[1] In 2019, the Trudeau Government decided to add a third shipyard to the NSS specializing in the construction of icebreakers for the Coast Guard.
[2] The NSS was launched on 3 June 2010 and the results for the two larger packages were made public on 19 October 2011.
[27] The Department of Public Works and Government Services issued a "Solicitation of Interest and Qualification" on 20 September 2010 and closed it on 8 October 2010.
During the final evaluation period, one of the proponents, Davie Yards, underwent a corporate restructuring which was accepted by the NSS governance on 27 July 2011.
[29] On 16 January 2015, the Government of Canada finalized the contract for the construction of the Arctic Patrol Ship Project.
[31] The search for the two main subcontractors on Irving's Surface Combatant package began in June 2015.
In 2017, the Government of Canada will make its choice for two main subcontractors; one for combat systems integration (gun, missile, radar, sonar, communications) and the other for the design of the ship.
[32] The list of those pre-qualified candidates which applied for the Surface Combatant subcontractor positions was released on 18 November 2015.
[33] In September 2015, reports emerged that climbing costs would lead to a reduction in the number of Surface Combatants the Canadian government would receive.
The newly elected Canadian government is set to review the entire program, after senior officials reported that the funding estimates outlined in the original plan were too low to meet operational requirements.
The first vessel constructed under the NSS, CCGS Sir John Franklin, was launched at Seaspan's shipyard in North Vancouver on 8 December 2017.