Ottawa paid Stellantis $222M before Canadian shutdown

Subsidies tied to job promises fail to stop production halt

 

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The federal government has handed more than $222 million in taxpayer funding to auto giant Stellantis for its Ontario operations, according to a new parliamentary disclosure.

The figures were revealed in a response to an Order Paper Question from Conservative MP Jeremy Patzer (Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley), answered January 26.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada confirmed that since 2023, Ottawa has provided $222,358,464 to Stellantis through the federal Strategic Response Fund — all as non-repayable contributions.

The breakdown by year shows:

  • 2023: $18,629,124
  • 2024: $85,936,055
  • 2025: $117,793,285

The funding applies to Stellantis’ operations at both the Brampton Assembly Plant and the Windsor plant, and came in the form of transfer payments combining direct cash and accrued charges.

In exchange, Stellantis committed to:

  • Maintain an average of 4,475 full-time equivalent jobs in Canada
  • Keep production at the Brampton plant until 2035
  • Shift both Brampton and Windsor toward electric vehicle mandates
  • Spend on capital investments and research and development in Canada
  • Employ about 25 students or co-op placements annually

Despite the scale of the funding, the government acknowledged that no standalone federal funding was provided to the Brampton plant between 2015 and 2022, meaning all of the support arrived within the last three years.

The company announced the Windsor Assembly Plant in Ontario — a major production site for Chrysler minivans and the Dodge Charger Daytona EV — would be shut down for two weeks beginning April 7, resulting in the temporary layoff of roughly 4,500 workers.

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  • Bernhard Jatzeck
    commented 2026-01-29 21:23:00 -0500
    Wormholes are still the subject of fiction and scientific speculation. Yet, here is more proof that they actually exist. It appears that the Liberals put money into some project or company, the endeavour goes belly up, but the cash seems to travel instantaneously through space and time, arriving intact in a secure account in a certain location.

    Can someone convince me that I’m wrong?
  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2026-01-29 20:53:07 -0500
    I’d love to know who REALLY benefited from that payment. Liberals are back scratchers. If we ever get a good government in Ottawa, maybe we would find out from any documents not shredded yet.