Shipbuilding in Canada

Summary

Shipbuilding in Canada industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

Shipbuilding is the process of designing, constructing, and assembling ships for transportation and trade. It involves a series of stages, including planning, engineering, fabrication, and outfitting, to create a functional and seaworthy vessel. Market volume represents gross tonnage, which is determined by the molded volume of all enclosed spaces within the ship. Molded volume refers to the internal volume of the ship's hull, calculated based on the shape and dimensions of its structure, including all enclosed areas such as cargo holds, machinery spaces, and crew accommodations.
Market production volumes reached a total of 0.16 thousand gross tonnage in 2025, registering an annual growth of 4.2%.
Oil tankers had the highest volume in the Canadian shipbuilding market in 2025, with a total of 0.034 thousand gross tonnage, equivalent to 20.9% of the market's overall volume.
Canada captured a share of 0.5% in the North American shipbuilding market in 2025.

Scope

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What was the size of the Canada shipbuilding market by value in 2025?
What will be the size of the Canada shipbuilding market in 2030?
What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Canada shipbuilding market?
How has the market performed over the last five years?
Who are the top competitiors in Canada's shipbuilding market?

1 Executive Summary

1.1. Market Volume
1.2. Market Volume Forecast
1.3. Category Segmentation
1.4. Geography Segmentation
1.5. Market Rivalry
1.6. Competitive Landscape

2 Market Overview

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis

3 Market Data

3.1. Market volume

4 Market Segmentation

4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation

5 Market Outlook

5.1. Market volume forecast

6 Five Forces Analysis

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 Competitive Landscape

7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strengths of leading players?
7.3. What are the recent developments in the market?

8 Company Profiles

8.1. Chantier Davie Canada Inc
8.2. Irving Shipbuilding Inc
8.3. Seaspan ULC

9 Macroeconomic Indicators

9.1. Country data

10 Appendix

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry Associations
10.3. Related the Analyst Research
10.4. About the Analyst

List of Tables

Table 1: Canada shipbuilding market volume: thousand gross tonnage, 2020-25
Table 2: Canada shipbuilding market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020-25
Table 3: Canada shipbuilding market category segmentation: gross tonnage, 2020-25
Table 4: Canada shipbuilding market geography segmentation: thousand gross tonnage, 2025
Table 5: Canada shipbuilding market volume forecast: thousand gross tonnage, 2025-30
Table 6: Chantier Davie Canada Inc: Key Facts
Table 7: Chantier Davie Canada Inc: key employees
Table 8: Irving Shipbuilding Inc: Key Facts
Table 9: Irving Shipbuilding Inc: key employees
Table 10: Seaspan ULC: Key Facts
Table 11: Seaspan ULC: key employees
Table 12: Canada Size Of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 13: Canada Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 14: Canada GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 15: Canada Inflation, 2021-25
Table 16: Canada Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 17: Canada Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List of Figures

Figure 1: Canada shipbuilding market volume: thousand gross tonnage, 2020-25
Figure 2: Canada shipbuilding market geography segmentation: % share, by volume, 2025
Figure 3: Canada shipbuilding market volume forecast: thousand gross tonnage, 2025-30
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the shipbuilding market in Canada, 2025
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the shipbuilding market in Canada, 2025
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the shipbuilding market in Canada, 2025
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the shipbuilding market in Canada, 2025
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the shipbuilding market in Canada, 2025
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the shipbuilding market in Canada, 2025

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

Chantier Davie Can
Irving Shipbuilding
Seaspan ULC

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