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The Polar Icebreaker Project: A Fiscal Analysis
Published on December 16, 2021 PDF
This report provides an independent cost estimate of the Development and Acquisition phases of the Polar Icebreaker Project. The Polar Icebreaker Project aims to replace the Canadian Coast Guard’s existing fleet of heavy icebreakers with two new heavy icebreakers built to modern specifications.
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We estimate the total cost of the icebreaker project at $7.25 billion, inclusive of project management costs of $346 million, design costs of $820 million, and acquisition costs of $6.1 billion.
A sensitivity analysis suggests that delays of either one or two years in the start of the construction for both vessels at each partner shipyard would increase total project costs by $235 million or $472 million, respectively.
Yves Giroux
Parliamentary Budget Officer
Parliamentary Budget Officer
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The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) today released his fiscal analysis of an independent cost estimate of the Government of Canada’s procurement of two new heavy icebreakers.