The head of Stellantis told MPs Wednesday the automaker is committed to maintaining production in Canada and supporting Canadian autoworkers, but that expanding investment will require more trade “certainty.”

Stellantis president Jeff Hines told the House of Commons industry committee the decision to move planned production from Brampton, Ont., to the U.S. announced this month was “not taken lightly,” but acknowledged U.S. tariffs had upended its business strategy.

He said laid-off Brampton workers are getting priority placement at Stellantis’ new battery production plant in Windsor — a project supported by nearly $15 billion in federal subsidies — and transfer opportunities to other Stellantis plants “wherever possible.”

Workers will also see extended benefits as the company works on

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