The province, which recently ordered 10,000 ventilators from O-Two Medical Technologies, has also worked with the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association to boost production of the machines. 

After a weekend of intense lobbying, Canadian new-vehicle dealers were breathing a sigh of relief when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday his government’s new coronavirus-related wage subsidy would be tied to lost sales, not employer size. 

Mexico's automakers and parts suppliers, citing a lack of clarity about content rules that would allow companies to adjust supply chains, as well as disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, are lobbying for key rules in the new North American trade pact to be implemented in 2021 instead of June 1 as scheduled.

The approved plan focuses on workers and making sure Canadians continue to receive income. When it comes to industry, Canadian manufacturers had previously been told there is money available through a variety of channels but dealers are still waiting to see how the federal government will assist them.