Surveillance systems company receives $75M federal investment
A Burlington, Ontario company that makes defence surveillance equipment is the recipient of $75 million from the federal government’s Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI), to be invested in […]
Months, if not years, until balance restored in oil markets
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is but the latest observer to cut Canada’s economic growth expectations for 2015, in this case from 2.6 per cent to 2.2 […]
Shortage of skilled labour facing Ontario construction industry: report
A new report from BuildForce Canada warns that the construction industry in Ontario will face a huge shortage of skilled labour over the next ten years, and many construction projects […]
Mixed news for industrial production capacity, employment
Production capacity in Canadian industries rose slightly in the fourth quarter of 2014, reaching 83.6 per cent, Statistics Canada reports, continuing an upward trend that began in 2013. The production […]
NAV CANADA shares award for enhanced oceanic navigation system
Canada’s private sector civil air navigation provider, NAV CANADA, has won a prestigious international award for its COAST initiative. The award, which NAV CANADA shared with British counterpart NATS, […]
Forestry sector providing job relief for former oil patch workers
Canada’s forestry industry is taking up some of the slack in Alberta’s job market, what with layoffs and declining revenues in the oil patch. The president of the Alberta Forest […]
Two auto parts plants adding jobs in southwestern Ontario
Two new plant expansions were announced in Ontario’s auto parts industry this past week, bringing an additional 113 jobs to the region. Howa Textile Industry of Japan, which operates in […]
Siemens gives Western U engineering huge PLM software grant
Global technology company Siemens has often handed out grants to universities, but few have been as generous as the just-announced in-kind software grant the company has given to Western University […]
Company opens new landing gear plant for “most important contract” ever
The opening of a new Cambridge, Ontario aerospace facility by Héroux-Devtek is part of the company’s comprehensive capital investment plan, which will allow it to carry out its long-term […]
Manufacturing down in February in both Canada and US
After almost two years of continuous expansion, manufacturing production levels dropped in February. The decline, though not dramatic, reflects a falling confidence, the result of the ongoing “oil price shock” […]
Ford launches new Edge for global market from Oakville
The CEO of Ford Canada said that the signing of a free trade deal between Canada and the EU was an important factor in the company’s decision to build the […]
Windsor-Detroit bridge can proceed as final obstacles fall
The trucking industry is calling it both a “green light” and a “diplomatic failure,” but the long-delayed, badly needed bridge between Windsor and Detroit can now proceed. Canada’s Minister of […]
