Ontario’s Defence Industry Association
The Ontario Defence Association represents, connects, and supports Ontario companies working across defence, security, dual-use technology, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, cyber, AI, critical minerals, nuclear, and supply-chain capability. ODA helps firms build supplier readiness, engage Ontario’s defence ecosystem, and align with provincial, Canadian, and allied defence priorities.
Representing industry to strengthen Ontario’s defence industrial base.
ODA Defence Industry Exchange 2026
Hear where defence is going. Understand how to enter and scale. Help shape what Ontario industry needs next. A focused day of strategy, industry intelligence, capital and connection at the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto.
Best Defence Conference 2026
ODA is a proud supporter and partner of the Best Defence Conference. Through this partnership, ODA has officially designated Best Defence its Official Conference — two days connecting Canada’s defence ecosystem for networking, B2B/B2G engagement and business development.
ODA Defence Industry Exchange 2026
Strategy, industry access, capital, intelligence and connection — a Ministry outlook brief, industry and capital panels, the ODA Industry Pulse 2027–2028, and executive roundtables. $50 per person, or $30 for ODA members and their guests.
A waitlist is open, and we are working to increase capacity — we hope to re-engage the waitlist within the next few days. Members on the waitlist will be emailed a payment link directly if spots open up.
Your Member Codes and Where to Find Them
ODA issues separate codes for separate things. Your organization’s primary contact received the Member Hub access code by email. The Defence Industry Exchange discount code and the Best Defence discount code are different codes, emailed to members and available in the Member Hub under Benefits & Codes. The Service Provider Directory is open to members and non-members alike.
Members Only
Enter the Member Hub
Use the access code emailed to your primary contact to open the Member Hub — bulletins, the Member Network and Directory, Defence Intelligence, the Capability Atlas, the SME Resource Navigator and the Procurement Intelligence Portal.
Go to the Member Hub
10% Member Discount
Get Your Best Defence Discount Code
ODA members receive 10% off attendee registration for the Best Defence Conference. The code is under Benefits & Codes inside the Member Hub — or check the email sent to your organization’s primary contact.
Open Benefits & Codes
Register for the Defence Industry Exchange
September 29, 2026 at the Royal Canadian Military Institute, Toronto. Enter the ODA Defence Industry Exchange discount code at checkout to register at $30 instead of $50 — for yourself and up to two guests you bring. The code was emailed to members and is in the Member Hub under Benefits & Codes.
Event details and registrationDirectory Open to All
Become a Service Provider for ODA Members
Members and non-members alike can apply to be listed in the Service Provider Directory — legal, financial, compliance, cyber, certification, manufacturing, logistics and more. ODA reviews every submission before it is posted.
Apply to get listedDon’t have your code yet? Your organization’s primary contact can obtain it by completing the Member Hub Access Terms & Conditions. The passcode is emailed immediately on completion.
Can’t find your code? Email info@ontariodefence.ca and Holly, our administrator, will confirm the code for your organization.
Source: Ontario Defence Industrial Strategy framework, Government of Ontario, May 2026.
A Growing Defence Network Across Ontario and Beyond
Every point on the map is a member organization. ODA membership spans Ontario, Canada and international partners, and continues to grow across defence, dual-use, advanced manufacturing, technology, aerospace, cyber and supply-chain sectors.
An Industry Association Home for Ontario Defence and Dual-Use Companies
Represent Ontario Industry
A provincial industry association home for Ontario defence, dual-use and defence-adjacent companies.
Build Supplier Readiness
Support for firms working through procurement pathways, defence-market fit, compliance, quality and security expectations.
Map Industrial Capability
Supplier and capability mapping across regions and domains, now taking shape as the Capability Atlas.
Convene Industry and Partners
Bringing together SMEs, primes, government-facing stakeholders, funders, researchers and ecosystem organizations.
Support ODIS Alignment
Translating Ontario industry needs into programming aligned with the Ontario Defence Industrial Strategy.
Activate Opportunities
Member briefings, forums, program updates, Best Defence integration and market intelligence.
Aligning Ontario's Industrial Capacity with Defence Priorities
Ontario is developing its first Defence Industrial Strategy to strengthen the province's role in Canadian and allied defence supply chains. ODA supports that direction by organizing industry input, building supplier readiness, mapping capability, and convening partners.
“Ontario is the trusted industrial and innovation backbone for Canada and its allied partners, where defence and dual-use capabilities are invented, built, scaled and exported.”
Ontario Defence Industrial Strategy framework, Government of Ontario, May 2026Ontario's Defence Moment — the 2026 Intelligence Briefing. Sixty-eight curated publications synthesized into the five signals shaping Ontario's defence sector this year. Free to read.
The ODA Member Hub
Approved members receive an access code to a protected area holding ODA's intelligence, directory and readiness tools.
Official Conference of the Ontario Defence Association
Best Defence Conference
ODA is a proud supporter and partner of the Best Defence Conference. Through this partnership, ODA has officially designated Best Defence its Official Conference of choice.
- October 20–21, 2026 · RBC Place London, Ontario
- 500+ expected attendees, 16 years connecting Canada's defence ecosystem
- ODA members receive 10% off attendee registration — code in the Member Hub
Partner with ODA
Three engagement pathways, each preserving ODA's institutional neutrality and public trust.
Founding Members
A limited group of formative institutional supporters making a multi-year commitment to establish and scale the Association. By invitation or strategic discussion.
Founding Member pathwayStrategic Partners
Annual or multi-year support, or approved strategic in-kind value, advancing ODA programming, member value and sector-building activities.
Strategic Partner pathwayEcosystem Partners
No-fee reciprocal collaboration that extends ODA's reach, strengthens regional and sector connectivity, and builds awareness across the ecosystem.
Ecosystem Partner pathwayJoin Ontario's Defence and Dual-Use Industry Association
Become part of a province-wide industry association working to strengthen Ontario's defence-industrial base, supplier readiness, and role in Canadian and allied defence supply chains.