Aerospace
Competitive Landscape
Tabulation of map of location of aerospace businesses – 2019
| Province or Territory |
Number of aerospace businesses |
|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
4 |
| Prince Edward Island |
3 |
| Nova Scotia |
11 |
| New Brunswick |
2 |
| Quebec |
134 |
| Ontario |
258 |
| Manitoba |
19 |
| Saskatchewan |
2 |
| Alberta |
39 |
| British Columbia |
107 |
| Yukon |
0 |
| Northwest Territories |
0 |
| Nunavut |
0 |
| Total |
579 |
NAICS code 3364
Motives: Customer demand, profitability, market share, safety compliance
Tabulation of aerospace sector barriers and opportunities
| Theme |
Barrier or Opportunity |
Supporting actions |
|---|
| Defend and Sustain |
Barrier: COVID-19 pandemic has presented a severe shock. Possible severe long-term effects. |
Continue and extend the range of fiscal measures already put in place as part of the COVID-19 response to prevent loss of critical skills in short to medium term. |
| Defend and Sustain |
Barrier: International legislation cited as restricting operations. |
Monitor policy to ensure MRO activities are not hampered through any new regulations. |
| Defend and Sustain |
Barrier: Customers don’t recognize the value of some VRP services. |
Use sector focus group to explore further; develop an accreditation service for customer reassurance if necessary. Accreditation and purchaser confidence is a cross-sectoral problem. |
| Transform |
Barrier: Low availability of skilled personnel with the required degree of product knowledge. |
Support training and investment in MRO activity to keep up with new low-carbon technologies, such as hydrogen. A sector-focused R&D hub or personnel exchanges between companies via collaborative projects could assist. |
| Leverage |
Opportunity: Diffuse capabilities into less developed sectors. |
Advanced aerospace engineering techniques and practices could boost less developed sectors. Encourage cross-learning as above and via collaborative research projects at home and abroad. |
Current performance
VRP Activity 2019, $CAD billion
| VRP Activity |
Remanufacturing |
Comprehensive Refurbishment |
Repair |
Total |
|---|
| Sales Income |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
|---|
Note: 44,700 jobs in total
Environmental Impact 2019, kt/yr saved/avoided
| VRP Activity |
Remanufacturing |
Comprehensive Refurbishment |
Repair |
Total |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
22 |
84 |
77 |
183 |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
3.8 |
15 |
14 |
33 |
|---|
| Plastics re-used kt/yr |
Insufficient data to quantify but certainly not zero |
Insufficient data to quantify but certainly not zero |
Insufficient data to quantify but certainly not zero |
Insufficient data to quantify but certainly not zero |
|---|
Future outlook
VRP Activity 2030, $CAD billion
| Scenario |
Current 2019 |
As-Is |
Rebound |
Delayed rebound |
Recession |
|---|
| Sales Income |
8.0 |
9.7 |
9.3 |
9.0 |
7.3 |
|---|
Note: Net new jobs – 10,500 lost in the Recession Scenario
Environmental Impact 2030, kt/yr saved/avoided
| Scenario |
Current 2019 |
As-Is |
Rebound |
Delayed rebound |
Recession |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
183 |
220 |
213 |
205 |
166 |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
33 |
39 |
37 |
36 |
29 |
|---|
| Plastics reused kt/yr |
Insufficient data to quantify but certainly not zero |
Insufficient data to quantify but certainly not zero |
Insufficient data to quantify but certainly not zero |
Insufficient data to quantify but certainly not zero |
Insufficient data to quantify but certainly not zero |
|---|
Automotive
Competitive Landscape
Tabulation of map of location of automotive repair businesses – 2019
| Province or Territory |
Number of automotive repair businesses |
|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
383 |
| Prince Edward Island |
197 |
| Nova Scotia |
888 |
| New Brunswick |
914 |
| Quebec |
9,957 |
| Ontario |
14,938 |
| Manitoba |
1,494 |
| Saskatchewan |
1,477 |
| Alberta |
4,775 |
| British Columbia |
4,930 |
| Yukon |
46 |
| Northwest Territories |
24 |
| Nunavut |
5 |
| Total |
40,028 |
NAICS codes 811111, 811112, 811119, 811121, 811199
Motives: Customer demand, profitability, market share, safety compliance
Tabulation of automotive sector barriers and opportunities
| Theme |
Barrier or Opportunity |
Supporting actions |
|---|
| Grow |
Barrier: Limited engagement in VRPs |
Aftermarket activities could be expanded by pull mechanisms such as preferential public procurement of remanufactured components for fleet vehicles, as in the U.S. |
| Sustain |
Barrier: Labour intensive nature of VRP activities. |
Fiscal measures may help offset labour costs but applying lean manufacturing principles (e.g. deploying automation) could reduce the cost base. Support could be through business grants or loans, or development of collaborative industry-academia programs. |
| Defend |
Barrier: Limits to skills and infrastructure. |
Assist in building clusters of competence for new manufacturing and remanufacturing. Target e.g. skills and infrastructure for efficiency and quality and to service new Electric Vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing and remanufacturing. |
| Transform |
Barrier: Rapidly evolving powertrain technology. |
Foster skills for new vehicle technologies through research funding. Impact-based targets and best practice guidance could assist in harmonizing end of life requirements in supporting VRP activities. |
| Leverage |
Opportunity: Diffuse capabilities into less developed sectors. |
Leverage automotive competence to assist other sectors. Encourage transfer of knowledge & best VRP practice for example through a sector hub, co-projects, or personnel exchanges. |
Current performance
VRP Activity 2019, $CAD billion
| VRP Activity |
Remanufacturing and Comprehensive Refurbishment |
Refurbishment and Repair |
Re-use |
Total |
|---|
| Sales Income |
1.8 |
17.3 |
13.7 |
32.8 |
|---|
Note: 518,000 jobs in total
Environmental Impact 2019, kt/yr saved/avoided
| VRP Activity |
Remanufacturing and comprehensive refurbishment |
Refurbishment |
Repair |
Total |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
111.1 |
73.3 |
85 |
269 |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
12.3 |
8.1 |
9.4 |
30 |
|---|
| Plastics re-used kt/yr |
1.8 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
|---|
| Waste prevented kt/yr |
1.9 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
|---|
Note: Excludes benefits of tire retreading, approx. 2 kt/yr materials & 1 kt/yr plastics saving
Future outlook
VRP Activity 2030, $CAD billion
| Scenario |
Current 2019 |
As-Is |
Natural |
Moderate |
Strong |
|---|
| Sales Income |
33 |
36 |
36 |
37.6 |
39.4 |
|---|
Note: 71,000 VRP jobs and 24,000 Net new jobs created in the Strong Scenario
Environmental Impact 2030, kt/yr saved/avoided
| Scenario |
Current 2019 |
As-Is |
Natural |
Moderate |
Strong |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
269 |
286 |
289 |
296 |
306 |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
30 |
32 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
|---|
| Plastics re-used kt/yr |
4.4 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
|---|
| Waste prevented kt/yr |
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
|---|
Note: Excludes benefits of tire retreading
Heavy-Duty & Off-Road (HDOR)
Competitive Landscape
Tabulation of map of location of automotive repair businesses – 2019
| Province or Territory |
Number of automotive repair businesses |
|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
383 |
| Prince Edward Island |
197 |
| Nova Scotia |
888 |
| New Brunswick |
914 |
| Quebec |
9,957 |
| Ontario |
14,938 |
| Manitoba |
1,494 |
| Saskatchewan |
1,477 |
| Alberta |
4,775 |
| British Columbia |
4,930 |
| Yukon |
46 |
| Northwest Territories |
24 |
| Nunavut |
5 |
| Total |
40,028 |
NAICS codes 811111, 811112, 811119, 811121, 811199
Motives: Customer demand, profitability, market share, environmental issues
Tabulation of HDOR sector barriers and opportunities
| Theme |
Barrier or Opportunity |
Supporting actions |
|---|
| Sustain |
Barrier: Low availability of skilled personnel with the required degree of product knowledge. |
Support training and investment in HDOR VRP activity to safeguard the effectiveness of the sector. A sector-focused R&D hub or personnel exchanges between companies via collaborative projects could assist. |
| Defend |
Barrier: Poor core access and quality. |
Promote VRP activities for HDOR to mining sector as good environmental practice. Stimulate market through public procurement or contracted fleet vehicles. |
| Defend |
Barrier: High labour cost. |
VRP operations are labour-intensive and so more vulnerable to low cost imports. Fiscal measures can reduce the cost of labour as well as supporting initiatives to apply lean manufacturing principles to VRP activities. Lean could include the deployment of automation. Support could be through business grants or loans, or collaborative industry-academia programs. |
| Transform |
Opportunity: Additive manufacturing. |
Foster uptake of advanced (e.g. additive) manufacturing technologies through low interest rate loans or grants. Support and coordinate collaborative ventures as above. |
Current performance
VRP Activity 2019, $CAD billion
| VRP Activity |
Remanufacturing and Comprehensive Refurbishment |
Refurbishment and Repair |
Re-use |
Total |
|---|
| Sales Income |
0.63 |
0.11 |
0.11 |
0.85 |
|---|
Note: 7,100 jobs in total
Environmental Impact 2019, kt/yr saved/avoided
| VRP Activity |
Remanufacturing and Comprehensive Refurbishment |
Refurbishment and Repair |
Re-use |
Total |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
70 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
75 |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
7.8 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
8 |
|---|
| Plastics re-used kt/yr |
1.1 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
1.2 |
|---|
| Waste prevented kt/yr |
1.2 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
1.3 |
|---|
Note: Excludes benefits of tire retreading, 20 kt/yr CO2e and 15 kt/yr materials saving.
Future outlook
VRP Activity 2030, $CAD billion
| Scenario |
Current 2019 |
As-Is |
Natural |
Moderate |
Strong |
|---|
| Sales Income |
0.85 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.13 |
1.18 |
|---|
Note: 3,900 VRP jobs and 700 Net new jobs created in the Strong Scenario
Environmental Impact 2030, kt/yr saved/avoided
| Scenario |
Current 2019 |
As-Is |
Natural |
Moderate |
Strong |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
75 |
95 |
96 |
99 |
104 |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
8 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
|---|
| Plastics re-used kt/yr |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
|---|
| Waste prevented kt/yr |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
|---|
Note: Excludes benefits of tire retreading
Electronics
Competitive Landscape
Tabulation of map of location of electronic and precision repair and maintenance businesses – 2019
| Province or Territory |
Number of electronic and precision repair and maintenance businesses |
|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
37 |
| Prince Edward Island |
12 |
| Nova Scotia |
67 |
| New Brunswick |
62 |
| Quebec |
755 |
| Ontario |
1,834 |
| Manitoba |
103 |
| Saskatchewan |
113 |
| Alberta |
729 |
| British Columbia |
633 |
| Yukon |
4 |
| Northwest Territories |
0 |
| Nunavut |
0 |
| Total |
4,349 |
NAICS code 811210
Motives: Profitability, market share, environmental drivers
Tabulation of electronics sector barriers and opportunities
| Theme |
Barrier or Opportunity |
Supporting actions |
|---|
| Grow |
Barrier: Lack of market pull |
Develop and harmonize EPR schemes to motivate valorizing used electronics, making a positive offering to customers. Implement refurbishment standards and/or labelling schemes to boost consumer confidence. |
| Sustain |
Barrier: Low availability of skilled personnel with the required degree of product knowledge. |
Support training and investment in electronics VRP activity to safeguard the effectiveness. A sector-focused R&D hub or personnel exchanges between companies via collaborative projects could assist. |
| Transform |
Barrier: High logistics costs. |
Develop a harmonized collection infrastructure for EoL electronics to boost feasibility of VRP activities. Encourage public to return hoarded EoL devices through information campaigns and publicity drives. |
| Defend |
Opportunity: Promotion of whole life benefits. |
Analyze life cycle impacts of electronics VRP activities and publicize when they have clear impact of longer-lived electronic devices. This may also help motivate the uptake of Right to Repair style regulations. |
Current performance
VRP Activity 2019, $CAD billion
| VRP Activity |
Comprehensive Refurbishment |
Refurbishment and Repair |
Re-use |
Total |
|---|
| Sales Income |
0.14 |
0.62 |
0.62 |
1.4 |
|---|
Note: 12,000 jobs in total
Environmental Impact 2019, kt/yr saved/avoided
| VRP Activity |
Comprehensive Refurbishment |
Refurbishment and Repair |
Re-use |
Total |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
65 |
108 |
167 |
339 |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
2 |
10 |
12 |
24 |
|---|
| Plastics re-used kt/yr |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
7.2 |
|---|
Future outlook
VRP Activity 2030, $CAD billion
| Scenario |
Current 2019 |
As-Is |
Natural |
Moderate |
Strong |
|---|
| Sales Income |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.76 |
1.85 |
|---|
Note: 5,400 VRP jobs and 1,400 Net new jobs created in the Strong Scenario
Environmental Impact 2030, kt/yr saved/avoided
| Scenario |
Current 2019 |
As-Is |
Natural |
Moderate |
Strong |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
339 |
409 |
413 |
429 |
450 |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
24 |
29 |
29 |
30 |
32 |
|---|
| Plastics re-used kt/yr |
7.2 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
9.1 |
10 |
|---|
Home Appliances
Competitive Landscape
Tabulation of map of location of appliance repair and maintenance businesses – 2019
| Province or Territory |
Number of appliance repair and maintenance businesses |
|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
18 |
| Prince Edward Island |
13 |
| Nova Scotia |
60 |
| New Brunswick |
35 |
| Quebec |
556 |
| Ontario |
1,095 |
| Manitoba |
88 |
| Saskatchewan |
91 |
| Alberta |
313 |
| British Columbia |
475 |
| Yukon |
3 |
| Northwest Territories |
1 |
| Nunavut |
0 |
| Total |
2,748 |
NAICS code 811412
Motives: Warranty fulfilment, strategic advantage, brand protection/corporate social responsibility (CSR), profitability, federal legislation
Tabulation of home appliance sector barriers and opportunities
| Theme |
Barrier or Opportunity |
Supporting actions |
|---|
| Grow |
Barrier: Lack of market pull |
Fund local social enterprises to provide employment and training opportunities to socially excluded communities. Develop and harmonize EPR schemes to motivate valorizing used appliances, making a positive offering to customers. Implement refurbishment standards and/or labelling schemes to boost consumer confidence. |
| Transform |
Opportunity: Breakthrough of sharing and other servitization business models. |
Better understand barriers to leasing and servitized models of business. Support transformation by policy that promotes and normalizes communal facilities as demonstrated in Sweden. |
| Defend |
Opportunity: Promotion of whole life benefits. |
Analyze life cycle impacts of appliance VRP activities and publicize when they have clear impact of longer-lived electronic devices. This may also help motivate the uptake of Right to Repair style regulations. |
Current performance
VRP Activity 2019, $CAD billion
| VRP Activity |
Refurbishment |
Repair |
Re-use |
Total |
|---|
| Sales Income |
0.12 |
0.80 |
Not quantified |
0.92 |
|---|
Note: 7,400 jobs in total
Environmental Impact 2019, kt/yr saved/avoided
| VRP Activity |
Refurbishment |
Repair |
Re-use |
Total |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
30 |
256 |
80 |
366 |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
14 |
102 |
34 |
150 |
|---|
| Plastics re-used kt/yr |
3 |
23 |
8 |
34 |
|---|
Future outlook
VRP Activity 2030, $CAD billion
| Scenario |
Current 2019 |
As-Is |
Natural |
Moderate |
Strong |
|---|
| Sales Income |
0.92 |
1.11 |
1.12 |
1.16 |
1.22 |
|---|
Note: 3,200 VRP jobs and 500 Net new jobs created in the Strong Scenario
Environmental Impact 2030, kt/yr saved/avoided
| Scenario |
Current 2019 |
As-Is |
Natural |
Moderate |
Strong |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
366 |
372 |
372 |
374 |
375 |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
150 |
152 |
153 |
153 |
154 |
|---|
| Plastics re-used kt/yr |
34.4 |
35.1 |
35.1 |
35.3 |
35.4 |
|---|
Furniture
Competitive Landscape
Tabulation of map of location of reupholstery and furniture repair businesses – 2019
| Province or Territory |
Number of reupholstery and furniture repair businesses |
|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
8 |
| Prince Edward Island |
8 |
| Nova Scotia |
35 |
| New Brunswick |
25 |
| Quebec |
427 |
| Ontario |
680 |
| Manitoba |
55 |
| Saskatchewan |
40 |
| Alberta |
189 |
| British Columbia |
234 |
| Yukon |
4 |
| Northwest Territories |
0 |
| Nunavut |
0 |
| Total |
1,705 |
NAICS code 811420
Motives: Customer demand, profitability, market share, environmental drivers, brand protection/corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Tabulation of furniture sector barriers and opportunities
| Theme |
Barrier or Opportunity |
Supporting actions |
|---|
| Grow |
Barrier: Customer recognition. |
Promote a full lifetime service requirement including maintenance for office furniture. End-of-life take back schemes could make the re-use of reclaimed parts in new designs easier. Accreditation would help to build consumer trust. Requires proper EoL management to ensure materials segregation and diversion from landfill. |
| Grow |
Barrier: Lack of market pull. |
Public purchasing policies and procurement should specify VRP’d furniture. Fund local social enterprises to provide employment and training opportunities to socially excluded communities. Harmonize EPR schemes so VRPs are driven to valorize EoL furniture and make it attractive. |
| Grow |
Barrier: High logistics costs. |
Establish centralized waste management organizations to reclaim and sort furniture in a good state. Take-back schemes, whether they are voluntary or enforced, would help increase volumes to support economies of scale. |
| Grow |
Opportunity: Issue with product design. |
Promote design for disassembly and modular design strategies through a design awareness campaign. Encourage or mandate the long-term supply of spare parts to assist VRPs. |
Current performance
VRP Activity 2019, $CAD billion
| VRP Activity |
Refurbishment and Repair |
Re-use |
Total |
|---|
| Sales Income |
0.39 |
Informal, unvalued |
0.39 |
|---|
Note: 4,300 jobs in total
Environmental Impact 2019, kt/yr saved/avoided
| VRP Activity |
Refurbishment and Repair |
Re-use |
Total |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
139 |
229 |
368 |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
73 |
126 |
199 |
|---|
| Plastics reissued kt/yr |
4 |
7 |
11 |
|---|
Note: Includes projections of informal re-use
Future outlook
VRP Activity 2030, $CAD billion
| Scenario |
Current 2019 |
As-Is |
Natural |
Moderate |
Strong |
|---|
| Sales Income |
0.39 |
0.46 |
0.47 |
0.49 |
0.51 |
|---|
Note: 1,200 VRP jobs and 100 Net new jobs created in the Strong Scenario
Environmental Impact 2030, kt/yr saved/avoided
| Scenario |
Current 2019 |
As-Is |
Natural |
Moderate |
Strong |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
368 |
442 |
447 |
464 |
486 |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
199 |
240 |
242 |
252 |
264 |
|---|
| Plastics re-used kt/yr |
11 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
|---|
4 Sectors with ‘initial’ analysis
Marine
Estimated VRP revenue 2019, $CAD billion
| VRP activity |
Revenue ($CAD billion) |
|---|
| Remanufacturing and Comprehensive Refurbishment |
0.06* |
| Refurbishment and Repair |
4.5 |
| Reuse |
Not applicable |
| Total |
4.5 |
*Value included within Refurbishment and Repair
Environmental Impact 2019
| Sector |
Marine VRP activity |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
~100 |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
~15 |
|---|
Medical Devices
Estimated VRP revenue 2019, $CAD billion
| VRP activity |
Revenue ($CAD billion) |
|---|
| Remanufacturing and Comprehensive Refurbishment |
0.03 |
| Refurbishment, Repair, and Reuse |
Not applicable |
| Total |
0.03 |
Environmental Impact 2019
| Sector |
Medical equipment VRP activity |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
Unquantified due to lack of data |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
Unquantified due to lack of data |
|---|
Industrial Equipment
Estimated VRP revenue 2019, $CAD billion
| VRP activity |
Revenue ($CAD billion) |
|---|
| Remanufacturing, Comprehensive Refurbishment, Refurbishment, and Repair |
7.4 |
| Reuse |
Not applicable |
| Total |
7.4 |
Environmental Impact 2019
| Sector |
Industrial equipment VRP activity |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
~150 |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
~20 |
|---|
Rail
Estimated VRP revenue 2019, $CAD billion
| VRP activity |
Revenue ($CAD billion) |
|---|
| Remanufacturing and Comprehensive Refurbishment |
0.07* |
| Refurbishment and Repair |
1.0 |
| Reuse |
Not applicable |
| Total |
1.0 |
*Value included within Refurbishment and Repair
Environmental Impact 2019
| Sector |
Rail VRP activity |
|---|
| GWP avoided kt CO2e/yr |
~30 |
|---|
| Material savings kt/yr |
~3 |
|---|
