{"id":6433,"date":"2026-05-27T14:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/u15.ca\/?post_type=statements-releases&p=6433"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:08:54","slug":"presentation-devant-le-comite-permanent-de-la-defense-nationale-le-27-mai-2026","status":"publish","type":"statements-releases","link":"https:\/\/u15.ca\/fr\/publications\/statements-releases\/presentation-devant-le-comite-permanent-de-la-defense-nationale-le-27-mai-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pr\u00e9sentation devant le Comit\u00e9 permanent de la d\u00e9fense nationale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monsieur le\u00a0pr\u00e9sident,\u00a0membres\u00a0du\u00a0Comit\u00e9,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

La\u00a0Strat\u00e9gie\u00a0industrielle\u00a0de\u00a0d\u00e9fense\u00a0du Canada arrive \u00e0 un moment\u00a0d\u00e9terminant.\u00a0L\u2019environnement\u00a0international qui a soutenu pendant des\u00a0d\u00e9cennies\u00a0la\u00a0prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9\u00a0et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 du Canada\u00a0s\u2019est\u00a0profond\u00e9ment\u00a0transform\u00e9. La\u00a0comp\u00e9tition\u00a0entre\u00a0grandes\u00a0puissances\u00a0est de retour. Le commerce, la\u00a0technologie\u00a0et le talent\u00a0sont\u00a0de plus\u00a0en\u00a0plus\u00a0utilis\u00e9s\u00a0comme\u00a0instruments de levier\u00a0strat\u00e9gique. Dans un\u00a0tel\u00a0contexte, le Canada ne\u00a0peut\u00a0plus\u00a0pr\u00e9sumer\u00a0que\u00a0les\u00a0capacit\u00e9s\u00a0dont\u00a0il a\u00a0besoin\u00a0seront\u00a0toujours\u00a0disponibles\u00a0aupr\u00e8s\u00a0de\u00a0ses\u00a0alli\u00e9s, au moment voulu, et \u00e0 des conditions compatibles avec son\u00a0int\u00e9r\u00eat\u00a0national.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

C\u2019est\u00a0pourquoi\u00a0la\u00a0Strat\u00e9gie\u00a0industrielle\u00a0de\u00a0d\u00e9fense\u00a0est\u00a0si\u00a0importante. Elle\u00a0reconna\u00eet\u00a0que\u00a0la politique de\u00a0d\u00e9fense, la politique\u00a0industrielle, la politique\u00a0d\u2019innovation\u00a0et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique ne\u00a0peuvent\u00a0plus\u00a0\u00eatre\u00a0trait\u00e9es\u00a0comme\u00a0des dossiers\u00a0distincts. Si le Canada\u00a0veut\u00a0v\u00e9ritablement\u00a0renforcer\u00a0sa\u00a0souverainet\u00e9,\u00a0sa\u00a0r\u00e9silience\u00a0et\u00a0sa\u00a0disponibilit\u00e9\u00a0op\u00e9rationnelle, il doit\u00a0d\u00e9velopper\u00a0davantage,\u00a0ici\u00a0m\u00eame, les\u00a0capacit\u00e9s\u00a0qui\u00a0comptent.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

La question centrale est\u00a0donc\u00a0la\u00a0suivante\u00a0:\u00a0le Canada se\u00a0contentera-t-il de\u00a0d\u00e9penser\u00a0davantage\u00a0en\u00a0d\u00e9fense,\u00a0ou\u00a0saisira-t-il\u00a0cette\u00a0occasion pour\u00a0b\u00e2tir\u00a0une\u00a0capacit\u00e9\u00a0technologique\u00a0et\u00a0industrielle\u00a0durable?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c0\u00a0notre\u00a0avis, la\u00a0r\u00e9ponse\u00a0doit\u00a0clairement\u00a0\u00eatre\u00a0la\u00a0seconde.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Les\u00a0capacit\u00e9s\u00a0souveraines\u00a0ne se\u00a0construisent\u00a0pas par la\u00a0d\u00e9pense\u00a0seule. Elles\u00a0reposent\u00a0sur\u00a0une\u00a0architecture capable de\u00a0rendre\u00a0les\u00a0partenariats\u00a0possibles,\u00a0pr\u00e9visibles\u00a0et\u00a0efficaces. Une\u00a0v\u00e9ritable\u00a0capacit\u00e9\u00a0souveraine\u00a0exige\u00a0de la\u00a0profondeur\u00a0sur\u00a0l\u2019ensemble\u00a0de la\u00a0cha\u00eene\u00a0de\u00a0valeur\u00a0:\u00a0la recherche\u00a0fondamentale, la science\u00a0appliqu\u00e9e,\u00a0l\u2019ing\u00e9nierie, la fabrication,\u00a0ainsi\u00a0que\u00a0le\u00a0bassin\u00a0de talents\u00a0hautement\u00a0qualifi\u00e9s\u00a0n\u00e9cessaire\u00a0pour\u00a0soutenir\u00a0cet\u00a0effort dans la dur\u00e9e.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Le Canada dispose\u00a0d\u2019atouts\u00a0r\u00e9els\u00a0sur\u00a0lesquels\u00a0s\u2019appuyer. Ses\u00a0grandes\u00a0universit\u00e9s\u00a0de recherche\u00a0comptent\u00a0parmi\u00a0les\u00a0actifs\u00a0les plus\u00a0importants\u00a0de son\u00a0syst\u00e8me\u00a0d\u2019innovation. Elles\u00a0produisent\u00a0les\u00a0id\u00e9es, les talents, les technologies et les\u00a0partenariats\u00a0qui\u00a0soutiennent\u00a0la\u00a0comp\u00e9titivit\u00e9\u00a0\u00e0 long\u00a0terme\u00a0et les\u00a0capacit\u00e9s\u00a0souveraines\u00a0du pays.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Les\u00a0universit\u00e9s\u00a0du U15\u00a0r\u00e9alisent\u00a0pr\u00e8s de 9 milliards de dollars\u00a0en\u00a0recherche\u00a0chaque\u00a0ann\u00e9e. Elles\u00a0entretiennent\u00a0\u00e9galement\u00a0des liens\u00a0profonds\u00a0avec\u00a0l\u2019industrie\u00a0:\u00a0le\u00a0secteur\u00a0priv\u00e9\u00a0investit\u00a0environ 900\u00a0millions\u00a0de dollars par\u00a0ann\u00e9e\u00a0en\u00a0recherche dans les\u00a0universit\u00e9s\u00a0du U15.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Le\u00a0d\u00e9fi\u00a0du Canada\u00a0n\u2019est\u00a0donc\u00a0pas\u00a0l\u2019absence\u00a0de forces\u00a0en\u00a0recherche. Il\u00a0r\u00e9side\u00a0plut\u00f4t\u00a0dans la faiblesse des interfaces qui\u00a0permettent\u00a0de\u00a0relier\u00a0ces\u00a0forces \u00e0 des\u00a0r\u00e9sultats\u00a0concrets\u00a0en\u00a0mati\u00e8re de\u00a0d\u00e9fense.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

La collaboration entre la\u00a0d\u00e9fense, les\u00a0universit\u00e9s\u00a0et\u00a0l\u2019industrie\u00a0existe\u00a0d\u00e9j\u00e0,\u00a0mais\u00a0elle\u00a0demeure\u00a0trop\u00a0souvent\u00a0limit\u00e9e,\u00a0ponctuelle\u00a0et\u00a0construite\u00a0au\u00a0cas\u00a0par\u00a0cas. Il nous manque les\u00a0m\u00e9canismes\u00a0permanents qui\u00a0permettraient\u00a0au Canada de passer de la recherche aux\u00a0essais, \u00e0 la validation, \u00e0 la\u00a0d\u00e9monstration, \u00e0\u00a0l\u2019approvisionnement\u00a0et au\u00a0d\u00e9ploiement\u00a0de mani\u00e8re\u00a0pr\u00e9visible\u00a0et\u00a0structur\u00e9e.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Les donn\u00e9es\u00a0sont\u00a0\u00e9loquentes. Le Canada\u00a0consacre\u00a0moins\u00a0de 5 % de\u00a0ses\u00a0d\u00e9penses\u00a0f\u00e9d\u00e9rales\u00a0en\u00a0R-D \u00e0 la\u00a0d\u00e9fense,\u00a0comparativement\u00a0\u00e0\u00a0une\u00a0moyenne\u00a0d\u2019environ\u00a021 % dans les pays de\u00a0l\u2019OCDE. Aux \u00c9tats-Unis,\u00a0cette\u00a0proportion\u00a0d\u00e9passe\u00a050 %.\u00a0M\u00eame\u00a0\u00e0\u00a0l\u2019int\u00e9rieur\u00a0de\u00a0l\u2019effort\u00a0canadien, d\u00e9j\u00e0\u00a0modeste,\u00a0en\u00a0R-D de\u00a0d\u00e9fense,\u00a0seulement\u00a0environ 40\u00a0millions\u00a0de dollars par\u00a0ann\u00e9e\u00a0transitent\u00a0par les\u00a0\u00e9tablissements\u00a0d\u2019enseignement\u00a0sup\u00e9rieur \u2014 soit\u00a0moins\u00a0de 1 % du\u00a0soutien\u00a0f\u00e9d\u00e9ral\u00a0\u00e0 la recherche\u00a0universitaire. Aux \u00c9tats-Unis,\u00a0en\u00a0comparaison, environ 15 % des\u00a0d\u00e9penses\u00a0f\u00e9d\u00e9rales\u00a0en\u00a0R-D\u00a0universitaire\u00a0sont\u00a0financ\u00e9es\u00a0par la\u00a0d\u00e9fense.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Il\u00a0s\u2019agit\u00a0d\u2019un\u00a0\u00e9cart\u00a0structurel. Cela\u00a0signifie\u00a0que\u00a0le Canada\u00a0n\u2019utilise\u00a0pas\u00a0encore\u00a0pleinement\u00a0l\u2019un\u00a0de\u00a0ses\u00a0plus\u00a0puissants\u00a0atouts\u00a0nationaux\u00a0:\u00a0son\u00a0\u00e9cosyst\u00e8me\u00a0de recherche.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cet\u00a0enjeu\u00a0est\u00a0d\u2019autant\u00a0plus important\u00a0que\u00a0le leadership\u00a0scientifique\u00a0en\u00a0amont\u00a0est\u00a0souvent\u00a0un\u00a0indicateur\u00a0avanc\u00e9\u00a0de\u00a0l\u2019avantage\u00a0technologique\u00a0en\u00a0aval. Le Canada a\u00a0d\u00e9velopp\u00e9\u00a0des forces de recherche de calibre\u00a0mondial\u00a0dans des\u00a0domaines\u00a0directement\u00a0li\u00e9s\u00a0\u00e0\u00a0l\u2019innovation\u00a0\u00e0 double usage. Par\u00a0exemple,\u00a0depuis\u00a02015, plus de 11 000\u00a0chercheurs\u00a0dans les\u00a0universit\u00e9s\u00a0du U15\u00a0ont\u00a0re\u00e7u\u00a0188\u00a0millions\u00a0de dollars\u00a0en\u00a0financement\u00a0f\u00e9d\u00e9ral\u00a0pour des travaux sur les\u00a0syst\u00e8mes\u00a0sous-marins\u00a0autonomes\u00a0et sans\u00a0\u00e9quipage,\u00a0en\u00a0collaboration avec plus de 350 organisations\u00a0partenaires.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Les\u00a0grandes\u00a0universit\u00e9s\u00a0de recherche\u00a0disposent\u00a0de forces comparables dans\u00a0l\u2019ensemble\u00a0des\u00a0capacit\u00e9s\u00a0souveraines\u00a0identifi\u00e9es\u00a0par le\u00a0gouvernement.\u00a0Mais\u00a0sans un\u00a0tissu\u00a0de connexion plus\u00a0robuste\u00a0avec la base\u00a0industrielle\u00a0de\u00a0d\u00e9fense,\u00a0ces\u00a0avantages\u00a0ne se\u00a0transformeront\u00a0pas de fa\u00e7on\u00a0fiable\u00a0en\u00a0capacit\u00e9s\u00a0souveraines\u00a0canadiennes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Il s\u2019agit \u00e9galement d\u2019un enjeu \u00e9conomique. Les industries de d\u00e9fense sont fortement intensives en recherche et d\u00e9veloppement, mais le Canada n\u2019a pas su convertir cette intensit\u00e9 en une capacit\u00e9 d\u2019innovation domestique suffisante. Depuis 2014, les revenus de l\u2019industrie canadienne de la d\u00e9fense ont augment\u00e9 d\u2019environ 55 %, alors que les investissements en R-D n\u2019ont progress\u00e9 que de 11 %. Ce n\u2019est pas la trajectoire d\u2019un pays qui se dote de la profondeur technologique requise dans un monde plus dangereux.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nos alli\u00e9s ont tir\u00e9 cette le\u00e7on. Les \u00c9tats-Unis, le Royaume-Uni, l\u2019Australie et la France ont tous mis en place des m\u00e9canismes qui relient les universit\u00e9s, l\u2019industrie et les missions de d\u00e9fense. Leurs mod\u00e8les diff\u00e8rent, mais l\u2019enseignement est constant : l\u2019innovation en d\u00e9fense repose sur des interfaces permanentes et des mandats de recherche orient\u00e9s vers des missions pr\u00e9cises et des parcours clairs permettant de passer de la recherche au d\u00e9ploiement.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

La\u00a0Strat\u00e9gie\u00a0industrielle\u00a0de\u00a0d\u00e9fense\u00a0ouvre\u00a0la\u00a0voie\u00a0\u00e0 la mise\u00a0en\u00a0place de\u00a0tels\u00a0m\u00e9canismes. Le\u00a0v\u00e9ritable\u00a0test,\u00a0d\u00e9sormais, sera\u00a0notre\u00a0capacit\u00e9\u00a0\u00e0 passer des principes aux\u00a0mod\u00e8les\u00a0op\u00e9rationnels.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Je vous\u00a0remercie.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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