The federal government has given Stellantis over $220 million to assist in upgrading its plants in Ontario, just before the automaker announced plans to shift some production to the U. S., recent documents reveal.
This amount is more than double what the federal government reported when asked about its spending on Stellantis back in October, after the multinational said it would abandon plans to manufacture the Jeep Compass at its Brampton plant and instead produce it in Belvidere, Ill.
“Stellantis has received $18,629,124 under the agreement for FYE (fiscal year end) 2023 and $85,936,055 for FYE 2024, for total support of $104,565,179,” a spokesperson for Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) informed at that time.
However, these figures didn’t account for the most recent fiscal year that wrapped up at the end of March. Last month, the federal government its annual public accounting documents showing that it paid FCA Canada – Stellantis’ Canadian division – nearly $118 million during fiscal year 2025. This brought the overall total to around $222 million.
ISED did not respond to inquiries before deadline.
This funding comes from an agreement made in 2022 that offers Stellantis up to $529 million aimed at modernizing their assembly plants in Brampton and Windsor, Ont., which will support both gas-powered and electric vehicles.
The province also committed up to $513 million; however, Ontario Premier Doug Ford mentioned that his government hasn’t provided any funding for the Brampton plant because it didn’t meet requirements related to job creation and project goals.
The company did receive $55 million for the Windsor plant according to Ford.
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An aerial view of the Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant from 2024. (Patrick Morrell/CBC)
The global automaker’s decision regarding Brampton has raised new job concerns among roughly 3,000 employees there; many were already laid off while crews worked on modernizing the plant. That work was paused in February due to chaos surrounding U. S. tariffs and uncertainty in the EV market.
Public officials have expressed outrage over this decision considering the funding agreements with Stellantis as well as Next Star Energy-their electric vehicle battery venture located in Windsor. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly stated that these contracts-one worth up to $15 billion-had job guarantees which led her to initiate a dispute resolution process with Stellantis aiming to reclaim some of those funds.
A spokesperson from Stellantis mentioned they couldn’t comment on this story but shared a previous statement saying that the company continues “to work constructively with government partners and other stakeholders on a plan for Brampton to find viable solutions that build a sustainable, long-term future for automotive manufacturing in Canada.”
The federal government’s accounting records known formally as Public Accounts of Canada show there’s still $306 million left out of the original $529 million available under this re-tooling deal-with plans for disbursement including $94 million this fiscal year followed by various amounts through subsequent years.
It’s unclear if those estimates remain accurate.
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