Photo Gallery: Carney announces $32B for northern defence and infrastructure projects

By Canadian Press on March 13, 2026.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday the government is putting an additional $32 billion into military forward operating locations in Yellowknife, Inuvik and Iqaluit and Deployed Operating Base 5 Wing in Goose Bay, N.L.

The prime minister made the announcement in Yellowknife on Thursday before taking off for a planned visit to Norway.

The $32 billion is part of Canada’s 2022 commitment to Norad’s modernization, which at the time included plans to spend $38.6 billion over 20 years. The Norad spending includes the purchase of two over-the-horizon radar modules.

The new funding for base infrastructure includes plans to improve airfields and to build or repurpose hangars, ammunition compounds, fuel facilities and housing.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 13, 2026.

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