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Dual use is a term applied to technologies, goods, services and software that have a primary use in the commercial civilian market but also have a defence, security or intelligence use case. Dual use can also define companies that sell to both civilian and defence markets; these companies pursue a dual-use strategy.

Over the past two years, Canadian manufacturers haven’t needed anyone to tell them current-state operations are complex. They are living it every day.

Tariff uncertainty, supply chain fragmentation, shifting geopolitical alliances, labour shortages, rising production costs, capital constraints, and rapidly evolving tech expectations have all converged at once!

What may once have been considered a cyclical disruption now feels more structural… the ground has shifted and it is not shifting back. And yet, manufacturers remain innovators and problem solvers at heart. Across our national network, what stands out is not hesitation. It is recalibration and adaptation.

This week, EMC President, JP Giroux, joined the Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s trade delegation in Washington to help advance priorities critical to Canada’s manufacturing sector and the strength of our shared trilateral trade agreement.

On March 24, 2026, Canadian manufacturers gathered in Kanata, ON for EMC’s Manufacturing Excellence Forum: Unlocking Domestic & Defence Market Opportunities, a focused half-day forum designed to explore new domestic growth opportunities emerging from Canada’s increased investment in defence, infrastructure, housing, and mining, alongside trade, tariff, and supply chain shifts.