Beneco Packaging is investing $7 million to buy new automated equipment in Cobourg, Ontario, to expand its product line and speed up production, supported by C$500,000 from the Ontario government.

Axium Packaging is constructing a new manufacturing facility in Brampton, Ontario, investing over CAD 80 million and employing 250 people. The site is expected to open in July 2024.

Atlantic Packaging Products commissioned a six-colour Delta SPC 130 digital printing press, made in Austria by Koenig & Bauer Durst, at its Tiffield Road retail packaging facility in Toronto in June 2023.

Berry Global Group completed its acquisition of Canadian plastics maker Pro-Western Plastics Ltd. for $87 million in March 2023, according to a MarketScreener report published May 3, 2023.

Kruger Packaging announced investments of over C$30 million to modernize its Place Turcot Containerboard Mill in Montreal, making it the first in North America to produce 100% recycled saturating kraft board. The project is to be completed in 2025 and is supported by federal and Quebec government funding.

Canadian protective packaging maker Creopack acquired Emballages Montreal Express, a handling, packaging and storage services firm for oversized equipment, adding 35,000 sq ft of storage in Châteauguay, Quebec. The deal was announced on 16 January 2023.

Imaflex Inc. has selected Bandera U.S. to supply a 2400 3-layer SmartFlex line and a 2400 5-layer Barrier Flex line to increase capacity at its Victoriaville plant. The first line is scheduled to be installed and started up in Q1 2023.

Trioworld Group signed an agreement to acquire Malpack Ltd. (Canada) and Malpack Corp. (US), a North American maker of high-performance stretch film for transit packaging. The announcement was made on 30 December 2022.

Sheen Legend Packaging received a C$2.5 million investment through the Jobs and Growth Fund for a new Cobourg, Ontario facility producing biodegradable plant-based packaging materials. The project will raise production capacity by 50%.

Tempo Flexible Packaging will receive C$3.5 million from FedDev Ontario's Business Scale-up and Productivity stream to expand its facility by 10,000 sq ft and increase production of recyclable food packaging.

TricorBraun acquired Merlot Packaging, a Vancouver maker and distributor of injection-moulded rigid closures, to expand in Canada. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Scotia Investments and CKF Inc. agreed to acquire Canadian thermoformed rPET packaging maker Packright Manufacturing, which becomes a wholly owned CKF subsidiary.

French packaging firm Autajon Group merged with Zapp Packaging, an Ontario folding carton manufacturer with about 100 employees, in a deal that closed September 15, 2022 on undisclosed terms.

Canadian packaging distributor Wolfpack Packaging Inc. has acquired Supreme Packaging, with the official announcement made on June 30, 2022, adding new leadership, supply chain and sales talent.

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions granted O-I Canada Corp. a repayable C$3.5 million contribution to modernize its Montréal glass container plant. The project adds digital production equipment to increase recycled glass use and diverts up to 75,000 tonnes a year from landfill.

Berlin Packaging announced on March 7, 2022 its acquisition of United Bottles & Packaging, a Quebec-based distributor of glass bottles and closures for food and beverage markets. All employees and locations will be retained.

Clearlake Capital Group agreed on March 8, 2022 to acquire Intertape Polymer Group in an all-cash deal at CDN$40.50 per share, valued at about US$2.6 billion including net debt. IPG will become privately held after completion.

Ardagh Metal Packaging acquired Quebec-based Hart Print, a North American digital printing specialist for beverage cans, to serve emerging customers and smaller runs. The announcement was made on November 17, 2021.

Labatt Breweries of Canada announced a C$461.5 million capital investment program for 2019-2022 covering sustainability, innovation and production upgrades at its breweries nationwide. A major part is the KeelClip packaging system at its London and Montreal breweries.

Canadian packaging maker CKF Inc. announced investments to substantially increase thermoformed moulded fibre production capacity, with a new wing at its Langley, British Columbia pulp facility slated to be operational by Q3 2022.

Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd. plans to invest nearly $11 million in its Calgary manufacturing facility to add capacity and install new packaging equipment, with expansions expected to be operational by March 2022.

Tempo Plastics Ltd. is in the midst of a $14.4 million upgrade and expansion of its flexible packaging business in Innisfil, Ontario, which includes a new printing press and transformer, supported by a $2.2 million interest-free loan from the Province of Ontario announced July 23, 2021.

A group of Quebec investors led by Champlain Financial Corporation acquired Enjay Converters Ltd., a Cobourg, Ontario maker of food-contact grade packaging such as cake boards and piping bags. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Berlin Packaging announced the acquisition of Cannasupplies, one of Canada's largest suppliers of cannabis packaging solutions, which will operate as a division of Consolidated Bottle Corporation. The financial terms were not disclosed.

C-P Flexible Packaging, based in York, Pennsylvania, acquired Genpak Flexible from the Jim Pattison Group. Genpak has facilities in Aurora, Ontario, and Lakeville, Minnesota, and makes compostable flexible packaging.

Royal Containers is moving its western facility from London to a larger footprint at 400 South Edgeware Road in St. Thomas, Ontario, to address growth and increase capacity.

TricorBraun has acquired Quebec-based rigid packaging distributor RODA Packaging, and will also acquire Rada Industries. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Rootree, a Burlington, Ontario flexible packaging converter, is adding a second HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press to double its print capacity for fully compostable flexible packaging.

Flexible packaging company ProAmpac, a portfolio company of Pritzker Private Capital, acquired Canadian packaging manufacturers Rosenbloom Groupe, Hymopack and Dyne-A-Pak. The deal was reported on 2 December 2020.

Hamilton-based packaging manufacturer HT Productions Inc. (Whitebird) will expand its facility, acquire advanced manufacturing equipment and move to a new online ordering system, backed by about $3.9 million from FedDev Ontario. The investment will create 45 skilled jobs and maintain 105 in Hamilton.

Berlin Packaging announced the acquisition of Consolidated Bottle Corporation, a Canadian supplier of plastic, glass and metal containers and closures. The deal significantly expands Berlin Packaging's footprint in Canada, and all Consolidated Bottle employees and locations will be retained.

Atlantic Packaging Products announced construction of a new 100% recycled paper machine next to its existing Whitby, Ontario machine, producing 400,000 tons per year of containerboard. Production is scheduled for Q1 2022.

Shareholders of Montreal-based sustainable packaging provider IPL Plastics agreed to the company's sale to an affiliate of Madison Dearborn Partners, reported September 29, 2020.

Friesens Corporation of Altona, Manitoba merged its Friesens Packaging and think4D subsidiaries into a new company, Think 4D Inc., which will offer custom rigid boxes from an 80,000 sq ft building.

Madison Dearborn Partners funds agreed to acquire IPL Plastics Inc. from shareholders including CDPQ for approximately CAD 550 million on 28 July 2020. CDPQ will keep a minority stake of about 24.9%.

C-P Flexible Packaging, a First Atlantic Capital portfolio company, acquired Genpak Flexible, a North American compostable and flexible packaging supplier with plants in Aurora, Ontario and Lakeville, Minnesota. The deal was announced on 2020-06-19 and no value was disclosed.

Montreal-based TC Transcontinental bought the assets of Enviroplast, an insolvent LDPE film recycler with plants in Quebec and Ontario, for 16.1 million Canadian dollars. The purchase was announced June 16, 2020, and the equipment will supply recycled resin for its packaging production.

Fulcrum Capital Partners acquired contract packaging provider Belvika Trade & Packaging in Mississauga, Ontario, marking the eleventh platform investment from its Private Equity Fund V. The management team led by President Mario Golias will continue to run the business. The deal value was not disclosed.

Atlantic Coated Papers is building a 12,000 square foot warehouse at its Windsor, Quebec plant and has bought a rewinder to enter cosmetics packaging, with a stated investment of 2.5 million. The company expects five to 10 new full-time jobs over the coming months.

Ontario-based Royal Containers has acquired Mississauga-based corrugated packaging maker C&B Display Packaging. The deal value was not disclosed.

Vancouver-based packaging manufacturer Great Little Box Co announced its acquisition of custom packaging company Ideon Packaging. The companies plan to operate alongside each other in existing facilities while integrating long term.

Sonoco is closing a recycled paperboard mill in Trent Valley, Ontario, which can take in 100,000 metric tons per year of recovered fiber. The closure was reported alongside its South Carolina investment in April 2020.

Gertex Solutions acquired Freepak Inc., a packaging supplies provider based in Stoney Creek, Ontario, adding warehouse space and expanding its Ontario service coverage. The announcement was made on 9 March 2020.

Good Natured Products agreed to acquire Shepherd Thermoforming & Packaging, a custom thermoforming provider in Brampton, Ontario, for C$9.5 million. BDC is providing financing, including a C$6 million mortgage for the real estate, and the deal is expected to close in May 2020.

Solucan is setting up a digital can printing production line in part of the former Wabasso plant in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, for a project of CAD 4,094,891. The Quebec government granted a loan of CAD 1,340,713 and the federal government a loan of CAD 500,000; production started in December.

Color Ad Packaging expanded its 200 Beghin Avenue site in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to include an in-house rotogravure cylinder engraving facility, bringing all flexible packaging steps in-house.

ProMach acquired Jet Label & Packaging, a Edmonton-based label maker with seven offices across Western Canada, to expand its labeling and coding capabilities. The announcement was made on 30 October 2019 and no value was disclosed.

Consolidated Container, through its Altium Packaging Canada business, acquired Quebec-based Plastique Micron and its affiliates IMBC Blowmolding and Les Produits de Plastique Action. The exact date was not given in the article.

Owens-Illinois signed an agreement in principle with Groupe Bellemare to produce bottles from curbside recycled glass at a new Quebec recycling facility. The deal depends on a Quebec regulation change banning glass in landfills.

Cascades, a Canadian packaging and tissue manufacturer, has become an official member of Amazon's Packaging Support and Supplier (APASS) network, offering Amazon packaging testing and certification services from its R&D Centre in Kingsey Falls, Quebec.