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Ottawa and Ontario offer Stellantis support to stop Brampton plant sale
The federal and Ontario governments are trying to stop Stellantis selling its Brampton plant to defence contractor Roshel.
The factory in Brampton, Ontario, has been idle since Stellantis halted operations in 2023, leaving more than 2,000 workers out of work.
The governments and Unifor, the union representing the workers, plan to present Stellantis chief executive Antonio Filosa with new options to keep the plant operating until new vehicle production can begin.
They say part of the support could come from a $2.5-billion auto fund announced by the federal and Ontario governments.
Ottawa also says Stellantis may have to repay some or all of up to $529 million in public funding under a 2022 agreement, while Stellantis has offered to repay $24 million for Brampton.
The dispute matters because the plant sale could end the chance of bringing vehicle production back, and the governments say their funding deal also relates to Stellantis's Windsor plant.
Stellantis announced the sale on Monday, which is expected to close by the end of the year, but no date has been set for the meeting with Filosa.
The federal and Ontario governments have offered Stellantis new funding and production options to try to stop the sale of its idled Brampton assembly plant.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said the governments and Unifor had presented an “aggressive package” to the automaker.
The plant sale to defence contractor Roshel was announced Monday and is expected to close by the end of the year.
Ottawa has also given Stellantis 30 days to address alleged breaches of a 2022 funding agreement and warned it may seek repayment.
More than 2,000 workers at the Brampton plant have been out of work since operations halted in 2023.
- Who
- The federal and Ontario governments, Unifor and Stellantis.
- What
- The governments are offering support and production options to persuade Stellantis not to sell its Brampton plant.
- When
- The offer was announced Friday, November 13, 2026. The sale was announced Monday and is expected to close by the end of the year.
- Where
- The Stellantis assembly plant in Brampton, Ontario.
- Why
- The governments and Unifor want to keep the plant available for future production and protect jobs.
Federal and Ontario governments and Unifor
Stellantis
Plant sale
Federal and Ontario governments and Unifor
The governments and Unifor want Stellantis to stop the sale and consider scenarios to keep the plant operating or available for future production.
Stellantis
Stellantis announced the sale of the plant to Roshel.
Funding
Federal and Ontario governments and Unifor
Ottawa says Stellantis may have to repay hundreds of millions of dollars under the 2022 agreement.
Stellantis
Stellantis said it intends to repay $24 million it received for the Brampton retooling.
The federal government committed up to $529 million to help retool Stellantis plants in Brampton and Windsor.
Stellantis halted operations at the Brampton plant to begin retooling, leaving more than 2,000 workers out of work.
Stellantis paused the Brampton retooling effort.
Stellantis announced that the Jeep Compass would be built at its Belvidere plant in Illinois instead.
Stellantis announced the sale of the Brampton plant to Roshel, with closing expected by the end of the year.
Ottawa served Stellantis with a notice of default on the 2022 agreement, and governments, the union and Stellantis Canada’s CEO met.
The federal and Ontario governments said they had offered Stellantis an “aggressive package” to try to prevent the sale.
- Plant location
- Brampton, Ontario
- Prospective buyer
- Roshel Inc., a defence contractor
- Federal funding commitment
- Up to $529 million under a 2022 agreement
- Auto-sector support fund
- $2.5 billion over two years
- Workers out of work
- More than 2,000
- Deadline to address alleged breaches
- 30 days
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What people are saying
We've put an aggressive package to Stellantis to prevent the sale. And we are still in solution mode to prevent the sale.
Documents are clear, contracts also are clear.
They have brought forward some suggestions. These are men and women who have built products at Stellantis's Brampton plant for decades. They know exactly what needs to happen in that plant.
When you sell an auto plant, it’s gone, it’s not going to come back.