# Boeing plans to spend $36 million on composite aerospace manufacturing projects at its Winnipeg facility.

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-17 · CBC.ca*

## Key points

- Boeing will invest $36 million in composite manufacturing R&D at its Winnipeg facility.
- Funding will support automated processes, collaborative robotics, and joint projects with the National Research Council.
- This initiative is tied to Boeing's CP-8A Poseidon selection under Canada's defence industrial policy.
- The investment aims to improve workplace safety, product quality, and production efficiency by automating repetitive tasks.
- Premiere Kinew indicated more aerospace investments in Manitoba are likely based on recent talks in Ottawa.

**Companies:** Boeing
**Countries:** Canada

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