Creating jobs in Canada's auto sector - Markham, Ontario

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Harper Government announces new investment that will create 350 jobs

July 31, 2015 – Markham, Ontario – Industry Canada

Canada's automotive supply chain is essential to the success of automotive manufacturers in Ontario, and a strong supply chain encourages more international investment by large automotive firms.

To support the growth of Ontario's automotive supply chain, Paul Calandra, Member of Parliament for Oak Ridges–Markham, today announced a contribution of $850,000 to Novo Plastics through the Automotive Supplier Innovation Program (ASIP). This investment will create 350 high-quality jobs and leverage a $1.7-million private sector investment by Novo Plastics.

With this investment, Novo Plastics will create a plastic muffler, which will be lighter than traditional mufflers. This advancement will enable lighter vehicle designs and improved fuel efficiency.

The Harper Government is supporting automotive suppliers in developing groundbreaking, advanced products. This support is essential to helping small and medium-sized businesses bring new technologies to the marketplace for Canadian automotive consumers.

Quick facts

Economic Action Plan 2015 provided $100 million over five years, starting in 2015–16, for the creation of the Automotive Supplier Innovation Program to help Canadian automotive suppliers gain a competitive edge through new innovative products and processes.
The Automotive Supplier Innovation Program complements the Automotive Innovation Fund (AIF), which was first introduced in 2008, renewed in 2013 and then doubled in 2014. Since its beginnings, the AIF has had a total of $950 million to support significant new strategic research and development projects and long-term investments in the Canadian automotive sector. Since 2008, the AIF has leveraged almost $2.8 billion in Canada's auto industry.
The automotive sector employs about 121,500 Canadians directly and another 390,700 indirectly in distribution and after-market sales. Canada's automotive parts sector alone contributes $8 billion to Canada's GDP.
The Government has also delivered on other fiscal and economic measures to help keep the auto industry competitive, including a sound banking system, red tape reduction, the lowest overall tax rate on new business investment in the G7, the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7 and a triple-A credit rating.

Quotes

"Today's investment will allow Novo Plastics to do what it does best: create high-quality jobs and supply quality products to the automotive sector. The Harper Government is confident that Canada's suite of policies—low taxes, global trade opportunities and clear investment rules—will ensure that Ontario's automotive industry remains a global leader."
– Paul Calandra, Member of Parliament for Oak Ridges–Markham

"These launch investments demonstrate the government's willingness to partner in commercializing unique Canadian innovation in real time. The lean and effective ASIP is a great example of what the public and private sector can do together to support continued world-class automotive manufacturing in Ontario."
– Flavio Volpe, President, Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA)

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Automotive Supplier Innovation Program

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Jake Enwright
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Industry
343-291-2500

Media Relations
Industry Canada
343-291-1777
media-relations-medias@ic.gc.ca

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