De Havilland is selling 22 Canadair 515 firefighting planes to European customers with delivery expected to begin in late 2027 or early 2028.
BRUSSELS — A North Saanich manufacturing facility is looking to scale up to a 500-person workforce by the end of next year, now that a billion-dollar water-bomber order from European customers is nearing completion.
Mary Ng, Canada’s minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, was in Brussels this month to celebrate the deal with outgoing European Union crisis management commissioner Janez Lenarčič.
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