That's right. When the Treasury Board policy exception in invoked, it means that the crown owns the intellectual property that's developed under that contract.
Obviously there are certain cases where, for national security reasons, that might make sense. If it's strategic technology, the government needs to make sure that it has access. But there are many programs that were done under the umbrella of the Department of National Defence where the technology could perhaps be supplied more quickly and at a lower unit cost without sacrificing national security if the IP ownership rested with the contractor. In all cases, because the government has provided funding towards that technology, the government retains a right to utilize that technology. But when the contractor is able to own the IP, it allows them to explore other follow-on activities for that technology, which could include commercializing it or building upon that technology to come up with the next-generation technology.