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IPAC Industrial Participation Conference 2026


Build–Partner–Buy: What It Means for ITBs and Industrial Participation

Executing Industrial Participation in a New Defence Industrial Era

   

📅 October 27–28, 2026
📍 Fairmont Château Laurier | Ottawa, Ontario

Join us on October 27-28th, 2026, at the Fairmont, Château Laurier in Ottawa for two days of practical discussion and strategic insight focused on industrial participation in Canada’s defence and aerospace ecosystem. This national gathering brings together obligors, practitioners, government, and economic development leaders to explore policy developments, implementation challenges, and what lies ahead.

Who Should Attend

  • Companies with current or upcoming obligations under Canada’s ITB Policy
  • Prime contractors, Tier 1s, and flow‑down partners
  • Professionals responsible for industrial participation strategy or delivery
  • Government and economic development stakeholders supporting Canada’s defence industrial base

Why Attend

  • Gain clarity on Build–Partner–Buy and its implications for ITBs
  • Hear directly from leaders shaping and delivering industrial participation
  • Participate in practical, policy‑informed discussions
  • Connect with the national ITB and industrial participation community shaping Canada’s defence industrial future

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Hotel Accommodation

A GRAND ICON IN THE HEART OF OTTAWA

Stay at a historic castle of unmatched splendor in the heart of Canada’s capital. Located in the downtown core, poised between ByWard Market and the Rideau Canal locks, Fairmont Château Laurier is Ottawa’s grand icon: a soaring historic château playing host to political leaders, film stars, and royalty for over a century.

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**Please note that Fairmont Château Laurier and the AIAC conference planners are NOT affiliated in any way with a third-party booking agency. Please book your hotel rooms by calling the hotel or using the official registration link.**