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- Production of 3M N95 respirators commences in our Brockville, Ontario manufacturing facility. As of April 1, 2021, I am proud to announce the first Canadian-made 3M N95 respirators have shipped from our newly-expanded Brockville Ontario, facility.
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Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, together with the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, welcomed the shipment of the first Canadian-made 3M N95 respirators manufactured in the newly expanded Brockville, Ontario, facility. This expansion was made possible through an investment of $23.335 million from the Government of Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund. The new facility employs 30 full-time workers. As part of this investment, 3M has also committed to maintaining a minimum of 1,130 full-time jobs across Canada.
The contribution will secure millions of made-in-Canada N95 respirators for front-line workers
April 7, 2021 – Brockville, Ontario
As the Government of Canada continues to work with businesses and support Canadians through this pandemic, it is important to equip front-line workers with the supplies they need to safely fight COVID-19.
In response to the increased demand for—and subsequent global shortages of—personal protective equipment (PPE), the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario have been working together to secure domestic production of PPE for front-line and health care workers.
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, together with the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, welcomed the shipment of the first Canadian-made 3M N95 respirators manufactured in the newly expanded Brockville, Ontario, facility. This expansion was made possible through an investment of $23.335 million from the Government of Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund. The new facility employs 30 full-time workers. As part of this investment, 3M has also committed to maintaining a minimum of 1,130 full-time jobs across Canada.
“Canada’s front-line workers have demonstrated unmeasurable resilience and perseverance during this pandemic. It is critical to provide them with the supplies they need to stay safe while they work to protect Canadians. Through this investment in 3M Canada, we are supporting front-line workers, while investing in Canada’s economy by creating new jobs, and increasing our self-sufficiency.”
- The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
“With shipments of Canadian-made N95 respirators from 3M Canada now under way, our investments in domestic production of this critical piece of equipment are paying off. We are ensuring that Canada has a stable source of supply for our front-line health care workers, during the current pandemic and into the future, while creating jobs here at home.”
- The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement
“Last year, we committed to doing everything we can to increase the quantity of PPE in Ontario to support our heroic health care and front-line workers. Today, we celebrate a major milestone toward achieving that goal, with a made-in-Ontario solution that creates jobs along the way.”
- The Honourable Vic Fedeli, Ontario Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
•N95 respirators are important pieces of personal protective equipment for helping ensure the health and safety of front-line workers and mitigating the spread of COVID-19.
In addition to the 30 people working in Brockville on the expanded production line, 3M Canada has committed to maintaining a minimum of 1,130 full-time employees and creating opportunities for students through Canadian post-secondary institutions across Canada.
The Brockville facility includes market-leading production technology and equipment currently not present in Canada.
3M will have delivered over 1 million N95 respirators before the end of this week.
Government of Canada funding for 3M is provided through the Strategic Innovation Fund.
In November 2020, 3M Canada signed on to the Government of Canada’s 50 – 30 Challenge, pledging to increase the representation and inclusion of diverse groups within the workplace by attaining gender parity and significant representation of under-represented groups within the company’s senior leadership.
•New investment to secure made-in-Canada supply of N95 respirators to protect health care workers
•Reporters can contact 3M Canada representative, Melissa Jurenas, at mjurenas@mmm.com, to receive the video presented at the announcement.
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