# Opaskwayak Cree Nation plans aerospace sheet metal plant near The Pas

Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) has received over $220,000 in seed funding to develop a strategic business plan for a sheet metal manufacturing plant near The Pas, Manitoba. The facility, costing at least $22 million, could employ up to 200 people and would supply parts to aerospace companies in Winnipeg.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-01-25
- Where: The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
- Value: $16.5M (22.0M CAD)
- Jobs: 200
- Status: announced
- Products: sheet metal aircraft parts
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Opaskwayak Cree Nation](https://endata.com/companies/36905.md)

## Sources

- [cbc.ca](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ocn-aerospace-manitoba-plant-boeing-christian-sinclair-indigenous-business-1.4993030), 2019-01-25: "More than $220,000 in seed money was announced Friday to take that dream to the next level, allowing for the creation of a strategic, business and marketing plan."

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