Canadian General Electric

GE Canada (or General Electric Canada) is the wholly-owned Canadian unit of General Electric, manufacturing various consumer and industrial electrical products all over Canada.

GE Canada
FormerlyGeneral Electric Canada
Typewholly-owned unit
IndustryElectrical
PredecessorCanadian General Electric
Founded1989 (1989)
Headquarters,
Area served
Canada
Key people
Heather Chalmers, President and CEO[1]
Productsconsumer electronics, financial services, aviation, healthcare, oil & gas, rail, energy, water
ParentGeneral Electric
Websitewww.ge.com/ca/

GE Canada was preceded by the company Canadian General Electric (CGE), a Canadian manufacturer of various electrical products which acted as the Canadian counterpart of the American company General Electric. CGE became General Electric Canada in 1989, and is now known as GE Canada.

History

Canadian General Electric
Industryelectrical
Predecessor
  • Edison Electric Light Company of Canada
  • Thomson-Houston Electric Light Company of Canada
Founded1892 (1892)
Defunct1989 (1989)
FateRe-named as GE Canada in 1989
SuccessorGE Canada
Headquarters,
Canada
Area served
Canada
Productsconsumer appliances, electric equipment
Websitewww.ge.com/ca/ Edit this on Wikidata

Canadian General Electric Co. Limited (CGE) was incorporated in Canada in 1892 as a merger of Edison Electric Light Company of Canada (of Hamilton, Ontario) and Thomson-Houston Electric Light Company of Canada (of Montreal, Quebec), both incorporated in Canada in 1882.[2]

The Canadian merger occurred in the same year as the merger of parent companies Edison General Electric (of Schenectady, New York) and Thomson-Houston Company (of Lynn, Massachusetts) into General Electric, which continues to the present day as a major international conglomerate.[3]

CGE had about 500 employees at inception and was already producing generators, transformers, motors, wire and cable, and lighting products for consumer and industrial products.[3]

CGE existed as the Canadian counterpart of the American-based General Electric. In 1989, CGE became General Electric Canada, and is now known as GE Canada.

Milestones

General Electric has had a long manufacturing history in Canada, beginning as CGE and existing today as GE Canada:[3]

References

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