Close X
Monday, November 11, 2024
ADVT 
National

Ottawa investing $300M in Pratt and Whitney to help jet engine development

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 08 Dec, 2014 10:46 AM

    MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ottawa has announced a $300-million investment in Pratt and Whitney Canada to help the company develop and build the next generation of jet engines.

    The government says the money will help support nearly 1,500 jobs over the next five years.

    Industry Minister James Moore and Infrastructure Minister Denis Lebel made the announcement at company facillities in Mississauga, Ont., and Longueuil, Que., where much of the work will be done.

    The contribution by the government is a $300-million repayable contribution through its Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative.

    Pratt and Whitney Canada employs 6,000 in Canada.

    The company is building the new geared turbo fan engines that are being used on Bombardier's CSeries aircraft which is undergoing flight tests.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Quebec government passes controversial pension legislation

    Quebec government passes controversial pension legislation
    QUEBEC — The Quebec legislature has passed a controversial pension bill that has triggered massive protests from municipal workers.

    Quebec government passes controversial pension legislation

    Brothers jailed for 'relentless attack' in online cyberbullying of 14-year-old

    Brothers jailed for 'relentless attack' in online cyberbullying of 14-year-old
    DAUPHIN, Man. — Two Manitoba brothers have been sentenced to 16 months in jail for tormenting and sexually exploiting a 14-year-old girl online.

    Brothers jailed for 'relentless attack' in online cyberbullying of 14-year-old

    More details expected on avian flu outbreak in B.C.'s Fraser Valley

    More details expected on avian flu outbreak in B.C.'s Fraser Valley
    VANCOUVER — Officials with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are expected to release more details on an avian flu virus that has forced the quarantine of four poulty farms in British Columbia's Fraser Valley.

    More details expected on avian flu outbreak in B.C.'s Fraser Valley

    RCMP charge Montreal boy, 15, with terror-related charges

    RCMP charge Montreal boy, 15, with terror-related charges
    The RCMP alleges the teenager had committed a robbery at the direction of and for the benefit of an unspecified terrorist organization.

    RCMP charge Montreal boy, 15, with terror-related charges

    Court dismisses government's appeal to scrap 60s scoop class action, suit to proceed

    Court dismisses government's appeal to scrap 60s scoop class action, suit to proceed
    TORONTO — An Ontario court has dismissed an appeal by the federal government that sought to quash a class action lawsuit which claims a devastating loss of cultural identity was suffered by Ontario children caught in the so-called "60s scoop."

    Court dismisses government's appeal to scrap 60s scoop class action, suit to proceed

    Baloney Meter: Was government really blindsided by tribunal backlog?

    Baloney Meter: Was government really blindsided by tribunal backlog?
    The Conservative government has been under fire in recent weeks for a growing backlog of 11,000 social security cases, most involving ailing or injured Canadians denied Canada Pension Plan disability benefits and waiting for their appeals to be heard.

    Baloney Meter: Was government really blindsided by tribunal backlog?