I'm very sensitive to that as well.
I appreciate the member's concerns about it, because what is repetitive is the fact that they have continuously misinformed and suggested that there are excessive numbers of foreign workers coming to Canada on a permanent basis, suggesting that all of the taxpayers' money is being put up front, when in fact that's not the case. That's why I think it's important for us to take a look at what Stellantis, in regard to this amendment, is putting forward. It's a major milestone that will create thousands of Canadian jobs for a net-zero emissions economy in the future.
Here is what happened in Ottawa when we announced this. The future of Canada's transportation sector is green, and so to create middle-class jobs and position our economy for success in a low-carbon world, the government is bringing major international investments to Canada that will secure a strong electric vehicle battery supply chain. That is the crux of what we're doing here.
What's important isn't what we're saying. It's not just what we're putting forward. The Premier of Ontario and the mayor of Windsor, alongside the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, went on to do a joint venture that will see a total investment of over $5 billion Canadian in a facility to manufacture batteries for EVs in Canada. This will position Canada as a global leader in the EV manufacturing supply chain. The battery facility will be located in Windsor, Ontario, and will supply Stellantis plants in Windsor and across North America. The facility will be operational by 2025. It's not just about what we're supplying in Windsor and in that trade corridor. It's all across Canada that will benefit.
The Government of Canada has been working closely with both of these companies to secure this investment, given that the project aligns with the government's commitment to develop a Canadian battery ecosystem that supports clean technology and industrial transformation. This announcement and what's built into this amendment within these contracts is yet another step forward. The project, as noted, should create around 2,500 well-paying permanent jobs. More importantly, this investment will not only position Canada as a global leader in the production of EV batteries, but it will also support the development of a sustainable domestic battery manufacturing sector in Canada.
It's interesting that we hear some of the concerns, and I appreciate that because we all want to know as much as we can about the impacts it will have on the Canadian economy and on Canada's investment through its position. In some respects, as noted in the past, it's like our putting up some equity in the deal. The primary equity, the initial tranche, as I mentioned, is coming from Stellantis.
This is what the Conservative Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade had to say on this very issue back in March. He said that, “Through...strategic investments across integrated supply chains, and by reducing the cost of doing business in Ontario by nearly $7 billion annually”, we're able to claim our leadership in the emerging North American EV battery industry. He noted that this partnership with the federal government, Stellantis and other players in Windsor enables us to be at the forefront of a new EV industry, not unlike what has been happening in former industry investments. The fact that we do not participate in amending this motion will give cause for concern to those partners.
The Conservative premier of the province—the cousins of the members opposite who are trying to jeopardize this very contract—said this:
Attracting this multi-billion dollar investment will secure Ontario's place as a North American hub for building the cars and batteries of the future. As we secure game-changing investments, we're also connecting resources, industries and workers in northern Ontario with the manufacturing might of southern Ontario to build up home-grown supply chains. Every region of Ontario will benefit with thousands of jobs being created and a—