
Member Capabilities
Our consortium members deliver cutting-edge dual-use technologies across 17 Key Industrial Capabilities recognized by the Government of Canada.
Why Work With Our Members?
Canadian Sovereignty
Homegrown solutions that support Canadian industrial and technological sovereignty.
Proven Track Record
In-market organizations with demonstrated delivery of dual-use technologies.
Research Excellence
Connected to University of Waterloo and regional R&D excellence in quantum, AI, and advanced materials.
Ethical Framework
Commitment to protection-focused innovation aligned with legal, ethical, and export-control standards.
Domains We Serve
- Arctic Sovereignty
- Border Security
- Critical Infrastructure Protection
- Cyber-Physical Resilience
- Maritime Intelligence
- Secure Airspace
Key Industrial Capabilities (KICs)
What are KICs?
RPAS Wilco SafeAirspace combines drone detection with real-time authorization awareness to give security teams a unified operational picture for government and defence airspace.

Avidrone builds long-range cargo UAS designed to carry heavy payloads across long distances, with end-to-end systems designed and built in Canada for defence and high-end industrial use.

CSMC is developing a dual-use micronuclear power plant capability for space and defence systems, with active hardware prototyping in Waterloo.

Connect Tech builds rugged, MIL-tested high-performance edge computing hardware, serving mission-critical applications on land, sea, air, and space as NVIDIA's largest North American edge hardware partner.

Ctrl develops remote sensing products serving energy and government customers, combining remotely piloted systems with AI-driven insights.

ENVGO builds autonomous, zero-emission hydrofoiling vessels with advanced flight control and onboard autonomy for patrol, SAR, surveillance, logistics, and critical infrastructure protection.

GeoMate converts satellite imagery into simulation-ready geospatial environments for synthetic training, terrain and route analysis, and decision support.

Ultra-portable spectral color X-ray systems for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD).

Snow Flea is a distributed sensing and electronic warfare network fusing EO-IR, radar, seismic, acoustic, and signals intelligence to defend Arctic assets across all domains.

Maerospace manufactures the PASEr High-Frequency Surface Wave Radar for long-range, over-the-horizon ship tracking, fusing radar and satellite data for maritime domain awareness.

Pegasus Aeronautics manufactures high-endurance UAV platforms capable of operating in harsh environments for defence and government applications.

Phantom Photonics is developing quantum-enhanced photonic sensors and quantum LiDAR systems for long-range 3D sensing with noise resilience and anti-blinding capabilities.

PASSENGER is a hardware-agnostic orchestration and data platform unifying robots, IoT sensors, vehicles, and automation systems into one operational view for secure, vendor-neutral coordination.
Skygauge builds drones that perform physical work such as tactile inspections, rust removal, and painting to keep people out of hazardous environments.

TensorOne develops portable, AI-enabled counter-UAS systems that detect and neutralize threats using interceptor drones across fixed, manned, and unmanned platforms.

UpScale Quantum Solutions develops deployable neutral-atom quantum systems and scalable atom-photon interconnect modules for resilient sensing, precise timing, and trusted coordination across distributed assets.

Xeos Space delivers space and near-space distributed connectivity and ISR networks for multi-domain defence and security missions.
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