and helping them reach foreign markets, industry leaders and analysts say.
Autonomous-vehicle makers, space-based companies and munitions manufacturers are among those who stand to gain from the new strategy announced Tuesday, as Canada aims to reduce its reliance on foreign arms…
