GTA Compressor Solutions Inc. was awarded a Department of National Defence contract for 36 water and pneumatic valves, to be delivered to CFB Halifax and CFB Esquimalt. The contract award date is February 11, 2022.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions was awarded a contract by BHP for underground mining equipment and automation for the Jansen Potash project in Saskatchewan, Canada, worth about SEK 2 billion. Deliveries run from Q3 2023 to 2026, and production start is targeted for 2027.

Wajax Corporation acquired the net operating assets of Thunder Bay-based Process Flow Systems Ltd., an industrial pump and valve integrator, for about $3.96 million cash plus an earnout of up to $650,000. The deal was announced January 31, 2022.

Traylor-Aecon General Partnership, a consortium of Aecon (40%) and Traylor Bros (60%), was awarded a $288 million contract by Metro Vancouver for the Annacis Water Supply Tunnel under the Fraser River in British Columbia. Construction is expected to start in Q1 2022 and finish in Q2 2027.

GN Solids Control is manufacturing a large dredging slurry dewatering system for a Canadian client, through its North American branch GN Solids America, ready for delivery to the client's work site.

TricorBraun has acquired Vessel Packaging, a Canadian value-added distributor of aluminum cans. Vessel will operate as a stand-alone TricorBraun company.

XNRGY Climate Systems is adding 100,000 sq ft to its Montreal manufacturing facility, doubling its North American footprint to 250,000 sq ft. The expansion includes a new R&D facility and AMCA certified laboratory.

The Department of National Defence awarded Contro Valve Inc a contract worth CAD 3,255,511.92 for diaphragm stop valves and fluid pressure regulating valves, delivered to CFB Esquimalt and CFB Halifax. The award date was 2 December 2021.

Red Deer, Alberta-based oilfield equipment makers Lee Specialties and Nexus Energy Technologies merged to form NXL Technologies, a wireline and coiled tubing pressure control equipment manufacturer with about 125,000 sq ft of manufacturing space.

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.

Public Works and Government Services Canada awarded Pumps Plus Ltd. a non-competitive contract for compressors and vacuum pumps for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, with an amendment value of CAD 100,000, on 2021-11-04.

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.

Epsilyte Holdings, owned by Balmoral Funds, acquired StyroChem Canada, a producer of expandable polystyrene in Baie d'Urfe, Quebec, from PMC Capital Partners. The deal was announced October 1, 2021.

Atlas Copco has acquired CPC Pumps International, a Burlington, Ontario maker of custom-engineered centrifugal pumps with 110 employees, to join its Gas and Process division. The purchase price was not disclosed.

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.

The Steam Generating Team, a Framatome and United Engineers & Constructors partnership, won a contract worth about CA$350 million from Bruce Power to replace steam generators at Units 3 and 4 of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario.

Ontario Power Generation selected GE Steam Power for a $120 million turnkey installation project covering steam turbine, excitation control and generator refurbishment for three units at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station.

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.

Certarus signed a Memorandum of Understanding with five remote municipalities across Northern Ontario to supply low carbon energy solutions. No financial terms were disclosed.

Certarus has signed multi-year gas supply agreements with Lafarge Canada, EACOM Timber and Lakeshore Natural Gas to deliver compressed natural gas to industrial operations in Northern Ontario. The deals aim to replace propane and diesel and cut emissions.

Canada's Public Works and Government Services awarded Aircraft Appliances and Equipment Limited a non-competitive contract worth CAD 3,574,924.50 for 35 powered valves for the Department of National Defence, dated 2021-06-10.

Aldes North America inaugurated its second plant in Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec, after investing more than CAD 1 million to add 28,000 square feet, doubling production capacity to nearly 55,000 square feet and planning 14 new hires.

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.

Johnson Controls International completed its acquisition of Silent-Aire, an Edmonton-based maker of custom air handlers and modular data centers. Silent-Aire will be reported within Johnson Controls' Global Products segment.

SECURE Energy Services will acquire all shares of Tervita in an all-share transaction, creating a combined company with an implied enterprise value of about $2.3 billion, headquartered in Calgary. The companies expect $75 million in annual integration cost savings.

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

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p) acquired Ya YA Foods, a Toronto-based aseptic contract manufacturer of beverages, with mezzanine financing from Audax Private Debt. The deal value was not disclosed.

Brown Machine Group of Beaverton, Michigan acquired 100% of the stock of GN Thermoforming Equipment, a Chester, Nova Scotia maker of thermoforming equipment for food packaging, announced March 1, 2021.

Kruger Products completed and started up its new tissue manufacturing facility in Brompton, Sherbrooke, featuring Canada's largest through-air-dry tissue machine after C$575M of investment.

Kruger's Specialty Papers division will receive financial contributions totaling C$146.1 million, partly financed by the Government of Québec through Investissement Québec.

Kruger Products announced a C$240 million project to expand its operations in the Sherbrooke region, making it a major tissue production hub in Québec.

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.

ANDRITZ received an order from Mississagi Power Trust, a subsidiary of Evolugen by Brookfield Renewable, for major rehabilitation of the G1 turbine and generator and electrical balance of plant at Red Rock Falls Generation Station in Ontario. Work starts June 2022 with final commissioning expected in April 2023.

Shape Technologies Group completed its acquisition of Riverstone Waterjets, which will be rebranded Riverstone Pressure Systems and join Advanced Pressure Systems in its Waterblast Group. The Leduc, Alberta business supplies high-pressure products, hose assemblies and pumps in Canada.

Emmerson Packaging is investing approximately $3.5 million to build a connector between its Amherst main plant and its warehouse, adding self-driving forklifts for material movement, reported January 2021.

Wajax Corporation agreed to acquire all shares of Tundra Process Solutions, an Alberta industrial maintenance and process equipment distributor, for total consideration of $99.1 million, paid in cash and shares. Closing is expected early in Q1 2021, subject to approvals.

Coca-Cola Canada Bottling is investing about CAD 17 million in new equipment at its Weston plant in Toronto to improve efficiency and move some carbonated beverage production from the United States to Canada, with startup in Q1 2021.

Cattron acquired DynaGen Technologies Inc., a Nova Scotia producer of rugged engine and generator control panels, to expand its control solutions portfolio. The deal was announced on December 8, 2020.

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.

Raufoss is expanding in Boisbriand near Montréal with a $17.5 million investment expected to create 45 jobs for the automotive industry.

Kontron is expanding its Boisbriand product development and North American production centre in Quebec, creating 29 full-time jobs over the next three years.

Kaeser Compressors is expanding its Boisbriand site near Montréal, boosting warehousing capacity by 50% as part of Industry 4.0 investments in compressed air technology.

Unified Valve Group Ltd. agreed to distribute Texsteam's full line of chemical injection pumps across Canada, including solar models. Unified will stock pumps and parts and provide service and repair from its Western Canada branches.

West Fraser agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Norbord, the world's largest OSB producer, in an all-stock transaction valued at about C$4.0 billion (US$3.1 billion).

The Master Group has acquired Alberta-based Soper's Supply Ltd, a distributor of electric motors, fans, blowers and pumps to the Western Canada market. The deal adds branches in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Surrey and Vancouver.

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.