Why Now
Canada has committed to 2% of GDP for defence, supporting a $14.3B industry and over 81,000 jobs nation-wide. 90% of the defence sector in Canada is SMEs, yet too many companies stall before scaling into Canadian and international markets. Calian VENTURES is here to close that gap and strengthen Canada’s defence industrial base.
What We Do
Calian VENTURES partners with SMEs that have innovative, viable solutions. We help test, validate, and scale technologies into Canadian and allied procurements by leveraging Calian’s engineering expertise, integrated solutions, and trusted CAF relationships.
Focus Streams
At Calian VENTURES, we concentrate on three core streams where Canada can lead in sovereign capability:
- C2 Decision Support Systems deliver secure, AI-enabled, and interoperable command and decision-support solutions that improve speed and clarity in mission-critical environments.
- Autonomous Systems include UAVs, UGVs and maritime platforms for ISR, Arctic operations, logistics missions and future multi-domain tasks.
- Space Resource Orchestration connects satellites, smallsats and ground systems to provide resilient communications and data access for Canada and its allies.
Who Benefits
Calian VENTURES creates value across the defence ecosystem. SMEs gain a clear path to scale and retain their IP while expanding into CAF and allied markets. Canada benefits from faster adoption of sovereign capabilities that improving military capability and readiness. Partners can transform ITB obligations into lasting Canadian solutions, while investors gain de-risked access to defence and dual-use markets with proven technologies.
Got a solution? Let’s scale it together.
Turning Canadian innovations into Canadian capabilities is what Calian VENTURES is all about. Whether you’re an SME ready to scale, a government program seeking rapid adoption, or a partner looking to create impact, we want to work with you.
FAQs
- Calian VENTURES is Canada’s Defence Innovation Orchestrator. We help SMEs, partners and government scale proven Canadian defence solutions into sovereign capabilities.
- We provide SMEs with access to engineering expertise, CAF relationships and validation pathways to move from prototype to scalable solutions for domestic and allied markets.
- With Canada’s commitment to 2% GDP defence spending and a $14.3B industry, the opportunity is massive. Calian VENTURES ensures Canadian SMEs don’t stall, but instead grow into critical contributors to Canada’s defence industrial base.
- We focus on three streams: C2 decision support systems, autonomous systems (air, land, sea, Arctic) and space resource orchestration (satcom, smallsats, ground systems).
- SMEs gain a path to scale; government and CAF get faster access to sovereign capabilities; partners meet ITB requirements; and investors access de-risked opportunities in defence and dual-use markets.
- If you have a defence solution ready to scale, reach out to us to explore partnership opportunities.
- Yes. Many solutions have dual-use applications across defence, public safety and commercial markets. We help accelerate adoption and scale across sectors.
