Canadian defence manufacturing partner · est. 2008
Backer is an Edmonton-based defence manufacturing partner, incorporated in 2008. We scope, design, coordinate, and deliver Canadian-made component manufacturing and design-build assemblies for the defence supply chain — working through a network of qualified Canadian manufacturers under one accountable team. Available to Canadian procurement and to NATO allied buyers, with 18 years of design, fabrication, and project delivery discipline behind every commitment.
Incorporated 2008. · Canadian-owned. Edmonton-based. Privately held.
18 YEARS · ALBERTA, CANADAWhat Backer brings to a project · current state
Canadian Content Value
100% CCV on every commitment
Controlled Goods Program
CGP — In application
ISO 9001 quality system
Planned
CWB W47.1 welding
Available now
CSA Electrical
Available now
01 / Services
Backer's role in defence procurement is the intellectual and coordination work — engineering specifications, project planning, supplier coordination, quality oversight, and end-to-end documentation. Production happens through a network of qualified Canadian manufacturers under Backer's accountability. One contract, one warranty, one Canadian point of contact.
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Engineering specifications, CAD modelling (SketchUp, Rhino, Revit, Fusion 360), shop drawings, materials selection, and production-ready documentation. Concept to first article.
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PMP-disciplined project delivery — scope definition, scheduling, milestones, risk management, stakeholder coordination, and reporting. Defence-procurement-grade documentation throughout.
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Production routed through a network of qualified Canadian manufacturers. Backer scopes the work to a partner whose capability and posture match the requirement — stamping, fabrication, finishing, assembly.
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Quality oversight, first-article inspection, documentation, and final delivery — Backer's name on the warranty. Single accountable Canadian counterparty from quote through commissioning.
02 / Manufacturing capacity accessible through Backer
Backer's partner network provides access to production-rate stamping (110-ton mechanical press), CNC routing and shearing, laser engraving and cutting, structural fabrication, and two industrial paint booths. The full capability footprint supports rapid prototyping, first-article production, and mid-rate runs up to 100,000 units. Equipment specifics and partner clearance postures are introduced under appropriate confidentiality on a contract-by-contract basis.
Press
110-ton
Run size
1 – 100K
Booth (lg)
40×18×18 ft
Facility
55,000 sq ft
NATO Alliance · expanded mandate
Backer's coordination model is available to Canadian defence procurement and to allied nations within the NATO framework. Canadian-coordinated component manufacturing, sustainment runs, and design-build delivery — scoped in Canada, produced through Canadian manufacturers, and delivered under Canadian principal accountability for use by Canada and its allies.
03 / About
Backer is a privately-held Canadian corporation headquartered in South Edmonton, Alberta. Day-to-day operations are led by Ashley Brennan (BCom · CPA candidate · former Deloitte M&A) as President and operational executive. Kelso Brennan (MBA · PMP · ICD.D, LL.M. in progress) is a principal and owner providing strategic and governance counsel; his full-time professional commitments lie with an adjacent Canadian manufacturer. Backer's principal manufacturing partnership is with that adjacent firm, supported by additional Canadian manufacturers as project requirements warrant. All Backer commitments — bids, contracts, warranties, deliverables — are made by Backer Inc. on its own corporate authority.
A specification, a part number, a program need, a sustainment gap, an ITB credit shortfall, an allied procurement initiative — anything concrete enough to have a real conversation about. We'll either tell you we can coordinate it, tell you what we'd need to coordinate it, or tell you who you should call instead.
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