Celebrating Excellence: CTMA honours outstanding Apprentice Award winners
Congratulations to this year's Apprentice Award winners! From left: Gord Dakins, Armo-Tool; Shawn Liu, Manor Tool & Die; Chantal Janik, Valiant TMS; Jesse Martin, Armo-Tool; Kyler Osborn, Armo-Tool; and Ben Henning, XL Tool Inc. CTMA photo During the CTMA AGM & Dinner on October 29, we were proud to celebrate some of the brightest emerging talent in Canada’s tooling, machining and manufacturing industry through the 2026 CTMA Apprentice Awards. Since 1994, CTMA and its members have recognized outstanding apprentices and pre-apprentices for their dedication, achievement and contributions to the industry. These awards celebrate the individuals who are
CTMA members get an inside look at Integrity Tool & Mold
CTMA members and guests gather for a group photo during the CTMA tour of Integrity Tool and Mold. CTMA members and guests came together on October 7 for an exclusive tour of Integrity Tool and Mold Inc. in Oldcastle, Ont., followed by dinner and networking at Cotta Food Bar in Windsor. Established in 2000, Integrity has grown to more than 790 team members across four countries and 11 facilities, with more than 50,000 square metres of total space and over 10,000 complex tools delivered to customers worldwide. The tour provided attendees with an inside look at Integrity’s advanced
Rebuilding North American Tooling: A Call for a More Competitive Industry
A new report from the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) highlights a growing concern for the North American manufacturing sector: the region’s tooling supply chain has become increasingly dependent on overseas sources, while the domestic tooling industry faces significant challenges related to workforce, investment, financing and competitiveness. The report, “Rebuilding North American Tooling: Risk, Resiliency, and a New Economic Model,” argues that strengthening North American tooling capacity is critical not only to automotive production, but also to the broader manufacturing, aerospace, defence and energy sectors. A Shrinking North American Tooling Base CAR’s research shows that the North American tooling industry
CERATIZIT Relocates Canadian Headquarters to Mississauga
CERATIZIT has relocated its Canadian headquarters to a new facility in Mississauga, Ont., to further support its Canadian customers and better serve the cutting tool industry across North America. CERATIZIT of Canada Tooling Solutions, ULC is now located at 2425 Matheson Blvd. East, 8th Floor, in Mississauga’s Airport Corporate Centre. Strategically chosen for its convenient access to the Toronto Pearson International Airport and major transportation routes, including Highways 401, 407, and 427, the new Canadian base of operations serves as a hub for CERATIZIT’s sales, technical support and customer service for Canadian manufacturers. “We’ve built strong relationships with our customers
Province announces $8B Ontario Competitiveness Tax Cut to support investment, create 30,000 jobs
Ontario is delivering on its commitment to stand up to tariffs and build the most competitive economy in the G7 through the Ontario Competitiveness Tax Cut, part of Ontario’s multi-year Tax Action Plan. This $8 billion provincial tax relief measure, which is the provincial component of the federally announced Productivity Mega Deduction, would lower the cost of business investment by permanently allowing businesses to immediately write off 100 per cent of the value of a wide range of assets. This measure is estimated to support the creation of 30,000 new jobs in Ontario by providing over $8 billion in additional
New “U.S. Content” rules could reduce tariffs on certain Canadian industrial equipment
The U.S. Department of Commerce has clarified how “U.S. content” will be calculated for certain Canadian and Mexican products that qualify for preferential treatment under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA/USMCA). The guidance is particularly relevant to Canadian companies exporting certain mobile industrial equipment and parts to the United States, including forklifts, loaders, backhoes, bulldozers, tractors, mobile cranes and similar machinery. Under the new rules, qualifying products can receive a reduced Section 232 tariff on the portion of their value that is attributable to U.S. content. Up to 40% of the product's value can qualify for this treatment, with the