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Invest Ontario - Case Study - Linamar

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Invest Ontario x Linamar

John Millen:
Well, Linamar’s a global vehicle part manufacturing company. They have manufacturing facilities all over the world.

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John Millen, Portfolio Lead - Invest Ontario

John Millen:
Effectively, they're looking at different aspects of vehicle propulsion systems, drivetrains, and new technologies.

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Linda Hasenfratz, Executive Chair of the Board - Linamar

Linda Hasenfratz:
Out of the 75 manufacturing facilities around the world, our Canadian operations are our most productive. It's a big reason why they're winning so much business.

Jim Jarrell:
I think Ontario is ideal. Think about the manufacturing sector, the technology.

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Jim Jarrell, Corporate Director, CEO & President - Linamar

Jim Jarrell:
You have people that are productive. The culture of the people here are thinking productive. 

Linda Hasenfratz:
Nearly 10,000 employees right here in Ontario who live and breathe continuous improvement and innovation every single day. They set the standard for our global operations. 

Jim Jarrell:
The energy, the abundance of skill. 

John Millen:
We have access to our federal counterparts. We deal with our municipal and regional counterparts. Plus we have access to all the various regulatory ministries. 

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Mark Stoddart, CTO & Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing - Linamar

Mark Stoddart:
We've found, you know, great partners with the federal government and the Ontario government to help us grow. The Ontario government is so looking forward in regards to manufacturing.

John Millen:
We like to partner with companies that have world leading technologies and innovations. Linamar demonstrates that. 

Khawar Nasim:
Linamar’s investment in Ontario is hugely significant for us.

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Khawar Nasim, CEO - Invest Ontario

Khawar Nasim:
We at Invest Ontario are really proud to be supporting this homegrown company.

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Honourable Victor Fedeli, Ontario Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade.

Victor Fedeli:
This is unprecedented in Canadian history. So this is very significant from a financial perspective, but it's also significant because 2,319 more people are going to wake up tomorrow to a new job. And I think that's the most important factor.

Linda Hasenfratz:
I've always believed Canada to be a great place to do business, a great place to grow a manufacturing company, a great place to create innovation.

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