Tag: London Region Manufacturing Council
Ontario manufacturing largely erases job losses despite U.S. trade tensions
The province added 14,100 manufacturing jobs in August, though analysts warn tariff uncertainty continues to weigh on the sector.
About 50 layoffs as London Machinery shifts work to U.S. due to tariffs
“There will be a reduction in production. We have to reduce people, but we’re not going anywhere”
A London plant making copper products that recently broke ground on a major expansion, has vowed to take the threat of U.S. tariffs “head on,”said the head of a London manufacturing group.
Great Lakes Copper, Canada’s only copper milling plant, recently announced a 90,000 sq. ft. expansion to its Clarke Road facility.
There are not massive job losses forecast for the auto sector when steep tariffs were initially threatened by the U.S. President Donald Trump at the end of 2024, but it has certainly hurt production a
Massive job losses predicted when steep tariffs were first threatened by former U.S. president Donald Trump in late 2024 have not materialized,.
With more than 20,000 employed in the automotive sector here, about 10,000 of those jobs may be lost within weeks of the tariff being charged, said industry observers.
Trump tariffs poised to hammer Canada’s auto industry could slash the London region automotive workforce by half, as the cost of exports to the U.S. will spike, industry observers say. With more than 20,000 employed in the automotive sector here, about 10,000 jobs may be lost within weeks of tariffs being imposed, they said. That […]