Canada urgently needs the new heavy polar icebreaker. 

• The current CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, the only ship in the Canadian fleet capable of year-round operations in the Arctic, is now in its sixth decade of service and rapidly approaching end of life. 

The polar icebreaker will support: 

• National security 
• Environmental response operations 
• National sovereignty 
• Search and rescue 
• Northern communities 
• Year-round marine trade 

With the goal of eliminating the cycles of boom or bust, the NSS is rebuilding an industry and creating sustainable, long-term benefits for Canadians and the Canadian marine industry.

Since working under the NSS, Genoa has:

• Grown its capability and capacity exponentially
• Matured rapidly
• Stimulated significant economic activity in Canada and NL
• Created more than 200 jobs
• Developed a ready and capable workforce
• Advanced innovation

If built in Canada, the Polar Icebreaker program can continue to make significant contributions to our economies.