Raymond Downey: Olympian, Hall of Famer, Shipbuilder
If you know Canadian boxing, you know the Downey family. The renowned “Fighting Downeys” are part of a seventh-generation Black Canadian...
Our Stories
The National Shipbuilding Strategy Delivers Excellence to Canada
By Bruce MacGregor I grew up in Nova Scotia during a time of economic uncertainty. Traditional industries were declining, and...
Ship Repair
We Don't Just Build the Fleet - We Maintain It Our entire team is united in delivering naval readiness through docking and repairing the...
Halifax Shipyard launches Canada’s sixth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship
The Royal Canadian Navy’s sixth and final Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), the future HMCS Robert Hampton Gray, was launched...
Value for Money 2024: The Conference Board of Canada Assesses the National Shipbuilding Strategy’s Impact
The Conference Board of Canada has published an updated assessment of the current and future economic impacts of the National...
Ontario-based Patlon receives over $30 million in contracts from Irving Shipbuilding to support construction of the River-class destroyer fleet
Irving Shipbuilding, through National Shipbuilding Strategy, increases regional economic benefits and delivers over $3.8 billion to...
The future HMCS Frédérick Rolette, Canada’s Fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship is Delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy
Today marked the official delivery of the future HMCS Frédérick Rolette, the fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) built at...
Future Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships for Canadian Coast Guard Officially Named: CCGS Donjek and CCGS Sermilik
During a ceremony today, July 31, 2024, at Halifax Shipyard, Darren Fisher, Member of Parliament for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour; Robb Wight,...
Ottawa’s W.R. Davis Engineering awarded $30-million supply chain contract to support the River-class destroyer project (Canadian Surface Combatant) for Canada’s Navy
Ottawa-based W.R. Davis Engineering Limited is the latest Canadian company to join Irving Shipbuilding’s supply chain and support the...