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Canada is making a generational investment in defence. But for the founders and SMEs building the technology our country needs, one question keeps coming up: where do we even start? Complex procurement pathways. Strict compliance requirements. Security clearances. For most Canadian innovators, the defence sector is unfamiliar terrain, and the path in is far from obvious. That's exactly why we brought together 80+ hardware and software SMEs with the experts navigating this space firsthand, alongside our partners at Markham Economic Development and York Link | York Region Economic Development. Our new blog breaks down what every founder needs to know before entering Canada's defence sector: ✔︎ Why eligibility comes before everything, and how to get there ✔︎ Why dual-use technology is the smart path in ✔︎ Why you don't have to go it alone Canada's #future readiness depends on unlocking the #innovation already being #built here. ventureLAB is proud to help #Canadian innovators get defence ready. Read the full blog: https://lnkd.in/gzxefnUm #DualUse #DefenceReady #CanadianInnovation #HardTech #SMEs #DefenceIndustrialStrategy #YRTech Avinash Persaud, Jonathan Clow, 123 Defence®, Louis Lambert Emergent Solutions Inc., Derrick Chow, NordSpace, Arjun Grewal, Arctic Training Centre, York Region (The Regional Municipality of York)