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Leveraging Military Procurement
Military procurement plays a major role in Canada’s economy. It is estimated, by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries in the report entitled “Economic Impact of Defence and Security Industry in Canada” dated September 2012, that every billion dollars in defence and security spending creates or sustains 18,000 jobs and creates $710 million in Gross Domestic Product.
In Economic Action Plan 2011, the Government of Canada committed to developing a defence procurement strategy in consultation with industry to maximize job creation, support Canadian manufacturing capabilities and innovation, and bolster economic growth. The primary goal of defence procurement is to meet the operational requirements of the Canadian Armed Forces in a timely, cost-effective manner while concurrently looking to the same procurement activity to better support the competitiveness of Canada’s defence-related industries as appropriate.
In September of 2012, and further to his November 2011 report, Mr. Tom Jenkins was appointed as Special Adviser to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services to inform the further development of the Government’s defence procurement strategy. The resulting report, entitled “Canada First: Leveraging Defence Procurement through Key Industrial Capabilities” was delivered to Minister Ambrose on February 12, 2013. As Special Adviser to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Mr. Jenkins’ mandate was to engage a range of stakeholders involved in Canada’s defence-related industries with a view to considering and indentifying criteria, and a supporting process to inform the identification of key industrial capabilities (KICs).
In its Economic Action Plan 2013, the Government of Canada committed to better leverage future investments in equipment for the Canadian Armed Forces to create economic opportunities for Canadians.
