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Manufacturing
Automotive Manufacturing and COVID-19
This time last year, automotive plants in Canada were making full use of their production lines to produce their new vehicles.
Celestica contracted by Starfish Medical to make ventilators for Health Canada
TORONTO – Celestica Inc. has been contracted to build…
Manufacturers scramble to find raw materials amid ‘desperate’ shortage for PPE
Each day, Jeremy Hedges strides the floor of his…
Boeing says it will reduce workforce by 400 in Winnipeg due to impact from COVID 19
WINNIPEG – Boeing says it plans to cut 400…
Canadians Top 9 in Global Ventilator Design Competition
Engineers from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) and Fanshawe…
Auto workers’ tenuous return a ray of hope in jobs crisis
(AP) DETROIT – Defying a wave of layoffs that…
Nova Scotia chemists work with mill to create medical grade pulp for N95 masks
HALIFAX – A team of chemists at Saint Mary’s…
Manufacturing sales fell 9.2% in March as factories closed due to the pandemic
OTTAWA – Canadian manufacturing sales posted their biggest percentage…
Trudeau says Canada will not pay full price for 8 million sub standard masks
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will…
Musk becomes champion for businesses defying shutdown orders
(AP) At the Fit4All Gym in Lebanon, Illinois, owner…
Boeing goes another month without a single airliner order
(AP) Boeing failed to sell a single commercial airplane…
FCA Prepares to Restart; Develops Safety Measures
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is preparing to resume its…
De Havilland Canada begins phased restart of manufacturing operations
TORONTO – De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. has…
Quebec based Heroux Devtek to cut 225 aerospace jobs due to drop in demand
LONGUEUIL – Heroux-Devtek Inc. says it will reduce its…
Fiat Chrysler swings to loss as virus hits production, sales
(AP) MILAN – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Tuesday reported…
General Motors to restart some Ontario production next week, most week after
OSHAWA – General Motors says it plans to restart…
JW Winco Opens Office in Canada
JW Winco, Inc., has opened a new distribution centre…
Outdoor meetings, Plexiglas barriers: Ontario releases reopening guidelines
TORONTO – Ontario provided guidelines to businesses Thursday for…
Bombardier to recall 11,000 workers as Quebec prepares to reopen economy
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc. says 11,000 furloughed employees will…
Ford burns up billions of dollars in 1Q, posts $2B net loss
(AP) DETROIT – The coronavirus crisis is forcing Ford…
