Ottawa believes the project will support 700 skilled jobs during its research and development phase and more than 2,000 over a 15-year production run.
But the company is confirming only 200 new jobs so far, with the engineering positions divided evenly between its plant in Longueuil, a community just south of Montreal, and Mississauga, west of Toronto. The 500 remaining research jobs will be maintained; it’s unclear if they would be lost without the government support.
Pratt and Whitney Canada said the new hires will bring its complement of engineers to 1,500 among its more than 6,200 workers in Canada. The aviation giant, the world’s third-largest maker of jet engines for aircraft, is owned by United Technologies, a Connecticut-based diversified manufacturing company.
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