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Episode 5 of Manufacturing, Eh?! covers a lot of ground, from the fallout of collapsed trade talks to a look at what’s next for the industry. We start with the harder news — the collapsed Canada-U.S. trade talks and the fresh round of tariffs hitting Canadian goods — before turning to a more optimistic conversation about where the industry goes from here.

September 2, 2026 By The Canadian Press Business Operations Aerospace Manufacturing The deal also means MHI's 270,000 square-foot plant that handles wing assembly, fuselage and flight control installations for some Bombardier planes will now fall under that company's umbrella. Jet planes are assembled at Bombardier’s aircraft assembly centre in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday, May 8, 2026. [Photo: Sammy Kogan – The Canadian Press] Bombardier Inc.

Canada’s manufacturing sector continued to expand during August, with output and new orders both rising for the fifth month running, S&P Global reported in their Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI).

Unifor GM Master Bargaining Committee. [Credit: Unifor] Unifor members have ratified new collective agreements with General Motors covering more than 4,600 workers at facilities in Oshawa, St. Catharines, Woodstock and Ingersoll. According to a Unifor press release on Aug.

The federal government is increasing tariffs on American steel and aluminum products from 25 to 50 per cent, as part of a long list of U.S. products in retaliation for the United States imposing new tariffs last week on Canada. The government will also impose 50 per cent tariffs — beginning on Sept. 8 — on smartphones, golf clubs, video game consoles, fishing rods, and clothing and apparel, among others.

Davie Shipbuilding has been awarded a federal contract valued at $11.3 billion to build six icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy. The Lévis, Que.-based shipbuilder announced Aug. 24 that construction of the first vessel is scheduled to begin in 2027, with deliveries planned throughout the 2030s.

August 24, 2026 By Kirstyn Brown Industry Automotive Manufacturing The tentative agreements include gains in wages and benefits. Unifor General Motors Master Bargaining Committee heads into talks on opening day of negotiations. [Photo: Unifor] Unifor has reached tentative collective agreements with General Motors covering more than 4,600 workers at four Ontario facilities. The union announced Aug.

Hosts Kirstyn Brown, editor of Plant and MRO magazines, and Justin Yule, editor of Canadian Process Equipment & Control News, are back with an episode that swings from industry news to a feel-good story about a Nova Scotia toy shop. The two hosts run down the month’s headlines, including the federal government’s $1.95 billion investment to renew VIA Rail’s locomotive fleet and the new Section 338 tariffs set to hit a broad range of Canadian goods.

Mitrex is the largest North American manufacturer of building-integrated photovoltaic panels that embed solar cells directly into building materials. [Photo credit: Courtesy of Mitrex] There was no production line for what Mitrex wanted to make. No equipment supplier to call, no proven process to license, no facility to tour for benchmarking.

The federal government has initiated the repeal of the electric vehicle (EV) sales mandate, which aimed for EVs to represent 20% of auto sales in Canada this year, increasing to 100% by 2035. Prime Minister Mark Carney's promised stricter emission standards are not yet finalized, with consultations set to begin this fall. The repeal is part of a broader rollback of climate policies from former prime minister Justin Trudeau.