Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (formerly known as the Canadian Manufacturers' Association) is a Canadian

trade association A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific Industry (economics), industry. An industry tra ...

which represents manufacturers and exporters. It was established by an act of Parliament in 1871. Its head office is in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

. It was formed from a 1996 merger of the Canadian Manufacturers Association (CMA) and the Canadian Exporters Association (CEA). CEA had formed in 1943.

Notable people

Carl Pollock Carl Arthur Pollock, OC (1903 – August 16, 1978) was a Canadian businessman. Born in Kitchener, Ontario, graduated from the University of Toronto in electrical engineering. A scholarship from the Massey Foundation financed two years at ...

, president *

George Provost George Reginald Provost (August 11, 1936 - July 17, 2002) was a businessman and city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He served on council from 1977 to 1980, and later sought election to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Councillor ...

, general manager of the Manitoba division

References

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