Irving Shipbuilding, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is one of Canada’s National Shipbuilders. The company designs and constructs large naval vessels, including Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships and future River-class destroyers for the Royal Canadian Navy and Coast Guard. Operating within Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy, it supports a coast-to-coast supply chain and invests in innovation, workforce development, and the ocean economy. Its activities generate significant economic benefits and employment across Canada while advancing domestic shipbuilding capability. The firm primarily serves the defence and marine industry, focusing on complex, long-term federal shipbuilding programmes. Product types include but not limited to arctic and offshore patrol ships, river-class destroyers, naval combatant vessels and Coast Guard vessels.
