OTTAWA—Canada’s national shipbuilding plan was rocked by yet another cost increase on Monday as the federal government revealed it will pay $4.1 billion for two long-overdue support ships for the navy—an increase of $1.5 billion from initial estimates.
The revelation came as Ottawa officially awarded a contract for the full construction of the two new Protecteur-class joint support ships to Vancouver’s Seaspan shipyards, which has already started work on the first of the vessels.
