Welcome to Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Windsor summary
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Windsor is located directly
south of Detroit and is separated from that city by the Detroit River. The city has views of the Detroit skyline. Windsor-Detroit is the busiest commercial
border crossing in North America; the Ambassador Bridge alone carries 27 percent of the total trade between the United States and Canada. The region marks
the only border crossing where entering the mainland United States from Canada involves travelling north.
Windsor is one of Canada's major automobile manufacturing centers and is often referred to as the Automotive Capital of Canada. The city is home to the
headquarters of Chrysler Canada. Automotive industries include the Chrysler mini-van assembly plant, a Ford Motor Company engine plant, a General Motors
transmission plant, along with a number of smaller tool and die and automotive parts manufacturers. Windsor currently has the highest metropolitan unemployment
rate in the country sitting at 9.0% (Statistics Canada - December, 2007).
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Labour union membership has been traditionally very high in Windsor. The Ford Strike of 1945 occurred in the city, an outcome of which was the Rand Formula
which revolutionized Canadian labour law. Currently, unionization rates are around 25 percent but have been declining due to auto plant closures and downsizing.
However, the Canadian Auto Workers union continues to maintain a strong presence in the city.
Windsor is the headquarters of Hiram Walker & Sons Limited, which is now owned by Pernod Ricard. Its historic distillery was founded by Hiram Walker in 1858
in what was then Walkerville, Ontario.
Other notable employers are Casino Windsor, Sutherland Global Services, Accucaps and Green Shield which are all reflective of the Windsor region's diversifying
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Windsor is also home to the Great Lakes Regional office of the International Joint Commission, which is housed in the Bank of Commerce Building, a 14-storey
tall bank tower occupied by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
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