The federal government has committed $19 million in financial supports for 10 Ontario construction and homebuilding manufacturers.

The funding is bring provided through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, and was announced on February 20 by Ruby Sahota, the minister responsible for the program.

Toronto’s Assembly Corp. is one of the companies sharing in the finding. The firm provides affordable, sustainable and prefabricated wood housing. It recently announced their partnership with Lindbäcks Group in Sweden, one of the world’s leading producers of factory-built housing, to bring cutting-edge manufacturing capabilities to Canada, significantly advancing the country’s industrialized housing sector.

Assembly Corp. will receive $4 million to expand and enhance its manufacturing capabilities for sustainable housing solutions to meet urban housing market demand.

“Thanks to the support of FedDev Ontario we have been able to secure factory equipment that can produce over 1,000 units of sustainable housing annually to address Canada’s housing needs,” said CEO Geoff Cape.

Also receiving funding are:

• CABN, a Brockville-based company that supplies net-zero prefabricated home kits for use as individual residences, larger housing developments, rentals and hospitality spaces. The company will receive $1.5 million to adopt advanced manufacturing equipment.

• Diamond Manufacturing, a Markham company that designs, manufactures, and installs steel fire doors and steel frames for commercial and residential buildings. The firm will receive $976,000 to automate production and bring manufacturing capabilities in-house.

• Innovatools Inc., a Vars company that designs and manufactures tools the construction industry, such as a modular, portable bending brake, enabling customized sheet metal bending directly at construction sites. The company will receive $414,000 to enhance its operational efficiency adopt new equipment.

• Inter Build Limited, a Bolton structural contractor that specializes in prefabricated cold-formed steel structures, including walls, structural floors and roofs. The firm will receive $2.5 million to adopt automated manufacturing equipment to improve productivity and efficiency.

• MetaLigna Modular Inc., an Arnprior company that designs, fabricates and delivers high-performance cold-formed, light gauge steel prefabricated building products. The firm also receives $2.5 million to enhance its prefabricated manufacturing capabilities through the adoption of advanced manufacturing equipment.

• New Earth Solutions Inc., a Guelph company that designs and builds green infrastructure. It will receive $220,000 to develop a digital platform showcasing the benefits of green infrastructure on building performance.

• Northland Paving, a Scarborough company that specializes in site servicing, excavation, and poured concrete for residential and commercial clients. The firm will use $1.6 million to establish a precast facility in Shelburne, recognizing an increasing demand for advanced construction technology.

• Trusscore Inc., a material-science company based out of Palmerston that aims to use $2.3 million to commercialize a new digital paint product for their PVC wall and ceiling boards alternatives to drywall.

• UCEL Inc. an Uxbridge company that provides building hoist solutions, and aims to use $2.75 million to design, commercialize and manufacture vertical access solutions.

By expanding production capabilities and adopting new equipment, the government says these manufacturers are improving productivity to create innovative solutions to build more homes for Canadians.

Since 2015, FedDev Ontario has invested more than $25 million in 14 homebuilding construction related projects, supporting more than 500 jobs.