First Research Canadian Industry Profile

The Canadian machinery manufacturing industry consists of about 4,800 employer establishments (single-location companies and units of multi-location companies) with combined annual revenue of about $35 billion. Major companies in the Canadian machinery manufacturing industry include ATS Automation Tooling Systems, GL&V Pulp & Paper, Husky Injection Molding Systems, Tesco Corporation, and Wentworth Technologies. Most Canadian industrial machinery manufacturers are small: more than 90% of employer establishments have fewer than 100 employees.

Demand is driven by the overall health of the Canadian and US economies, which determines levels of corporate investment in machinery and equipment. Profitability ... plus: