The federal government is investing $40 million through its Strategic Response Fund to expand Hitachi Energy Canada’s transformer manufacturing facility in Quebec. The project includes a state-of-the-art test lab and a simulation centre at the company’s Montréal headquarters.
Ministers Mélanie Joly and Tim Hodgson said the investment will create over 500 jobs, secure critical grid technologies, and position Canada as a leader in clean and conventional energy. Hitachi, the only North American producer of transformers of this scale, has invested $270 million itself. Officials emphasized the project’s role in energy security, sovereignty, and grid resiliency.
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