Robot orders grow in 2025 | Manufacturing sector stabilizing, S&P Global Canada reports
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EDITOR'S NOTE

"Multiple big pieces of news for the Canadian automotive sector, with a reported deal with South Korea coming after the previously announced deal with China, as well as a report from the Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing. Read below."

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Jared Dodds, Digital Editor, Design Engineering

News

Robot orders grow 6.6 per cent in 2025, new A3 data shows

Compared to 2024, this represents a 6.6 per cent increase in units ordered and a 10.1 per cent increase in revenue.

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Federal automotive strategy needs to reward Canadian production: report

The report from the Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing notes that the last decade has seen U.S. automakers significantly shrink their Canadian footprint, while Japanese companies have kept production and employment steady.

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Manufacturing sector stabilizes in January, reports S&P Global Canada Manufacturing PMI

The PMI edged above the critical 50.0 no-change mark in January for the first time in a year to signal an improvement in overall operating conditions.

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Ottawa, South Korea pledge to bring auto manufacturing to Canada

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and her counterpart, Jung-Kwan Kim, signed the agreement focused on "economic prosperity and supply chain resilience."

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Features

Nominations are open for Advance: Women in Manufacturing Awards program

The annual event moves to an in-person format and introduces its first-ever awards program for 2026.

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