Ontario’s Advanced Manufacturing Council

May 1, 2023

Advanced

Ontario continues to attract key investments and create meaningful opportunities for people, families and businesses across the province. Many of these opportunities are in the manufacturing sector. As announced in the 2022 Budget, Ontario is establishing an Advanced Manufacturing Strategy to help boost the long‐term competitiveness and resilience of the sector. As a next step, the government is creating the Advanced Manufacturing Council to help inform the strategy and provide input into its development.

The Advanced Manufacturing Council is made up of the following 10 people:
  • Don Walker (Chair) – Former CEO of Magna International
  • David Cassidy – President of Unifor Local 444
  • Catherine Cobden – President and CEO of the Canadian Steel Producers Association
  • Dennis Darby – President and CEO of the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
  • Aynsley Foss – Issues and Policy Manager of the Ontario Mining Association
  • Dr. Peter Frise – Associate Dean of Engineering – Professional Programs at the University of Windsor
  • Natasha Gagnon – Interim CEO of the Ontario Aerospace Council
  • Giles Gherson – Executive Vice President and Chair of the Economic Blueprint Institute at the Toronto Region Board of Trade
  • Bob Masterson – President and CEO of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada
  • Lee McDonald – President and CEO of Southmedic Inc.

Source

Related Story

Governments of Ontario and Canada Welcome $40 Million Manufacturing Investment

The governments of Ontario and Canada are welcoming a $40 million investment by VueReal Inc., a made-in-Ontario start-up located in Waterloo. This investment, supported by $10.5 million in joint funding, will boost local manufacturing, strengthen cleantech innovation and create 75 new, good-paying jobs.

Related Articles

Editor’s Pick: Featured Article

Weidmüller’s u-control 2000: The Automation Controller

Weidmüller’s u-control 2000: The Automation Controller

Weidmüller’s scalable engineering software, u-control 2000, adapts individually to your requirements. And, the u-control is powerful, compact and fully compatible with Weidmüller’s I/O system u-remote. This article looks at what makes u-control the heart of your automation.

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are one of the main components of any automated system. A typical control system has inputs, outputs, controllers (i.e., PLCs), and some type of human interaction with the system, a human machine interface (HMI), for example.

Read More

Latest Articles

  • Teaching Machines to See: Why Sensor Fusion Demands a System-Level Approach

    March 16, 2026 By David Doria, Director of Engineering, Automated Driving, Magna Electronics, March 16, 2026 For years, progress in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) were driven by improving individual sensors. Higher resolution cameras. Longer-range radars. More precise lidars. Each step delivered incremental gains. But optimizing sensors in isolation only goes so far. As ADAS Read More…

  • Vention Raises the Bar for Automating Automation with New Funding and Solutions

    March 9, 2026 By Krystie Johnston Vention accelerates democratization of automation with new funding and GRIIPTM, sets sites on Enterprise clients, reaches more industries and geographies Vention is on a journey to democratize automation, and they are picking up speed. Already, in Q1 of 2026, they have made two announcements that will accelerate their trajectory Read More…