Burlington's Clyde Union Canada, part of Celeros Flow Technology, will supply a pump and pump motor for the small modular reactor being built at Darlington, east of Toronto. The province says the $300,000 contract will create 15 jobs. A small modular reactor is a compact nuclear power plant design, smaller than the big reactors Ontario has run for decades.
Ontario announced the work as one of 14 contracts awarded to companies in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area for the G7's first small modular reactor. Two Oakville firms are also on the list: Hooper Welding, supplying steel for the composite modules used to build the plant, and Promation, providing a platform for the drives that move the reactor's control rods. The largest award named went to Toronto's St. Marys Cement, which has contracts totalling $50.2 million.
| Company | Based in | Contract | New jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Union Canada | Burlington | $300,000 | 15 |
| Hooper Welding | Oakville | $1.7 million | Not given |
| Promation | Oakville | $3.9 million | 4 |
| St. Marys Cement | Toronto | $50.2 million | 19 |
Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce spoke for the government on the announcement. The province projects the contracts will add more than $110 million to Ontario's economy.
In 2025, the province approved a plan by Ontario Power Generation, the province-owned utility, to start building the first of four reactors at its Darlington site. Its 2.1-million-pound basement is the first new nuclear foundation laid in Canada in more than 30 years. Once all four are finished, they are expected to produce 1,200 megawatts, enough for about 1.2 million homes.
Ontario is putting $1 billion into the project through the Building Ontario Fund and Ottawa $2 billion through the Canada Growth Fund. The government says it worked with the utility so 80 per cent of project spending goes to Ontario companies.
