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The Seaspan-designed and built ship will be 150 metres long and 28 metres wide, and able to accommodate up to 100 personnel. Its tough design will allow it to operate farther north, in more difficult ice conditions and for longer periods than any existing heavy icebreaker. The Coast Guard’s current largest icebreaker, the Louis S. St-Laurent, is scheduled to retire at the end of this decade after 60 years in service, placing an urgency to begin work on replacement vessels. The Terry Fox, another icebreaker, will retire soon after. Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver (Seaspan) Seaspan’s o...

From: Public Services and Procurement Canada Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada is committed to providing members of the Canadian Coast Guard with the modern vessels they need to safely and effectively do their important work on behalf of all Canadians, while delivering important economic benefits to the regions of the country. Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada is committed to providing members of the Canadian Coast Guard with the modern vessels they need to safely and effectively do their important work on behal...

Can Canada keep up with a global icebreaker boom? Russia, China and the United States are racing to build big ships meant to slice through ice in an Arctic region rich in natural resources and new shipping lanes. Canada's backyard is at stake. December 17, 2020 CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent in seen in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence escorting a cargo ship through a path of ice in February 2020 (Courtesy of Canadian Coast Guard) Joe Clark wasn’t the first Canadian politician to promise the world’s most powerful icebreaker, and he won’t be the last. Clark, as foreign minister in 1985, staked h...