Computing Devices of Canada Ltd. (CDC)
Title
Computing Devices of Canada Ltd. (CDC)
Type
Company
Coverage
Ottawa, Ontario
Begin Date
1949
Active Until
>1982
Location
1949 - Anglesea Square, Lowertown, Ottawa, Ontario
early 1950s? - Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario
1953 - R&D: 303 Richmond Road; Head Office & Production: 338 Queen Street
1964 - 311 Richmond Road, Ottawa, Ontario
Product Areas
Computing, Guidance Systems
Activities
Designing, Manufacturing
Timeline
1949 – “CDC was just getting started in a little building on Anglesea Square down in Lowertown. Later they moved out to Albert Street to roughly where the Skiline Hotel used to be ant eh Citadel Inn is now. They got started on the strength of a $4,000 government contract to design a computer that would simulate the movements of aircraft and submarines… The guys who got he contract were two immigrant engineers from Poland, Joe Norton and George Glinski… Joe’s son, Mark Norton… was the founder of Norpak Corporation” (“Valley Kid”)
1953 – Active at Ottawa. R&D: 303 Richmond Road; Head Office & Production: 338 Queen Street
1956 – Active at Ottawa, Canada in Bells Corners. (“Valley Kid”)
1964 – Active in Bells Corners, Ottawa, 311 Richmond Road, Ottawa. (Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, 1964, pg 764, 775.)
1982 – “Now employing more than 800 people at its Bells Corners Plant… CD produces electronic products for military use in Canada, the U.S., and other NATO companies.” (“High-tech tag”)
1953 – Active at Ottawa. R&D: 303 Richmond Road; Head Office & Production: 338 Queen Street
1956 – Active at Ottawa, Canada in Bells Corners. (“Valley Kid”)
1964 – Active in Bells Corners, Ottawa, 311 Richmond Road, Ottawa. (Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, 1964, pg 764, 775.)
1982 – “Now employing more than 800 people at its Bells Corners Plant… CD produces electronic products for military use in Canada, the U.S., and other NATO companies.” (“High-tech tag”)
Sources
Doyle, Denzil "Memoirs of a Valley Kid. NRC, Noranda, Northern opened high tech floodgates” Silicon Valley NORTH (February 1996): 12-13
“Electronics and Communications - Directory and Buyer’s Guide” (1953) https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/Electronics-and-Communication/Electronics-&-Communications-1953-11-12.pdf, 31
“Electronics and Communications - Directory and Buyer’s Guide” (1957) https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/Electronics-and-Communication/Electronics-&-Communications-1956-12.pdf
Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, 1964, pg 764. (Ingenium Image #4565)
“‘High-tech’ tag covers variety of firms” Ottawa Citizen March 23, 1982.
“Electronics and Communications - Directory and Buyer’s Guide” (1953) https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/Electronics-and-Communication/Electronics-&-Communications-1953-11-12.pdf, 31
“Electronics and Communications - Directory and Buyer’s Guide” (1957) https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/Electronics-and-Communication/Electronics-&-Communications-1956-12.pdf
Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, 1964, pg 764. (Ingenium Image #4565)
“‘High-tech’ tag covers variety of firms” Ottawa Citizen March 23, 1982.
Citation
“Computing Devices of Canada Ltd. (CDC),” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/59.