Canadian Marconi Co.
Alternative Names
CMC Electronics
CMC Électronique
Company
Begin Date
1903-01-01
Active Until
Ongoing
Location
2442 Trenton Ave., Montreal, QC (1933)
830 Bayview Ave., Toronto, ON (1933)
Ottawa, ON (1978)
Product Areas
Electricity
Communications
Electronics
Avionics
Activities
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1903 - The company is incoporated in Montreal, QC. (“Industry-leading avionics…”)
- 1933 – Active with a plant at 2442 Trenton Ave., Montreal, QC; manufacturing transformers. (“Electric Transformers”)
- 1956 – Located at 830 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON. Branches in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Montreal, Halifax, St. John’s Nfld. (“Do You Use or Manufacture TV Cameras?”)
- 1978 – R&D lab opened in Ottawa. (“High-tech tag.”)
- 1982 – Opening manufacturing branch in Kanata to manufacture “new radar system” (“High-tech tag.”)
- 2001 – The Canadian Marconi Company changes its name to CMC Electronics. (“Industry-leading avionics…”)
- 2024 – Company is active as CMC Electronics at 600 boul. Dr-Frederik-Philips Montréal, producing aviation electronics (avionics). (“Industry-leading avionics…”)
- 1933 – Active with a plant at 2442 Trenton Ave., Montreal, QC; manufacturing transformers. (“Electric Transformers”)
- 1956 – Located at 830 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON. Branches in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Montreal, Halifax, St. John’s Nfld. (“Do You Use or Manufacture TV Cameras?”)
- 1978 – R&D lab opened in Ottawa. (“High-tech tag.”)
- 1982 – Opening manufacturing branch in Kanata to manufacture “new radar system” (“High-tech tag.”)
- 2001 – The Canadian Marconi Company changes its name to CMC Electronics. (“Industry-leading avionics…”)
- 2024 – Company is active as CMC Electronics at 600 boul. Dr-Frederik-Philips Montréal, producing aviation electronics (avionics). (“Industry-leading avionics…”)
Sources
“Do You Use or Manufacture TV Cameras?” Electronics and Communications - Directory and Buyer’s Guide 1957 (December 1956): 3 (https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/Electronics-and-Communication/Electronics-&-Communications-1956-12.pdf)
Department of Trade and Commerce, Dominion Bureau of Statistics “Electric Transformers, 1933” Department of Trade and Commerce, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Mining, Metallurgical and Chemical Branch (Ottawa): 2 (https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/43-D-25/CS43-D-25-1933-eng.pdf) [18-07-24]
“High-tech’ tag covers variety of firms” Ottawa Citizen March 23, 1982. [Ingenium Images #4372-4374]
“Industry-leading avionics built on customer intimacy and a long history of excellence” CMC Electronics (https://cmcelectronics.ca/about-us/history/) [21-11-24]
Department of Trade and Commerce, Dominion Bureau of Statistics “Electric Transformers, 1933” Department of Trade and Commerce, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Mining, Metallurgical and Chemical Branch (Ottawa): 2 (https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/43-D-25/CS43-D-25-1933-eng.pdf) [18-07-24]
“High-tech’ tag covers variety of firms” Ottawa Citizen March 23, 1982. [Ingenium Images #4372-4374]
“Industry-leading avionics built on customer intimacy and a long history of excellence” CMC Electronics (https://cmcelectronics.ca/about-us/history/) [21-11-24]
