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  26 octobre 2022 | Local, Naval

  La Garde côtière canadienne et la Nation Heiltsuk annoncent un projet pilote de 5 millions de dollars pour appuyer l’établissement de l’équipe d’intervention d’urgence maritime Heiltsuk

  Bella Bella, Colombie-Britannique - Les communautés côtières autochtones entretiennent des liens avec les océans du Canada depuis plusieurs générations. Dans le cadre de la prochaine phase du Plan de protection des océans du Canada, le gouvernement du Canada collabore avec les Premières Nations pour améliorer davantage la façon dont nous intervenons en cas d'urgence maritime. Aujourd'hui, la ministre des Pêches, des Océans et de la Garde côtière canadienne, l'honorable Joyce Murray, et la Nation Heiltsuk ont annoncé le lancement du projet pilote de l'Équipe d'intervention d'urgence maritime Heiltsuk, qui vise à améliorer la sécurité maritime sur la côte centrale de la Colombie-Britannique. Dans le cadre du Plan de protection des océans, la Garde côtière canadienne fournit plus de 5 millions de dollars pour lancer immédiatement un projet pilote visant à appuyer la mise sur pied de l'Équipe d'intervention d'urgence maritime Heiltsuk. Cette équipe sera intégrée au système fédéral de préparation et d'intervention maritimes en tant qu'intervenant tiers en cas d'incidents de pollution marine. Le projet comprendra la mobilisation des membres de la collectivité, des exercices et de la formation sur l'eau, l'achat d'équipement, et l'élaboration de stratégies d'intervention sur le territoire des Heiltsuk. Il s'agit de l'une des nombreuses collaborations entre la Garde côtière canadienne et la Nation Heiltsuk. Le gouvernement du Canada et la Nation Heiltsuk continuent de travailler ensemble pour améliorer le rôle de la Nation dans l'intervention environnementale maritime, afin de fournir une capacité d'intervention d'urgence sur les côtes de la Colombie-Britannique. S'appuyant sur plusieurs années de discussions collaboratives, un protocole d'entente a été signé en mars 2021, officialisant un engagement entre la Nation et le gouvernement du Canada à améliorer la capacité communautaire d'intervention en cas de déversement d'hydrocarbures, y compris la mise sur pied de l'équipe d'intervention d'urgence maritime Heiltsuk. Le Plan de protection des océans est une réussite canadienne. Lorsque les peuples autochtones, l'industrie, les collectivités, le milieu universitaire et le gouvernement travaillent ensemble pour protéger notre environnement, faire croître notre économie, et soutenir de bons emplois partout au pays, nous obtenons des résultats concrets. Un Plan de protection des océans renouvelé et élargi préservera la santé de nos océans et de nos côtes, fera progresser la réconciliation, et b'tira un avenir propre pour nos enfants et nos petits-enfants. https://www.canada.ca/fr/garde-cotiere-canadienne/nouvelles/2022/10/la-garde-cotiere-canadienne-et-la-nation-heiltsuk-annoncent-un-projet-pilote-de-5-millions-de-dollars-pour-appuyer-letablissement-de-lequipe-dinter.html

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  25 juin 2019 | Local, Naval

  Cost of 15 new Canadian warships rises to $70 billion: PBO report

  By Christian Paas-Lang Canada's 15 new warships will cost almost $70 billion over the next quarter-century, according to Parliament's budget watchdog, and the cost could change further depending on the final design of the ships and when they actually get built. The estimate, released in a report by the parliamentary budget office Friday, is up substantially from a Canadian government estimate in 2017 that pegged the price of the project at between $56 billion and $60 billion. The 2017 estimate was itself a revision of the project's original $26-billion price tag. Also in 2017, the PBO estimated the total cost of the ships to be $61.8 billion, but its report released Friday updates that to reflect the design of the ships — frigates known as “Type 26” — which wasn't known at the time. It also accounts for delays in the project. The Canadian government will now pay out $69.8 billion over 26 years, the PBO estimates. In a statement released shortly after the PBO report, the Department of National Defence said it remained “confident” in its 2017 estimate, and that the “vast majority” of the difference between the estimates came from the PBO's choice to include taxes in its projections. Taking away taxes brings the two estimates to within 10 per cent of each other, the DND said. But the department conceded that any small difference means hundreds of millions of dollars in costs for taxpayers. The PBO report says the difference in the estimates is due to a later start date for construction and a heavier ship design. The report assumes ships will start being built by the 2023-2024 fiscal year, three years later than its 2017 projection. As the timeline extends into the future, costs increase due to inflation. The PBO originally projected a displacement, or weight, of 5,400 tonnes for each ship but the Type 26 design is a heftier 6,790 tonnes per ship, an increase of more than 25 per cent. The report also includes an analysis of what effect further significant delays would have on the project. For a one-year delay, the PBO estimates, an extra $2.2 billion will be added to the project cost, and a two-year delay would cost the government $4.5 billion. In an interview Friday, the top bureaucrat in charge of procurement at the DND expressed skepticism that the heavier ships will result in as much increased cost as the PBO suggests, but he did say the potential for delays was something he is “watching more carefully.” “The labour piece is always where uncertainty can remain,” said Pat Finn, the department's associate deputy minister for material, noting labour can make up around 40 per cent of the cost of a ship. Finn said the DND is in the “same place” as the PBO on the cost of “slippage” — delays in the project — but that he is confident the structure of the National Shipbuilding Strategy will mean the project could benefit from a skilled workforce and ongoing expertise. The purchase of additional Arctic patrol ships, announced last month, means there will not be a lapse in efficiency at Irving's Halifax shipyard, which is building the warships, Finn said. He set a goal for start of construction earlier than the PBO assumes in its report. “We would say between mid-2022 and mid-2023, we're in-contract and cutting steel,” Finn said. Potential delays would certainly increase costs, and it would be “absolutely no shock if there was additional delays,” said Dave Perry, a procurement expert with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. “To this point in time, the government has not been able to meet any of the timelines that have been put forward publicly,” he added. Still, the closer you get to construction, Perry said, the less uncertainty there should be about costs and the potential for further delay. The last thing that might change the final cost of the ships is the specifics of what components are chosen to fill out the design — which radar equipment, for example, Perry said. The DND is deciding on those components as it reconciles the requirements of the ships with costs. “You could potentially get a few-percentage-point swing” in price in either direction based on those choices, said Perry. “But if you're talking about several tens of billions of dollars, a few-percentage-points swing is real money.” https://globalnews.ca/news/5418997/canada-warships-cost/

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  30 août 2019 | Local, Aérospatial

  Airbus pulls out of Canada's fighter jet competition

  by Murray Brewster One of the companies in the race to replace Canada's aging fleet of CF-18 jet fighters has dropped out of the competition. Airbus Defence and Space, which was pitching the Eurofighter Typhoon, notified the Liberal government Friday that it was not going to bid. The decision was made after a detailed review of the tender issued by the federal government in mid-July. The move leaves only three companies in the contest: Lockheed Martin Canada with its F-35; Boeing with the Super Hornet; and Saab, which is offering an updated version of its Gripen fighter. Simon Jacques, president of Airbus Defence and Space Canada, made a point of saying the company appreciated the professional dealings it had with defence and procurement officials. "Airbus Defence and Space is proud of our longstanding partnership with the Government of Canada, and of serving our fifth home country's aerospace priorities for over three decades," Jacques said in a statement. "Together we continue in our focus of supporting the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces, growing skilled aerospace jobs across the country and spurring innovation in the Canadian aerospace sector." Airbus decided to withdraw after looking at the NORAD security requirements and the cost it imposes on companies outside of North America. It also said it was convinced that the industrial benefits regime, as written in the tender, "does not sufficiently value the binding commitments the Typhoon Canada package was willing to make." A controversial evaluation process After complaints from the Trump administration, the Liberal government revised the industrial benefits portion of the tender to make it more fair to Lockheed Martin. The changes to the evaluation process irked some competitors. Under long-established military procurement policy, the federal government demands companies spend the equivalent of a contract's value in Canada as a way to bolster industry in this country. The F-35 program is not structured that way. It allows Canadian companies to bid on the aircraft's global supply chain contracts. There is, however, no guarantee that they'll get any of those contracts. The recent revision ensures that Lockheed Martin will not be severely penalized for having a different system. DND staff warned to keep mum while attending air shows during fighter jet competition F-35 demo team returns to Canada this fall as fighter jet makers jockey for position Airbus, Boeing may pull out of fighter jet race they say is rigged for F-35 Last spring, Boeing executives voiced their concerns publicly during a defence trade show in Ottawa. "I was surprised by the recommended changes," said Jim Barnes, the director of business development in Canada for Boeing Defence, Space & Security. "We believe we can put a really compelling offer on the table. "You have a policy that's been in place for decades that has been very successful. The minister has mentioned this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity, so why would you deviate from a policy that has been so successful to accommodate a competitor?" https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/airbus-canada-fighters-1.5265665