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As some Ontario plants hit the brakes, are Canada's EV ambitions under threat?

Canada's EV scale-up uncertain as demand cools

The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
As some Ontario plants hit the brakes, are Canada's EV ambitions under threat?

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Umicore CEO Mathias Miedreich and Innovation and Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne make their way past heavy equipment to a ceremonial ground breaking ceremony, in Millhaven, Ont., Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. One year later, spending on the construction of the Umicore plant has been delayed in what the company calls a "significant worsening of the EV market context." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld