Motorola Canada Ltd.

Motorola Canada Ltd.

Company

Toronto, ON

1952-01-01

1985-01-01

3125 Steeles Ave. E., Willowdale, ON (c.1973)

110 Denison St., Markham, ON. (c. 1973)

Communications

Radio

Televisions

Acquired by: Rogers-Majestic (1941) Ltd. (Toronto, ON)

- 1952 - Motorola Canada Ltd. is founded by Chicago company Motorola. The company establishes a factory for manufacturing televisions and radios. ("Motorola Milestones")

- 195? - Rogers-Majestic’s mobile radio division is purchased by Canadian Motorola.

- 1966 - The company begins producing car radios in Midland, ON. ("Motorola Canada Limited... character of a company")

- c. 1973 - Company is active with multiple manufacturing and office sites. These include manufacturing facility at 110 Denison St., Markham, ON; one in Midland, ON. The head office, 2-way radio facility is at 3125 Steeles Ave. E., Willowdale, ON. ("Motorola Canada Limited... character of a company")

- 1973, Fall - Active with a division(?) called Motorola (Dascan) or Motorola Dascan, active at 3125 Steeles Ave. E., Willowdale, ON. ("Equipment Manufacturers and Suppliers")

- 1985 - Motorola Dascan, a division of Motorola Canada Ltd. is amalgamated into Motorola Canada Ltd. [Possibly that Motorola Dascan was the result of a purchase which was then reamalgamated back into a new Motorola Canada Ltd.]("Federal Corportation Information - 142320-7")

"Equipment Manufacturers and Suppliers" Broadcaster Directory (Fall 1973): 85 (https://www.worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/Archive-Broadcaster-Canada/70s/Broadcaster-Canada-1973-Directroy.pdf)

"Federal Corportation Information - 142320-7" (https://ised-isde.canada.ca/cc/lgcy/fdrlCrpDtls.html?corpId=1423207) [06-12-24]

"Motorola Milestones" Motorola. (https://www.motorola.com/us/about/motorola-history-milestones) [06-12-24]

"Motorola Canada Limited... character of a company" Motorola Canada Ltd. (n.d.) (https://ia600501.us.archive.org/24/items/Moto2280_0000/Moto2280_0000.pdf)