The company says this investment should help it increase production of new products. Labatt has been moving into the craft beer space with its recent purchases of Shock Top and Toronto’s Mill Street Brewery
Part 12: Aerospace
As discussed in earlier blog posts, the Canadian aerospace industry was growing as early as the First World War. Ontario continued to successfully design and manufacture aerospace products. Avro Canada was founded on the eve of World War II in Malton (which is part of Mississauga today) as a subsidiary of British aircraft company Avro….
Part 11: Early Trade Agreements
The end of World War II brought significant, long-term international change. International institutions like the United Nations were formed to organize and order the global community. One such institution was the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), established in 1947, when 85 countries signed a multilateral agreement to eliminate any discriminatory tariffs. GATT was …
Ontario invests $5.3M in expansion project at Conestoga Meat Packers
The co-op, owned by 157 hog farmers, plans to increase production 86 per cent as well as create 170 new jobs
Part 10: Post-War Years and 1950/1960s Boom
After the Second World War ended in 1945, Ontario was in a solid economic position. Manufacturing had picked up, largely due the demand for war-time materials; now, the return of soldiers saw an increase in both young families and wages, sustaining the demand for manufactured goods. Canada had the important advantage of being an industrialized nation whose infrastructure was not significantly damaged during the war….
Ontario-based Andrew Peller to buy three B.C. wineries for $95M
The deal adds three West Coast wine producers to the company’s roster of grape growers in Ontario, Nova Scotia and B.C.