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CANADA'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY Some facts about the Canadian textile industry: Shipments
In 2006, the Canadian textile industry shipped $5.7 billion worth of fibres, yarns, fabrics and textile articles (excluding clothing) to customers in more than 100 industries in North America and abroad.
Exports In 2006, Canadian textile exports totaled $2.7 billion (of which $2.2 billion went to the U.S.). The industry also exports to Asia, Europe, South America, etc. Canadian textile exports accounted for only 10% of textile industry shipments in 1989, but now account for over 47% of industry shipments. Canada’s textile industry is capital and technology intensive, and continuously re-invests to remain internationally competitive. The textile industry invested $4 billion* between 1996 and 2005. (*This figure does not include investments by man-made fibre & filament yarn producers, for which data is not available.) A recent study entitled Innovation Performance in Canadian Manufacturing Industries showed an 85.8% innovation intensity rate for “Textile Mills” and 83.5% for “Textile Product Mills”, compared to 80.2% for the Canadian manufacturing sector as a whole. Research and Development A recent analysis by Statistics Canada comparing R&D performance by manufacturing industries in Canada vs the U.S. in 2000 ranks textiles as one of only 6 (of 21) Canadian manufacturing sectors reporting higher than U.S. R&D intensities. The Canadian R&D intensity measure for textiles was 1.3; the U.S. only 0.5. The only other five sectors where Canadian R&D intensity was higher are non-ferrous metals; communications equipment; pharmaceuticals; coke, petroleum & other refined fuel products; and aerospace. Skills and Workforce
Canadian textile producers recognize that a well-educated and highly-skilled workforce is essential to the industry’s performance and competitive advantage. Award-winning skills development programs – created through collaborative industry efforts – are used extensively in plants and other facilities to ensure Canada’s textile industry workforce remains up-to-date and at the leading edge of workforce learning.
Responsible Leadership Canadian textile manufacturers recognize the importance of sustainable production. They have implemented measures to reduce their energy consumption, and the industry has improved its energy intensity by 40% between 1990 and 2004. Energy use dropped by 39.3% during the same period, while the industry’s GDP rose slightly. Textiles manufacturers are also pro-active in controlling their effluents and emissions to protect the environment, and have adopted in-plant practices that promote a safe and healthy workplace. Canadian textile manufacturers offer fibres, yarns, fabrics and products for:
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