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The CADSI GATEWAY Capabilities tool is Canada’s most comprehensive database of defence and security companies. Explore aerospace, maritime, cyber defence, land, and space capabilities or showcase your own.
The GATEWAY Capabilities tool helps you find and showcase industrial expertise in Canada’s defence and security marketplace.
Start with broad categories like aerospace, maritime, land, cyber defence, and space. Then narrow your search using efficient advanced filters, from capabilities and sectors to NAICS codes, KICs, CAGE codes, stock numbers, and export markets.
Browse a dynamic defence industry database and use the interactive map to locate companies across Canada — right down to specific ridings.
Create a company profile, highlight your unique operational capabilities, and make your business visible to Canadian and international buyers, primes, and government decision-makers.
Use GATEWAY Capabilities to strengthen your supply chain connections, access global defence trade opportunities, and demonstrate Canada’s industrial strengths on the world stage.
Original Equipment Manufacturers and Prime Contractors use GATEWAY Capabilities to find SMB partners and strengthen supply chains.
Small to medium businesses (SMBs) and innovators use GATEWAY Capabilities to position themselves for growth and visibility.
Canadian and international governments use GATEWAY Capabilities to gain a clear view of Canada’s defence and security industrial base.
Search the defence industry database with precision. Use multi-criteria filters by sector, capability, platform, location, NAICS codes, KICs, and more to find exactly what you need.
Access detailed supplier information, from industrial capabilities and export markets to direct contact details, all in one place.
Visualize Canada’s defence and security supply chain with an interactive map. Explore companies by region, province, or riding to understand the full scope of industrial capabilities across the country.
Stay current with live updates. Companies can instantly refresh their profiles, keeping information current and accurate for procurement officials, primes, and international buyers.
Setting up your company profile is key to unlocking the full value of GATEWAY Capabilities. Accurate, up-to-date information ensures that OEMs, buyers, and government officials can find you when it matters most.
Both member and non-member companies access GATEWAY through their myCADSI account.
From your myCADSI dashboard, click Manage Corporate Profile to update the information that feeds into the GATEWAY Capabilities database.
Showcase your strengths with details like company size, sectors, capabilities, products, codes (KICs, NAICS, FSC), export experience, and contact information.
Keep your profile current to stay visible in supplier searches and procurement reviews. A complete profile makes it easier for primes, government, and international partners to connect with you.
Still have questions? Contact us to connect with our membership support team.
view all faqsBoth CADSI members and non-members can access the database. Canadian companies can create or update their profiles, while primes, government officials, and international partners can search to discover Canada’s defence and security industrial capabilities.
Key representatives log into their myCADSI account, select Manage Corporate Profile, and enter details such as capabilities, products and services, NAICS and KIC codes, export experience, and contact information. This data populates the GATEWAY Capabilities database.
Users can search for companies across aerospace, maritime, land, cyber defence, and space. Advanced search filters allow sorting by sector, capability, location, industrial codes, and export markets. An interactive map of Canada makes it easy to explore regional supply chain strengths.
The GATEWAY Capabilities tool is only as strong as the information it holds. A complete and accurate profile ensures your company is visible to primes, procurement officials, and international buyers — increasing opportunities for partnerships, procurement, and export growth.
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Join 2,000+ Canadian defence companies already showcasing their capabilities to government and industry buyers worldwide.
