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The Pacific Manufacturing Association of Canada (PMAC) is a not-for-profit industry association representing Japanese original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with automotive manufacturing operations in Canada, including Honda and Toyota.
Today, PMAC’s members account for the majority of Canada’s automotive production, building more than 75 per cent of all vehicles manufactured in Canada combined.
PMAC provides a collective platform for coordinated engagement with federal and provincial governments on policy issues affecting automotive manufacturing and Canada’s integrated North American supply chain. The Association also works to promote and protect the unique interests of its members, and their four decades of continuous production, investment, exports, and employment in Canada.
Core focus areas include manufacturing, trade and tariff policies, electric vehicle and GHG emissions policies, regulatory modernization, and broader measures to enhance Canada’s automotive manufacturing competitiveness.
PMAC positions its members as long‑standing, solutions‑oriented partners to governments, with a demonstrated history of ongoing operations, economic contribution, and commitment to Canadian workers and communities. The Association supports pragmatic, evidence‑based policies that reinforce Canada’s position as a competitive and reliable location for automotive manufacturing.
In 2025, PMAC members manufactured 77% of all the vehicles made in Canada.
A large majority of Canadians who prefer Canadian-made vehicles choose models produced by PMAC members.
In 2025, assembly plants operated by PMAC members contributed nearly $4 BILLION to Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP)
PMAC members employ 60% of all automotive assembly workers in Canada.
Over more than four decades of operating in Canada, PMAC members have not undertaken assembly plant layoffs.
The Canadian operations of Japan-based automotive parts suppliers to PMAC members employ more than 18,000 people.
PMAC members’ Canadian vehicle assembly plants are synonymous with manufacturing quality.
Many of Canada’s largest automotive parts manufacturing plants are operated by Japan-based companies that supply PMAC members primarily or exclusively, serving as major employers in communities across Ontario and Quebec.
More than 80% of the vehicles produced in Canada by PMAC members are exported to the United States, with virtually all remaining vehicles sold domestically.
PMAC members produce more vehicles in Canada than they sell domestically.
Brendan Sweeney is the inaugural President and CEO of the Pacific Manufacturing Association of Canada (PMAC). As Canada’s leading automotive manufacturing industry research and analyst, Brendan brings his unique approach to leadership and relationship-building to PMAC at a critical moment for the automotive industry in Canada.
Brendan has nearly two decades of experience working with leading automotive companies in Canada. Prior to joining PMAC Brendan served as the Managing Director of research centres such as the Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing at Western University and the Automotive Policy Research Centre (APRC) at McMaster University. Much of his work at Western and McMaster involved working collaboratively with government agencies and industry associations to inform federal and provincial automotive policy and investment strategies. He and the PMAC team look forward to ongoing collaboration with government and industry stakeholders.
Brendan holds graduate degrees (MA & PhD) from Queen’s University and an undergraduate degree from McMaster University. He has taught at several universities, including Queen’s, McMaster, and the University of Manitoba, and spent a year at the University of Washington as a Visiting Fulbright Scholar.
