Discover the top Canadian Defence Companies ranked annually by CDR based on their economic impact, innovation, research & development initiatives, contributions to national security, and excellence in supporting Canada’s military.
| 2025 Rank ▲▼ | Company Name ▲▼ | Previous Rank ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAE | 6 |
| 2 | General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada | 3 |
| 3 | RTX | 2 |
| 4 | Davie | 1 |
| 5 | Seaspan Shipyards | 5 |
| 6 | L3Harris Technologies Canada | 8 |
| 7 | General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada | 10 |
| 8 | KF Aerospace | 12 |
| 9 | Lockheed Martin Canada | 7 |
| 10 | Irving Shipbuilding | 4 |
| 11 | Bell Textron Canada | 11 |
| 12 | Rheinmetall Canada | 14 |
| 13 | IMP Aerospace & Defence | 9 |
| 14 | thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Canada | 19 |
| 15 | PAL Aerospace | 15 |
| 16 | Calian | 21 |
| 17 | Rolls-Royce Canada | 17 |
| 18 | MDA Space | 13 |
| 19 | The Boeing Company | 26 |
| 20 | Top Aces | 16 |
| 21 | Leonardo DRS Canada | 18 |
| 22 | Arcfield Canada | 24 |
| 23 | Babcock Canada | 20 |
| 24 | ADGA Group | 23 |
| 25 | Marshall Canada | 28 |
| 26 | DEW Engineering and Development | 22 |
| 27 | Airbus | 30 |
| 28 | Thales Canada | 29 |
| 29 | IMT Precision | 41 |
| 30 | Ultra Electronic Maritime Systems | 27 |
| 31 | BMT Canada | 37 |
| 32 | M1 Composites Technology | 39 |
| 33 | OSI Maritime Systems | 40 |
| 34 | Roshel | 68 |
| 35 | Bombardier | 31 |
| 36 | Magellan Aerospace | 35 |
| 37 | Allen-Vanguard | 42 |
| 38 | Canadian UAVs | 43 |
| 39 | Bluedrop Training & Simulation | 32 |
| 40 | Zodiac Hurricane Technologies | 34 |
| 41 | QinetiQ Target Systems | 25 |
| 42 | Cert Center Canada (3C) | 36 |
| 43 | Weatherhaven | 33 |
| 44 | VARD Marine | 50 |
| 45 | BluMetric Environmental | 54 |
| 46 | ITPS Canada | 61 |
| 47 | Beretta Defense Technologies Canada | 45 |
| 48 | Stantec Consulting | 47 |
| 49 | Kongsberg Geospatial | 49 |
| 50 | ATCO Frontec | 52 |
| 51 | Serco Canada | 51 |
| 52 | Logistik Unicorp | 44 |
| 53 | Bronswerk Marine | 46 |
| 54 | Voyageur Aviation | N/A |
| 55 | StandardAero | 55 |
| 56 | Genoa Design International | 56 |
| 57 | RaceRocks | 53 |
| 58 | GE Aerospace | 48 |
| 59 | NP Aerospace | 60 |
| 60 | GeoSpectrum Technologies | 66 |
| 61 | Modest Tree | 59 |
| 62 | Kognitiv Spark | 64 |
| 63 | Kraken Robotic Systems | 62 |
| 64 | Gastops | 65 |
| 65 | AtkinsRéalis Canada | N/A |
| 66 | Rousseau Metal | 63 |
| 67 | Curtiss Wright INDAL | N/A |
| 68 | Sapper Labs Group | 67 |
| 69 | Soucy International - Defence | 69 |
| 70 | Tacteris Systems | 70 |
| 71 | Nortac Defence | 75 |
| 72 | Frequentis Canada | 74 |
| 73 | Saab | N/A |
| 74 | Adaptive Marine Solutions | 73 |
| 75 | MetOcean Telematics | 71 |
| 76 | Aversan | 76 |
| 77 | CMC Electronics | 72 |
| 78 | WSP Canada | 77 |
| 79 | D-TA Systems | N/A |
| 80 | Contextere | 79 |
| 81 | Genaire | 80 |
| 82 | Med-Eng | 81 |
| 83 | Advanced Flight Controls | N/A |
| 84 | Cleeve Technology | 83 |
| 85 | Unisource Technology | 84 |
| 86 | Scepter Canada | 85 |
| 87 | MC Countermeasures | 86 |
| 88 | TerraSense Analytics | 87 |
| 89 | Duke Smart Staffing Solutions | 91 |
| 90 | Virtual Marine Technology | 89 |
| 91 | Dafocom | 92 |
| 92 | InnovMarine | N/A |
| 93 | Simex Defence | 88 |
| 94 | TerraNova Solutions Rewired | N/A |
| 95 | Sea Canada | 100 |
| 96 | Titan Boats | 93 |
| 97 | Hudson Supplies | 94 |
| 98 | Zighra | N/A |
| 99 | CCX Technologies | N/A |
| 100 | NyRad | N/A |