Celestica Inc.
Title
Celestica Inc.
Type
Company
Coverage
Toronto, ON
Begin Date
1994-01-01
Active Until
Ongoing
Location
844 Don Mills Rd. E., Toronto, ON (1994, 201)
213 Harry Walker Parkway S., Newmarket, ON (2024)
3333 Unity Drive, Suite A, Mississauga, ON (2024)
Product Areas
Computing
Aerospace
Activities
Manufacturing
Designing
Timeline
- 1994 – IBM Canada creates a new subsidiary, Celestica Inc., to manufacturing computer chips. (“Heritage Property Research And Evaluation Report”: 9)
- 1995 – IBM Canada completes a new building at its 3600 Steeles Ave. E., Markham, ON location. IBM moves out of both the Don Mills Rd. and Eglinton Ave. locations into the Steeles building, allowing Celestica to occupy the 844 Don Mills Rd. E. factory. (“IBM Canada Head Office Building” Wikipedia)
- 1996 – Celestica, described as “a Canadian factory that makes memory chips and other computer parts” is sold by IBM to Onex Corp., an investmentment company in Toronto, ON for “about $540 million.” Celestica also has a plant located in Chicago, Massachusetts, USA. (“I.B.M. To Sell Its Celestica Plant to Onex”)
- 2017 – Preparing for the sale of its factory property at 844 Don Mills Road E., Toronto, ON, Celestica enters “into a long-term lease in the Greater Toronto Area for our new manufacturing operations.” (McLean, “Celestica sells 60.5 Toronto campus for development”)
- 2019 – Celestica completes its move into new locations in Toronto, and formally sells the property at 844 Don Mills Rd. E. property “for development”. This property is listed on the City of Toronto heritage register. (McLean, “Celestica sells 60.5 Toronto campus for development”)
- 2024 – Celestica Inc. active at with sales office, 1900-5140 Yonge St., Toronto, ON; testing and laboratory facilities at 213 Harry Walker Parkway S., Newmarket, ON, and aerospace testing and manufacturing facility at 3333 Unity Drive, Suite A, Mississauga, ON. (https://www.celestica.com/about-us/locations#toronto-canada)
- 1995 – IBM Canada completes a new building at its 3600 Steeles Ave. E., Markham, ON location. IBM moves out of both the Don Mills Rd. and Eglinton Ave. locations into the Steeles building, allowing Celestica to occupy the 844 Don Mills Rd. E. factory. (“IBM Canada Head Office Building” Wikipedia)
- 1996 – Celestica, described as “a Canadian factory that makes memory chips and other computer parts” is sold by IBM to Onex Corp., an investmentment company in Toronto, ON for “about $540 million.” Celestica also has a plant located in Chicago, Massachusetts, USA. (“I.B.M. To Sell Its Celestica Plant to Onex”)
- 2017 – Preparing for the sale of its factory property at 844 Don Mills Road E., Toronto, ON, Celestica enters “into a long-term lease in the Greater Toronto Area for our new manufacturing operations.” (McLean, “Celestica sells 60.5 Toronto campus for development”)
- 2019 – Celestica completes its move into new locations in Toronto, and formally sells the property at 844 Don Mills Rd. E. property “for development”. This property is listed on the City of Toronto heritage register. (McLean, “Celestica sells 60.5 Toronto campus for development”)
- 2024 – Celestica Inc. active at with sales office, 1900-5140 Yonge St., Toronto, ON; testing and laboratory facilities at 213 Harry Walker Parkway S., Newmarket, ON, and aerospace testing and manufacturing facility at 3333 Unity Drive, Suite A, Mississauga, ON. (https://www.celestica.com/about-us/locations#toronto-canada)
Sources
“Heritage Property Research And Evaluation Report – Attachment No. 5 – I B M (Canada) Offices and Plant…” ACO Toronto, Heritage Preservation Services, City Planning Division, City of Toronto, September 2016. (https://www.acotoronto.ca/buildingsources/sRVKTm4mgM.pdf)
“I.B.M. To Sell Its Celestica Plant to Onex” New York Times, October 2, 1996: D4
McLean, Steve “Celestica sells 60.5 Toronto campus for development” Real Estate News EXchange (Renx), March 18, 2019 (https://renx.ca/celestica-sells-60-5-acre-toronto-campus) [13-11-24]
“I.B.M. To Sell Its Celestica Plant to Onex” New York Times, October 2, 1996: D4
McLean, Steve “Celestica sells 60.5 Toronto campus for development” Real Estate News EXchange (Renx), March 18, 2019 (https://renx.ca/celestica-sells-60-5-acre-toronto-campus) [13-11-24]
Citation
“Celestica Inc.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed November 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8270.
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