Archived information
Archived information is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please contact us to request a format other than those available.
-
Share:
We thank all Canadian businesses and manufacturers that contributed to Canada's response to COVID‑19.
On this page
- About the project
- Canadian manufacturers innovate to fight COVID-19 – Videos
- Latest news and announcements
- Supports for industry and businesses
- Mobilizing science and research
About the project
From coast to coast to coast, Canadians showed that we are in this together. More than 6,500 Canadian businesses and manufacturers reached out to ask how they could help.
Companies :
- retooled their facilities
- increased their production capacity
- collected and donated existing supplies and equipment
- combined resources to manufacture needed supplies more quickly, or
- spun-up entirely new business lines
Canadian manufacturers innovate to fight COVID-19 – Videos
Year in review: Canadian manufacturers stepped forward to support the fight against COVID-19
From coast to coast to coast, Canadians showed that we are in this together.
Logistik Unicorp, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
This uniform manufacturer now supplies millions of medical-grade gowns.
GM Canada and Unifor, Oshawa, Ontario
An automotive giant now manufactures medical grade surgical masks.
InkSmith and The Canadian Shield, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
An educational technology company formed a new enterprise to make PPE products.
Stanfield's, Truro, Nova Scotia, and Intertape Polymer Group, Montréal, Quebec
An underwear maker and a housewrap producer join forces to make medical gowns.
Fluid Energy Group, Calgary, Alberta
A supplier to the oil and gas industry now produces hand sanitizer.
Mitchell Plastics, Kitchener, Ontario
This auto-parts supplier retooled to make face shields.
Mustang Survival, Burnaby, British Columbia
A marine apparel and goods company now produces reusable medical gowns.
Ventilators for Canadians, Toronto, Ontario
A consortium is producing ventilators for front-line workers.
Irving Oil, Saint John, New Brunswick
This energy company stepped forward to make hand sanitizer for front-line workers and businesses.
Ontario: AVIT Manufacturing and Imprinted Apparel Store, Peterborough, BCM Biodegradable Solutions, Cobourg, and PCL Graphics, Markham
Four southern Ontario businesses retool to make PPE for their communities.
Autoliv, Tilbury, Ontario, INVISTA, Kingston, Ontario, and Yoga Jeans, Saint-Côme–Linière, Quebec
Three firms join forces to make medical gowns.
Read more Canadian success stories
Latest news and announcements
The Government of Canada is building a secure, domestic supply of needed items that will help provide vital, made-in-Canada protective gear and medical equipment to respond to the pandemic. More than 6,000 Canadian companies have offered their expertise and capacity as we work together to save and protect lives.
- Prime Minister announces funding to advance the development of Canadian COVID19 vaccine technologies (October 23, 2020)
- Government of Canada launches new COVID-19–related challenges to help reduce environmental impact of PPE in Canada (October 16, 2020)
Supports for industry and business
- Answer a few questions to get tailored list of benefits and support for your business
- Managing your business during COVID-19
- Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan: Support for businesses
- POST Promise: Voluntary pledge program showing a business is working to help prevent the spread of COVID-19
- Funding opportunities for innovators who want to combat COVID-19
- COVID-19 response: Connecting with the community
- Sustainable Development Technology Canada provides immediate financial relief to companies
- Search the latest Government of Canada tenders
- Search the PPE supply hub, a platform that helps organizations selling and buying PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Canada.ca/coronavirus: The Government of Canada's main website for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) information
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | |
|---|---|
| Canadian Research Coordinating Committee | |
| Genome Canada | |
| Health Canada | |
| Mitacs |
|
| National Research Council (NRC) | |
| National Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) | |
| Office of the Chief Science Advisor | |
| Public Health Agency of Canada: National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) | |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) |
