Photo from left: Hon. Scott Duvall, (Hamilton Mountain), Hon. Pam Damoff, (Oakville North – Burlington), Hon. Filomena Tassi (Hamilton West – Ancaster – Dundas), Hon. Bob Bratina (Hamilton East -Stoney Creek) and Hon. David Christopherson (Hamilton Centre).
Area Federal Members of Parliament, Bob Bratina (Hamilton East -Stoney Creek), David Christopherson (Hamilton Centre), Pam Damoff, (Oakville North – Burlington), Scott Duvall, (Hamilton Mountain) and Filomena Tassi (Hamilton West – Ancaster – Dundas) as well as staff members from Hon. Karina Gould’s (Burlington) office, met with President and CEO Sean Donnelly and members of senior management, while also touring our facilities to get a first-hand look at ArcelorMittal Dofasco.
Sean shared a bit about our company – at the global, national and local levels. ArcelorMittal Canada employs more than 9,500 Canadians, creating nearly 40,000 additional jobs. Our Canadian operations distributed $1.367 CAD in direct economic value in 2015 (employee wages and benefits) and made investments of $2.1M CAD in community. We produced 28.7 million metric tonnes of iron ore and 5.5 million metric tonnes of steel used in the automotive, construction, packaging and energy markets, along with more than 100,000 metric tonnes of tubular steel products for the automotive and energy markets and more than 2.4 million welded blanks used in the automotive market.
The group discussed the need to address record levels of global steel overcapacity, which negatively affects the Canadian Steel Industry and our national economy. They also discussed the need to take action on unfair trade through the implementation of The Canadian Steel Producers Trade Remedy Modernization initiative to improve the effectiveness of Canada’s trade tools, as well as the need for Canada to maintain China’s status as a non-market economy beyond December 2016. Other issues discussed included growing Canadian advanced manufacturing supply chains, including Automotive, Infrastructure and Energy, as well as Climate Change and Skilled Trades training.
The discussions and tour took place in advance of Steel Days on Parliament Hill, June 6th and 7th, during which the Canadian Steel Producer’s Association and member company’s meet with Members of Parliament to discuss the Canadian Steel Industry; its place in the economy, challenges and opportunities. We look forward to continuing to work with The Government of Canada and the other members of the Canadian Steel Industry to build a strong sustainable advanced manufacturing supply chain in Canada.