The Canadian Coast Guard is not a military organization.

My observation is Russia has significant government ice breaking capacity in the Arctic,while Canada is at, or near, the bottom. Canadian Science capacity has diminished significantly in the area, as the research fleet is mostly old, and many with such capacity are no longer certified to operate in ice infested waters. Since it takes many years to design and construct such vessels, I would not expect much change in the short term.

Much needed is research on dealing with oil spilled in cold ice infestec arctic waters, as it is complex and coukd have a major environmental impact . Even if there is no oil development in the area, increased vessels transiting the international waters presents a huge risk.