Siemens in Canada
1912
Founding of Siemens Company of Canada Ltd.
1955
Individual German plants conclude representation agreements with The Ahearn & Soper Company Ltd., Ottawa.
1956
Siemens & Halske (S&H) wins orders to equip telefax networks for the Canadian Pacific Railway and the National Railway.
1959
Exclusive agency contract signed with The Ahearn & Soper Company Ltd.
1962
Founding of the company Siemens Halske and Siemens Schuckert (Canada) Ltd. in Montreal. Three years later, the company is renamed Siemens Canada Ltd.
1968
Delivery of the transformers for the Hydro Quebec hydroelectric power plant. These are the largest German-built units to date.
1970
Startup of the world’s largest ship-loading plant. Siemens Canada Ltd. provides the electrical equipment.
1973
Siemens installs the first 42-MeV-betatron radiation unit at the University of Saskatoon.
1975
Siemens and consortium partners receive a major order to supply a high-voltage direct-current transmission system for Canada’s Nelson River Project. It is the second most powerful d.c. transmission in the world.
1976
Siemens Canada Ltd. is renamed Siemens Electric Ltd.
1977
Siemens supplies 27 light rail rolling stock trains for Calgary’s transport system.
1990
Acquisition of Maci Industries Group from Magna International Inc. (a manufacturer of electric drives).
1996
Joint venture with Newbridge Network Corp. in the field of broadband communications.
2000
Takeover of the Canadian process automation company, Milltronics Ltd., Ontario
2004 and 2005
Siemens receives orders for delivering state-of-the-art light rail vehicles to Calgary and Edmonton
2006
Siemens delivers plant for processing waste water for oil sand production in Canada
2007
Delivery, installation and commissioning of 44 wind turbines for the Port Alma energy project near Wheatley, Ontario
