Battery Boom: Stellantis receives historic $5 billion investment for Windsor battery facility
Windsor, Ontario — An electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility is officially on the books for Windsor following an historic $5 billion investment from municipal, provincial and federal governments. Marking the largest automotive manufacturing investment in the history of the province, Stellantis, alongside LG Energy Solution Ltd., expects to employ about 2,500 people at the automaker’s […]
Electric Upgrade: Honda’s Alliston, Ont. plant to create hybrid production lines
Alliston, Ontario — Honda Canada’s Alliston, Ont. plant is due for some shiny new toys as the provincial government announced a $131.6 million grant earmarked for upgrading and retooling Canada’s sole Honda assembly facility. This grant from the Ontario government brings Honda’s total investment in upgrading the Alliston facility to nearly $1.4 billion, according to […]
Home-grown Microchips: Federal government invests $240 into semiconductor industry
Ottawa, Ontario — In the effort of getting ahead of future supply chain disruptions, the federal government has announced a $240 million investment into the nation’s semiconductor industry. Minister of innovation, science and industry François–Philippe Champagne said on Monday that $150 million in funding is headed for the Semiconductor Challenge Callout fund to develop and […]
Lightweight Learning: Ontario expands online micro-credential training portal
Toronto, Ontario — The credentials may be micro-sized, but the difference they will make on a resume is huge, as the government of Ontario announced a $300,000 investment in the eCampusOntario training portal launched on Wednesday. With several automotive courses already listed by institutions across the province, the eCampusOntario portal attempts to consolidate Ontario-based micro-credential […]
