Ministry Economic Development and Growth
Ontario Supporting Over 575 Manufacturing Jobs in Vaughan
Vaughan, ON – April 13, 2018
Ontario is partnering with Vision Extrusion Group to invest in new technologies and machinery, creating 76 new jobs and retaining more than 500 positions in Vaughan.
Steven Del Duca, Minister of Economic Development and Growth, made the announcement today at the company’s facility in Woodbridge.
Vision Extrusion Group produces a range of building products, transforming plastic polymers into window frames, doors, fencing and railings.
With support from Ontario’s Jobs and Prosperity Fund, Vision Extrusion Group is upgrading the company’s machinery. It will also invest in new technologies to automate production and reduce waste. The project will enhance the company’s efficiency and productivity, technical capabilities and cost effectiveness, and will allow Vision Extrusion Group to remain competitive in the global market.
Ontario’s plan to support care, create opportunity and make life more affordable during this period of rapid economic change includes a higher minimum wage and better working conditions, free tuition for hundreds of thousands of students, easier access to affordable child care, and free prescription drugs for everyone under 25, and over 65, through the biggest expansion of medicare in a generation.
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