ONTARIO IS BLEEDING AUTO JOBS

 



Direct auto jobs lost / at risk (plant level)

  • Stellantis – Brampton Assembly (Brampton): Jeep Compass production shifting to Belvidere, Illinois; ~3,000 jobs at risk pending any new mandate. 
  • GM – CAMI (Ingersoll): BrightDrop EV vans ended; >1,000 Unifor Local 88 members affected (plant idled since May; end confirmed Oct 2025). Roughly 1,000–1,200 jobs. 
  • GM – St. Catharines Propulsion (St. Catharines): ~190 layoffs tied to model transition. 
  • Magna – Qualtech Seating Systems (London): Plant closing (~49 jobs), linked in part to upstream disruptions. 

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