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The Ottawa region is the centre of Canada’s defence and security industry. It is home to over 200 companies employing in excess of 20,000 people. The headquarters of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the Department of National Defence, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada are in the region. The industrial base is supported by research at Defence Research and Development Canada, the Communications Research Centre, the National Research Council, the Canadian Police Research Centre and our two major universities.
Offering a dynamic cluster of related industries that has evolved over the past five decades, Ottawa provides an environment for your business that boasts an extensive network of defence and security enterprises, including such notable companies as Allen-Vanguard, Lockheed-Martin, General Dynamics, Med-Eng Systems Inc. and Entrust.
The Ottawa Security Cluster is a group of companies and organizations that have come together to have the economic strength of the cluster recognized and to fully capture its growth potential. By providing opportunities for networking, guest speaker presentations, and trade missions (both incoming and outgoing), OSC is committed to helping Ottawa companies attract investment, access foreign markets, and attract employees and business opportunities locally and internationally.
Ottawa provides businesses locating here with access to a valuable defence and security community. Products, services and areas of expertise already developed or established in Ottawa include, but are not limited to:
- Surveillance Technology and Sensors
- Command and Control Software Systems (C4ISR related)
- Communications Interoperability technologies
- Unmanned Vehicles/Robotics
- Applications or products related to Transportation Security, First Responder Community, and Port Security
- Land vehicle design, sub-systems, manufacturing and support
- Air vehicle design, sub-systems, manufacturing and support
- IT Security
- Consulting
- Personal Protection Solutions
- Physical Security Solutions
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