Chantier Davie

Chantier Davie (often called Davie Shipbuilding) is a Canadian shipbuilding and ship-repair company based in Lévis, Quebec, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River opposite Quebec City. It traces its origins to the early nineteenth century and is widely described as Canada's oldest and largest shipyard, with a continuous record of ship construction and repair stretching across two centuries. The yard has built and refitted vessels for the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Coast Guard, federal agencies and commercial operators, and it is one of the few Canadian facilities capable of handling large naval and icebreaking hulls. Davie's modern identity is closely tied to Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy and to federal fleet-renewal programs. The yard has carried out major conversion and refit work for the Royal Canadian Navy and the Coast Guard, and it has pursued a role in building new vessels for Canada and for export customers. Ownership has changed several times through restructuring; since the 2010s the yard has been controlled by the Inocea Group, the investment vehicle associated with the Spencer family, which has funded modernization of the Lévis facilities and expansion into new programs. Commercially, Davie positions itself as a full-service shipyard: new construction, complex conversions, mid-life refits, repair and maintenance, and engineering support. Its customer base is dominated by government and defence procurement, supplemented by commercial shipowners and industrial fabrication. The company has also expanded into related areas such as modular fabrication and has pursued partnerships with international shipbuilders and technology suppliers to compete for larger programs. Davie's story is one of survival and reinvention. The yard passed through bankruptcy protection and ownership changes in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries before stabilizing under current ownership. Today it presents itself as a strategic national asset for Canada, emphasizing sovereign shipbuilding capacity, skilled trades employment in the Quebec City region, and its role in delivering vessels for Canadian sovereignty and Arctic operations.

Chantier Davie's origins lie in the early nineteenth century shipbuilding activity at Lévis, Quebec, across the St. Lawrence River from Quebec City. The yard that became Davie grew through the age of sail and into iron and steel shipbuilding, supplying vessels for Canadian coastal trade, government service and, in the twentieth century, wartime construction. Through much of its history it was one of the principal shipyards in Canada and a major employer in the Lévis region. The late twentieth century brought a long contraction in Canadian shipbuilding as global competition, reduced naval orders and changing procurement policies hit domestic yards. Davie went through insolvency and repeated ownership changes, at times operating under bankruptcy protection while continuing repair work to keep the facility alive. These restructurings reshaped the company's legal identity and ownership but preserved the Lévis yard and its skilled workforce. In the 2010s the yard came under the control of the Inocea Group, an investment vehicle linked to the Spencer family, which invested in modernization and pursued federal contracts. Davie became a prominent participant in Canada's efforts to renew its federal fleets, carrying out conversion and refit work for the Royal Canadian Navy and supporting Canadian Coast Guard vessels. The company also campaigned for a larger share of new-build work under the National Shipbuilding Strategy, arguing that its capacity and delivery record justified inclusion in major federal programs. Davie has combined government work with commercial repair and conversion contracts and with industrial fabrication, and it has sought international partnerships to strengthen its bids for larger programs. Its modern history is therefore one of a historic yard repositioned around defence and sovereignty procurement, with ownership stability and facility investment as the foundation for its current strategy.

• 2010

  Davie comes under the control of the Inocea Group after restructuring.

• 1825

  Shipbuilding activity at Lévis, Quebec, begins the lineage that becomes Chantier Davie.

Canada's oldest and largest shipyard, positioned as a strategic national asset for naval, Coast Guard and commercial shipbuilding and refit.

• Naval ship conversion and refit

• Coast Guard and icebreaking vessel support

• Commercial ship repair

• Modular and industrial fabrication

• 2026-08-24

  Canada awards $11.3 billion contract to Davie to build six icebreakers[2]加拿大授予戴维造船厂113亿加元合同建造六艘破冰船brandonsun.com

  Reported: 2026-08-24

  The federal government will pour $11.3 billion into Quebec's shipbuilding industry to build six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday. All six ships will be constructed at the Chantier Davie shipyard in Lévis, Que., supporting 5,000 jobs during construction and involving more than 1,500 suppliers.

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• 2026-08-24

  Canada funds construction of six icebreakers at Chantier Davie in Quebec[3]加拿大资助在魁北克Chantier Davie建造六艘破冰船cp24.com

  Reported: 2026-08-24

  Prime Minister Mark Carney announced $11.3 billion in federal funding to build six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard at the Chantier Davie shipyard in Lévis, Quebec, fulfilling a 2019 promise. The first steel is to be cut next fall, with the first ship delivered five years later and the full fleet in service five years after that; the contract is expected to support 5,000 jobs.

1. 1Chantier Davie official websitechantierdavie.com
2. 2加拿大授予戴维造船厂113亿加元合同建造六艘破冰船brandonsun.com
3. 3加拿大资助在魁北克Chantier Davie建造六艘破冰船cp24.com
4. 4Carney unveils $11B in funding to make 6 icebreakers in Quebec | CBC Newscbc.ca
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6. 6PM Carney unveils $11 billion in funding to make 6 icebreakers in Quebecwinnipegfreepress.com