Montreal: July 30, 2025– AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear company with offices around the world, welcomes Dewar Industrial Services as a new ambassador in support of the Canadians for CANDU campaign.
Dewar Industrial Services is a third-generation company deeply embedded in Canada’s nuclear story. Since the 1960s, they have played a critical role in building, maintaining, and extending the life of Ontario’s nuclear fleet. Their experience spans every major site in the province, including Bruce, Darlington, and Pickering. Whether supporting scaffold and infrastructure at Bruce A, executing coatings and blasting at Pickering A, or delivering auxiliary systems at Darlington, Dewar Industrial Services has consistently been recognized by the industry for their leadership in health, safety, quality, and execution.
The Canadians for CANDU campaign was launched on February 28, 2024, and is proudly supported by organizations including organized labour, supply chain, nuclear medicine, education, and Indigenous Canadian organizations. Spearheaded by Co-Chairs the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien and former Ontario Premier Mike Harris, the campaign promotes the deployment of CANDU® nuclear technology at home and abroad in support of Canadian and global efforts to reach net-zero emissions.
“I would like to thank Dewar Industrial Services for their leadership in Canada’s world class nuclear sector, and their support for CANDU technology,” said Joe St. Julian, President, Nuclear, AtkinsRéalis. “This growing movement can position Canada as a global clean energy champion, while promoting a domestic nuclear industry that Canadians can be proud of.”
“CANDU isn’t just a technology—it’s part of our legacy. Dewar has proudly supported Ontario’s nuclear fleet for over six decades, beginning with construction and continuing through maintenance, refurbishment, and decommissioning. We’ve delivered more than $500 million in nuclear projects in just the past decade alone. Our teams understand the risks, the stakes, and the standards—because we helped build them. With a proven track record in safety, quality, and performance, CANDU represents both our history and our future in powering Canada safely and sustainably,” says Cameron Dewar, President of Dewar Industrial Services.
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The CANDU moment
Canada enjoys world-leading expertise in the design, construction, operations, maintenance, and overall program management of nuclear reactors, supported by a highly qualified supply chain. CANDU technology is one of Canada’s most important innovations and remains the nation’s only domestically developed and licensed nuclear technology.
CANDU technology—which uses natural uranium—renowned for its safety, efficiency, and versatility, stands as a source of pride for Canadians and remains a leading force in nuclear innovation worldwide. Six decades after it was first developed, it stands as the linchpin of a vibrant Canadian nuclear ecosystem that supports over 89,000 stable and well-remunerated jobs across a wide variety of professional and skilled trades fields, not to mention researchers at our world-class universities and research institutions.1
CANDU technology remains the only nuclear power technology that coproduces the medical isotopes that are used in cancer-fighting treatments and the sterilization of medical devices. The current CANDU fleet in Ontario produces 50% of the world’s supply of Cobalt-60, which is used for medical device sterilization.2
CANDU intellectual property is owned by the federal government. It is a national strategic asset critical to the energy transition, supporting significant economic opportunities for Canadians.
The Canadians for CANDU campaign calls on the federal and provincial governments to support the only made-in-Canada nuclear technology on the market to help the country reach net-zero and support a thriving domestic nuclear ecosystem.
The choice is clear. It’s time to choose CANDU.
About Canadians for CANDU
Canadians for CANDU includes industry leaders, members of the domestic supply-chain, academics, and citizens who believe Canadian expertise and innovation has a leading role to play in the deployment of nuclear energy solutions at home and abroad. canadiansforcandu.com
About Dewar Industrial Services
The Dewar name has been known in the Canadian construction industry since 1957, when Dewar Insulations was founded by Ian Dewar. Over the next three decades, Ian led various ventures under the Dewar Group of Companies, operating across Canada and internationally. Through countless successful projects and strategic partnerships, Dewar earned a strong reputation for integrity, innovation, and performance. In the 1990s, leadership transitioned to Scott Dewar, continuing the company’s legacy of excellence.
To expand into the nuclear sector, Crosby Dewar was formed in 2000 to deliver specialized industrial site services. After 20 years of continued growth and evolution, the company proudly rebranded under the Dewar name once again, marking the introduction of Cameron Dewar as President of Dewar Industrial Services Inc.
Today, Dewar is a full-service contractor and industry leader with the experience, knowledge, and capacity to successfully deliver both large and small-scale projects across the nuclear, energy, industrial, and commercial sectors. Our 65+ years of self-performing construction and maintenance work have made us one of Canada’s most experienced and quality-driven contractors.
We specialize in industrial site services such as scaffolding, insulation, civil construction, and supporting trades for mechanical and electrical contractors. We are also trusted for managing complex, high-risk projects including contaminated abatements and specialized demolitions.
At Dewar, we are driven by passionate people and a culture of continuous improvement. With a strong foundation built on safety, quality, and innovation, we give our clients a competitive advantage on every project—delivering reliable performance and lasting value.
About AtkinsRéalis
Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at www.atkinsrealis.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
