Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
Canadian trade association
The Alliance of Manufacturers & Exporters Canada, operating as Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, is a Canadian trade association that has existed since 1871. The organisation was founded as the Ontario Manufacturers' Association and in 1877 changed its name to the Canadian Manufacturers' Association.
In 1996, the CMA absorbed the Canadian Exporters Association, and in 1999 changed its legal name to the Alliance of Manufacturers & Exporters Canada. Since 2000, it has operated as Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters.
History
In December 1918, the Association created a new office of General Manager. The post, which was filled by James Edward Walsh (1861–1947), was created to broaden the scope of the association's activities and execute its mission. Walsh had worked for the CMA since 1907 in its traffic department. Concurrently, the association's general secretary, G. M. Murray, was sent to Ottawa to carry out work in the capital.
In 1939, Walsh was succeeded as general manager by John Thomas Stirrett (1883–1958). Stirrett was a 1908 graduate of the University of Toronto, and upon graduation began his career as a reporter.
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