Could Canada have built its own battleship?

If Canada wanted a battleship from Britain or the United States, what type might it receive?

Probably an export design like those built for South American customers, although Canada could in principle have developed its own capacity with major investment.

A purchased Canadian battleship might have resembled contemporary ships built in Britain or the United States for South American customers. Canada was also one of the few non-building countries with the raw material and skilled seagoing population needed to develop its own battleship industry. Doing so would have required deliberate investment in shipyard and naval infrastructure. The limiting choice was financial and political rather than a simple absence of national resources.