# Davie shipyard wins $610M contract to convert icebreakers for Canadian Coast Guard

The federal government signed a $610-million contract with Quebec's Davie shipyard to acquire and convert three icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard. The contract is expected to create 200 new jobs over two years.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-08-10
- Where: Lévis, Quebec, Canada
- Value: $470.0M (610.0M CAD)
- Jobs: 200
- Status: announced
- Products: icebreakers
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Canadian Coast Guard](https://endata.com/companies/15595.md) (customer)
- [Davie Shipyard](https://endata.com/companies/33706.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [cbc.ca](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-s-davie-shipyard-wins-610m-contract-to-convert-icebreakers-for-coast-guard-1.4780836), 2018-08-10: "The contract is expected to result in the creation of 200 new jobs at Quebec's Davie shipyard over the next two years."

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