Good morning, Mr. Chair, committee members, and Mr. Plummer.
I thank the committee very much for inviting Aecon to express our views on some very important topics. I feel honoured to present my views today.
I'll take this privilege to start with a brief introduction about Aecon. Aecon is Canada's largest publicly traded construction company, with about 12,000 seasonal and full-time employees. We've been in business for 140 years. Aecon has been engaged with the Canadian nuclear industry for almost five decades. We are proud to be a key part of the industry's mission-critical Darlington refurbishment project. Currently, Aecon Nuclear employs 1,650 staff and trade labourers throughout the various nuclear projects in Ontario and almost an equal number of indirect jobs through our suppliers and subcontractors.
Leveraging over 50 years of experience and top-notch qualifications, Aecon is also part of the international supply chain of safety-rated modules for Westinghouse's new reactors under construction at V.C. Summer and Vogtle in the U.S.A., and we support more than 300 direct and indirect jobs.
Thank you.