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Ontario Made Phase 2 Announcement

Summary

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME), with the support of the Ontario government, is launching a new Ontario Made Consumer Directory. This guide will make it easier for shoppers to find made-in-Ontario products, while supporting local businesses and manufacturers. By promoting Ontario-made products, this initiative will support good-paying jobs and set the province down the path to further growth, renewal, and long-term economic recovery.

The announcement was made today by Premier Ford, Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade and Dennis Darby, President, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters at Napoleon in Barrie.

Ontario’s manufacturing sector is the economic engine of Canada, directly accounting for over 12 per cent of the province’s economy, with nearly $300 billion in annual shipments, and $200 billion in exports. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers across the province stepped up to innovate by ramping up or shifting their production lines to produce more food, personal protective equipment, and other essential supplies. In September alone, an increase of 51,700 jobs pushed Ontario’s manufacturing employment 17,000 jobs above pre-COVID levels.

In a recent CME survey, 73 per cent of Ontarians said they already try to purchase Canadian-made products and 56 per cent said they would try more often to purchase domestic goods. Since launching in July 2020, the CME’s SupportOntarioMade.cawebsite has registered over 4,600 products from over 1,200 local manufacturers. Products with the Ontario Made logo  range from baby wipes to barbecues, and cosmetics to cars.

Consumers can easily find these made-in-Ontario goods in the new online, searchable directory at SupportOntarioMade.ca. This includes products that are made in local communities, participating retailers and company profiles.

Key Messages

  • With concerns about COVID-19 continuing, Ontario business and families are showing there is nothing we can’t accomplish when we work together. That’s what the Ontario Spirit is all about.
  • In March, when critical supplies and equipment, like ventilators, masks and hand sanitizer, were suddenly in short supply, businesses from across our province came through.
  • Ontario businesses came through for us and it is now more important than ever to support and promote Ontario’s world-class manufacturers.
  • Our government is proud to support Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters’ Ontario Made program, that makes it easier for shoppers to identify and purchase products made right here at home.
  • Since launching in July 2020, the CME’s SupportOntarioMade.cawebsite has registered over 4,600 products from over 1,200 local manufacturers. Products with the Ontario Made logo  range from baby wipes to barbecues, and cosmetics to cars.
  • The new Ontario Made Consumer Directory will provide a guide to make it easier for shoppers to find made-in-Ontario products, while supporting local businesses and manufacturers.
  • Supporting our provincial manufacturing sector will contribute to our economic recovery, create new jobs, and ensure that we have the factories, plants, and assembly lines to respond to any future crisis

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