Overview

• Stephen Fuhr will oversee the agency as Secretary of State for Defence Procurement, with former RBC executive Doug Guzman appointed CEO to run day‑to‑day operations.
• Set up within Public Services and Procurement Canada as a special operating agency, it will consolidate expertise from National Defence, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Coast Guard and ISED into integrated teams.
• Fuhr said the office will take charge of procurements valued at $100 million or more, with smaller contracts proceeding through existing channels.
• Initial operations over the next 8–12 months will establish processes and shift select ongoing projects under the agency, including management of Canada’s planned submarine acquisition.
• Officials say the model is designed to cut red tape and deliver capability faster while leveraging defence spending to support Canadian suppliers, with a broader defence industrial policy expected in the coming months.