Canadian made.
Respected worldwide.
Always focused on the operational needs of today’s soldier, we proudly provide the finest quality products as well as training and support to military, security and law enforcement customers domestically and internationally.
consistent excellence in every detail.
Colt Canada is a world-leading firearms manufacturer headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario. Established after the acquisition by Colt Defense of Diemaco Inc, the company produces and supports rifles and other small arms for the Canadian Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies. It also supplies NATO customers in territories including the UK, Netherlands, Norway and Denmark.
The Canadian government’s centre of excellence for small arms, Colt Canada is part of the Colt CZ Group that carries three centuries of expertise in lethality and weapon systems.
From the 1980s to today, every Colt Canada product shares interchangeable components: a consequence of our commitment to compatibility and engineering excellence across decades of production.
our capabilities
product support ENGINEERING
Colt Canada has built a strong reputation for developing product solutions tailored to specific user requirements. New challenges from our clients drive ongoing development, with our design team continually advancing in conceptual design, product definition, prototyping, materials, manufacturing, and testing.
Colt Canada’s Product Support Engineering (PSE) team maintains extensive in-house capabilities, staying current with the latest technologies for research, data collection, and development. From prototyping and ballistics testing to weapons incident investigations, our PSE team can help.
- CAD Design
- 3D Printing – Rapid Prototyping
- 30 and 50M Indoor Instrumented Ranges – 100 to 300M Outdoor Range Available
- Configurable Weapon Firing Mounts – Standard, Elevated, Depressed and Inverted
- .50 Cal Indoor Traps
- High Speed Video and Macro Photography
- Velocity Data Collection
- Soft Bullet Capture
- Extreme Temperature and Climatic Chambers
- Thermography – FLIR Video
- Motion Tracking and Analysis
- Event Reconstruction
- Motion, Shock and Durability Testing
- Mud, sand, salt and fog Testing
- …and much more
assembly repair & overhaul
As the 3rd and 4th line service centre for the Canadian Armed Forces, Colt Canada has established a world class repair facility that is experienced in the repair of not only the small arms that we manufacture, but also the repair of over 30 other pieces of equipment from weapons to mounts, for customers world-wide.
- Official Canadian Forces 3rd & 4th Line Repair Facility
- Weapon Systems Upgrades (eg. CF C7A2 Rifle, C8A3 Carbine, C9A2 LMG and C6A1 GPMG Midlife Upgrade)
- Training Equipment (eg. Cutaway Training Aids)
- Current Fleet Repair and Upgrades (eg. repair direct from OEM)
Integrated Logistics Support
Courses, Course-ware & Training Aids
Instruction is available at our facility or a location of your choice. Top quality course-ware and training aids from animation to cutaway weapons will be utilized and also can be made to specification. Maintenance processes are under constant review and product innovations are tested on a regular basis. This information is shared with existing clients on a regular basis.
Spares Programs
From initial provisioning to ongoing supply, top quality components are always available.
Technical Service Bulletins
Maintenance processes are under constant review and product innovations are tested on a regular basis. This information is shared with existing clients on a regular basis.
quality & environmental
It is the policy of Colt Canada to provide a high quality, reliable product that meets customer requirements and exceeds expectations. The Company will also provide ongoing engineering support and training to ensure total customer satisfaction.
Colt Canada will provide the measures and resources to meet the Environmental Protection Act and its regulations and use resources in a sustainable manner and taking all reasonable precautions to minimize our impact on the environment.
The Senior Leadership team and all Staff are responsible for the quality of products, services, and environmental impact, while striving to seek improvements that continue the success and growth of the business.
For environmental comments or concerns contact Colt Canada by emailing [email protected] or calling 519-893-6840
technical publications
For over 40 years, Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco) has been writing Technical Orders for the Canadian Armed Forces Director Soldier Systems Program Management to cover all of the CAF small arm fleets. Some other customers include the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway.
Our Technical Publications Team has created publications for many different countries and is well versed in translation of diverse languages. Whether you prefer your documents printed, digitally linked PDF’s or simple Word documents, we can meet your specific requirements. As well as manuals, our Technical Pubs team can create course-ware for Colt Canada Training Courses and Training Aids such as posters and multi-media visual displays in support of Integrated Logistic Support.
Please contact our Technical Publications team for inquiries about how we can help you with your training and publication needs.
Talk to Colt Canada about your operational needs, product configuration and customization, training, support and fleet upgrades.