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Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC)

LAWG Corporation Files

LAWG collected this material for its corporate research on Canada’s trade, aid and investment policies in Latin America from the 1970s to the 1990s. There are articles from a range of sources – major newspapers, the business press, churches and NGOs.  The collection is an especially richsource of material on mining companies. LAWG published a number of papers on Canadian based companies such as then named INCO, Falconbridge, Brascan and Noranda.

At that time corporate research was a time consuming endeavour. To help others with this research LAWG published “A Guide to Corporate Research” written by Bob Carty in 1979. Also helpful for navigating the history of mining and other Canadian companies see the LAWG publication “Canadian Investment, Trade & Aid in Latin America”, LAWG LETTER, vol. vii, no. 1/2, May-August 1981.

The Corporation Files also include reports and briefs prepared by the Task Force on Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR) which began in 1975. The Task Force was created by the Canadian mainline Christian churches to monitor the operations of specific corporations, especially with reference to investments in Chile and South Africa. In addition to the TCCR items included in the Corporation Files, additional information regarding TCCR (including their Annual Reports) can be found in Section I of the Resource Centre. The complete TCCR Archives can be found at the United Church Archives in Toronto.

Corporate research and Latin America 1970-1980

  • Contains guides to doing corporate research, especially from LAWG and NACLA

ADELA Investment Company S.A. – Monthly Bulletins 1973-1976

  • Incorporated in Luxembourg and active throughout Latin America

ALCOA – Aluminum Company of America

  • One of the world’s largest aluminum producers. 1973-1990 clippings and business press articles, Survival International campaign on ALCOA and indigenous lands in Australia as well as Caritas Report on their operations in North-East Brazil (1983).

ALCAN – Aluminum Company of Canada / Alcan Aluminum Ltd.

  • Canadian subsidiary of ALCOA with headquarters in Montreal. Rich collection of company reports, newspaper clippings & studies from different sources and various groups.
  • Alcan Aluminum Limited – Relations with ALCOA
  • Alcan Pre 1980: SUCO study in French (1974). Clippings on operations in Quebec, BC, Guinea and South Africa.
  • 1980-1992 (3 files) clippings, articles and reports, including House of Commons Hearings on Canada’s foreign policy with Latin America

ALCAN in Latin America

  • Brazil 1972-1991: clippings, short articles, reports including from Canadian Mission “Workers Revolt in Trompetas” 1978
  • Colombia 1979-1985: a few items including on labour militancy
  • Guyana 1971-1992: on nationalization of subsidiary Demba and relations with government
  • Jamaica 1974-1990: clippings, articles & reports including history of bauxite company & 1974 OXFAM report on Alcan in Guyana and Jamaica
  • Mexico 1980-1985: few clippings only

  Issues with ALCAN

  • Health and safety 1975-1980: 3 items including a history
  • Investments and diversification 1977-1981: clippings on various countries
  • Labour Issues 1973-1977: clippings and critical reports on various countries in English, Spanish and French
  • Production, Prices, Profits 1973-1982: newspaper clippings

ALCAN Other Operations

  • British Columbia 1976-1984:clippings on various issues & company brochures
  • Cabora Bassa Dam Project, Mozambique 1970-1971: critical reports
  • Ireland 1978-1981: a few clippings
  • Manitoba 1982: a few clippings
  • Quebec 1976: a few clippings
  • South Africa 1974-1985: Task Force on Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR) monitoring notes and clippings

AMAX Canada Ltd.

  • Vancouver based Canadian mining company. Clippings and articles mostly on the mining conflict with Nishga’a in British Columbia, 1976-1989. Purchased Rosario Resources in 1980.

AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. (AT&T)

  • 1973-1985 Clippings on U.S. operations and various issues including employment policies.

AMWAY (American Way)

  • Distributors, U.S. based. 1982-1989 clippings on operations in Canada, conflict over taxes and ties with Conservative Party.

ANACONDA COMPANY

  • U.S. based mining and manufacturing company with operations in U.S., Canada, Mexico and Chile. Annual report 1972. Few clippings 1974-1981.

ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION

  • British mining company based in South Africa and London. Clippings mostly on operations in South Africa, 1972-1989.

ANGLO-CANADIAN TELEPHONE CO. (subsidiary of General Telephone and Electronics)

  • Dominican Republic
    • File 1 – critical report in Spanish on telephone rates and labour relations in DR 1977
    • File 2 – Anglo-Canadian Telephone Co. – Compania  Dominicana de Telefonos CODETEL Spanish materials on rates and other issues
    • File 3 – Anglo – Canadian Telephone Co. – Sindicato de Trabajadores Telefonicos
      • Two collective contracts 1971-1974 and 1974-1977, trade union statements, 6 issues of union paper El Telefonico 1975-1976.

ARGUS CORP LTD

  • Canadian holding company based in Toronto. Holdings include Hollinger Mines, Dominion Stores etc.
    • File 1 – 1974-1978 clippings on corporation’s leadership following death of long-time chair and transition
    • File 2 – 1979-1983 clippings on corporate manoeuvres and focus on Conrad Black
    • File 3 – 1984-1986 clippings on continued manoeuvres

ASAMERA OIL CORPORATION

  • Based in Calgary with variety of extraction projects in Indonesia, Mexico, Guatemala, U.S., and Canada. Purchased by Gulf Canada 1988.

ASBESTOS CORPORATION

  • Quebec based. 1977-1989 clippings plus long article on nationalization from Canadian Forum (August 1979)

Corporation Files

BRASCAN

Rich collection of annual reports and newspaper clippings.

  • Annual Reports & Newspaper clippings  – with files for 1952 and each year from 1960-1992
  • “The Multinational Corporations and Brazil: The Impact of Multinational Corporations in the Contemporary Brazilian Economy”, Marcos Arruda, Herbet de Souza and Carlos Alfonso. Published by Brazilian Studies/Latin America Research Unit (LARU), 1975           
  • “The Dark Side of the Light: Brascan in Brazil”, LAWG LETTER, vol. iv, no. 2, 1976
  • Sale of Light Servicios – 1976 – 1979
    • EDPER takeover – 1979

BANK OF MONTREAL

  • 1974-1990: Clippings on bank operations in Canada and some overseas. TCCR interventions regarding bank loans to Chilean Junta and South Africa 1978, 1979, 1981.

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

  • 1964-1990: Many clippings and short articles on bank operations especially in the Caribbean, charges of money laundering. TCCR interventions 1976, 1977, 1982 regarding bank loans to South Africa and Chile. Annual Reports 1975 & 1976.

BASIC RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL S.A. (BRISA)

  • Petroleum company with office in Luxembourg and interests in Guatemala. Annual Reports 1978, 1980 & 1984.

BATA SHOES

Canadian company.

  • File 1 – 1959-1975 Clippings on company background and labour relations
  • File 2 – 1975 – 1979 Clippings on labour conflict in Bolivia, operations in Zambia
  • File 3 – 1980-1991 Mr. Bata’s testimony to 1982 House of Commons Committee on Relations with Latin America, clippings on labour relations and conflicts especially in    Africa. Various journalistic pieces.

BECHTEL INC.

  • American engineering and construction company. Few articles 1975-1988.

BELL CANADA

  • 1978-1989: Various articles and clippings

BEMA GOLD CORP. (Chile)

  • Vancouver based junior mining company. Three annual reports 1989, 1990, 1991

BOMBARDIER

  • 1981-1983 mostly clippings on national and international operations. See also Canadair box 117

BRASCAN

  • See Box 115

BRINCO

  • British controlled but Newfoundland based hydro and resource company. Clippings on history, hydro holdings and company mergers 1974-1985.

CAE INDUSTRIES

  • Diversified Canadian holding company with sales to U.S. and Canadian military. Clippings 1976-1991

CAMPBELL CHIBOUGAMOU MINES LTD.

  • Toronto junior mining company involved in Mexico. Few clippings

CANADA DEVELOPMENT CORP. (CDC)

  • Vancouver based holding company operating in resource and other sectors. Founded in 1971 by Canadian government charter to operate independently with mixed public/private capital.
    • File 1 – Company Reports
    • File 2 – 1973 – 1979
    • File 3 – 1980 – 1981 Mostly clippings on viability and advisability of the corporation and its structure. CDC bought 30% of Texas Gulf which led to conflict with Guayami Indigenous Peoples in Panama
    • File 4 – 1982 – 1987 Company reports, clippings on internal company affairs and conflict   with Canadian government.

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR LATIN AMERICA (CALA)

Business leaders’ association lobby.

  • 1969 – 1974: CALA was formed in May 1969. File contains Association & conference reports and newspaper clippings
  • 1975 – 1979: Includes conference reports, membership information
  • TCCR Counter Conferences – TCCR Report and clippings on their participation in CALA conference and on People’s Perspectives on Latin America held in Calgary at the same time as the CALA conference, April 1979. Also TCCR report on CALA conference October 1980
  • 1980 – 1984: Reports and CALA testimony to the House of Commons for Latin America Foreign Policy Review
  • 1985: Activities, CALA News Updates & CALA opinion on various issues
  • 1986: News Updates & CALA paper on Jamaica
  • Annual Reports 1970-1980

CANADA DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT CORP. (CDIC)

  • Crown holding company created in 1982 to manage government interest in Canada Development Corp. (CDC) (see box 116). 1982-1985: clippings and business press articles on CDIC’s madate and operations.

CANADA WIRE AND CABLE

  • Owned by Noranda. 1975-1984: Wire and cable manufacturer with ventures in various Latin American countries. Only 5 items.

CANADAIR

  • Crown corporation based in Montreal. Aircraft manufacturer bought by Bombardier in 1987. Clippings 1983-1988.

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE (CIBC)

  • 1973-1990: Rich collection of clippings and business press articles. Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR) statements (1976-1982) on bank’s operations in South Africa. Bank’s Corporate & Social Responsibility statement 1987.

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CORP.

  • Builder of hydro-electric dams. Only 1 item – 1984 Annual Report with references to Majes in Peru and Chulac Project in Guatemala.

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL POWER

  • Montreal based light and power company with investments in various Latin American countries. Few clippings related to nationalization 1971-1977.

CANDU NUCLEAR REACTOR

  • Developed by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL)
  • 1978-1983:  Clippings plus article from Journal of Canadian Public Policy
  • See also: Argentina Country Files – Box 2; and Solidarity Files – Box SOL-3 for campaign against CANDU sale to Argentina.

CARGILL GRAIN CO.

  • Very large U.S. based grain trader. 1976-1990: Clippings and business press articles plus 1976 Gatt-Fly pamphlet; and text of interview with Roger Burbach of NACLA 1978.

COCA – COLA COMPANY

  • File 1 – 1976 – 1979: mostly clippings on general operations
  • File 2 – 1979-1984:  Guatemala strikes (1980 & 1984) Trade Union support plus report “Soft Drinks, Hard Labour” from the Latin America Bureau in London, UK.
  • File 3 – 1981 – 1990: Coca Cola in Latin America and Third World

COMINCO

  • Vancouver based resources company with international operations mostly in zinc, lead and chemical fertilizer.
    • File 1- 1974 – 1979: Clippings on Canadian operations with and Annual Reports
    • File 2 – 1980-1992: Canadian operations especially in North-West Territories, also Chile and Latin American operations. 1989 Annual Repor

CYPRUS ANVIL MINING CORP.

  • Subsidiary of U.S. Cyprus Mining Corp..
  • 1970-1985 : Clippings mostly on Anvil Mine in the Yukon. Annual Report 1970 & 1978.

DELMONTE

  • NACLA Report on Delmonte “Bitter Fruits” September 1976.

DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT OF CANADA

  • 1977-1992: Crown Corporation sold to Boeing 1986 which put it on the market again. Rich collection of clippings on its troubled performance and sale to Boeing. Annual Report 1977.

DENISON MINES LTD.

  • Toronto based mining and energy company with operations mainly in Canada (uranium, coal, potash, etc.) but also Greece and elsewhere (petroleum) and Australia (uranium). Clippings and business press articles. 1975-1991

DOME PETROLEUM LTD.

  • Canadian petroleum and gold company focused on exploration in Beaufort Sea.
    • File 1 –  1976-1982: Clippings and business press articles. TCCR briefs 1976 and 1977 on Dome’s drilling in the north. Bailout 1982.
    • File 2 – 1983-1988: much the same.

ELDORADO NUCLEAR LTD.

  • Crown corporation privatized in 1988 and merged with Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation. Clippings 1981-1988.

ELF – AQUITANE

  • French petroleum corporation with Canadian branch in Calgary and exploration in Guatemala. Clippings 1980-1981.

EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CORP. (EDC)

  • Government agency established 1969 to promote Canadian exports and foreign investment.
    • File 1 – 1969-1976: Clippings and business press articles including on controversies regarding loans and subsidies
    • File 2 – 1977 – 1978: Clippings, TCCR Briefs on need for social responsibility criteria for EDC (1977 & 1978), House of Commons testimonies and a few (1977) and few issues of EDC News
    • File 3 – 1979 – 1982: Clippings and business press articles
    • File 4 – 1983 – 1990: Clippings and business press articles
    • File 5 – Documents: a few EDC publications

EXXON CORP.

  • A relatively thin file of clippings and business press articles. 1978-1990
  • See also Imperial Oil Ltd.

FALCONBRIDGE NICKEL MINES LTD.

  • Headquarters in Toronto with operations in Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic
    • Task Force on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR). Includes minutes from their Falconbridge Sub-group 1975-1981
    • Critical Report. “Falconbridge: A Report to the Inter Church Task Force on Dialogue With the Corporation”. Presented by the Latin American Working Group (LAWG) and Development Education Centre (DEC), March 1974
    • 1975 AGM – Shareholders Action and Responses (TCCR)
    • 1976 & 1977 AGM – Shareholders Action and Responses (TCCR)
    • 1978 AGM – Shareholders Action and Responses (English and Spanish) TCCR
    • “Toda la Verdad Sobre La Falconbridge” by W. Carter and Fred Goff, in Ahora, No. 505, 16 de Julio 1973
    • Newspaper Clippings 1943, 1963-1975  
    • Newspaper Clippings 1976-1979 on finance and related controversy
    • 1980-1993 – separate files for each year
    • Reports to Shareholders 1976 – 1981
    • Annual Reports 1982-1984 and related documents
    • Copper
    • Sudbury Mines – Labour and lay-offs
    • Sudbury Mines – 1975 Strike
    • Sudbury Mines – Labour and lay-offs – Union and Company Submissions to Ontario
    • Government 1977-1978
    • Giant Yellowknife Mines (subsidiary)

FALCONBRIDGE – Major subsidiaries chart

  • Falconbridge – Africa (binder materials)
  • Chile – Clippings 1973-1977

FALCONBRIDGE DOMINICANA (Dominican Republic)

  • 1968 – 1975 Clippings mostly in Spanish. Labour and various other issues raised by the mine’s operations.
  • 1976 – 1987 clippings in Spanish & English. Labour and Canadian church support
  • Annual Reports 1966 – 1980
  • LAWG/DEC Report to Inter Church Task Force, March 1974
  • Critiques – “El Saqueo de Falconbridge”, special issue of Impacto Socialista, Junio-agosto 1976
  • Labour and Plant Closings 1981 – 1982
  • COOFALCONDO – cooperative to support workers

FLEET AEROSPACE CORP.

  • Ontario based manufacturer of helicopters and related military products. Clippings 1985-1986

FLUOR CORP.

  • California based mining company with operations in Canada & Panama. Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) (New York) letter regarding Cerro Colorado copper development in Panama.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

  • 1978-1987: clippings and short articles from business journals and church interventions on Ford in South Africa. Counter Information Services Anti-Report on Ford from the UK 1978.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

  • 1967-1991: Various clippings and General Electric Canada Annual Report 1988. Also report from Counter Information Services (UK) on General Electric, 1973 that shows relations to defense industry and South Africa. Another report by the American Friends Service Committee describes GE’s activities worldwide including Chile “The World of A Giant Corporation” 1975.
  • GE Subsidiary – CANADA GENERAL ELECTRIC
  • 1977-1989: Canadian subsidiary. Clippings and business press article.

GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA

  • File 1 – 1972 – 1984: Clippings and articles from business press on general operations
  • File 2 – 1985 – 1990: Clippings and articles on worldwide operations including military vehicles built in London, Ontario

GENERAL TELEPHONE AND ELECTRONICS

  • (See also Anglo-Canadian Telephone Co.)
  • Annual Reports 1972-1978. Few clippings.

GLENCAIRN EXPLORATIONS

  • Few items on Brazilian diamond mine. Annual Report 1988.

GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES

  • Explorations in Guyana and Bolivia. Annual Reports 1987 & 1988.

W.R. GRACE & CO.

  • American conglomerate with changing investment profile. NACLA Report “Amazing Grace” 1976 provides historical analysis of its operations with special reference to Peru and Latin America.

GULF OIL CANADA LTD.

  • Clippings and business press articles on Canadian operations and takeover by Reichmann family. Corporate Information Center of the National Council of Churches USA Report on Gulf Oil in Angola 1972. Also analysis of Gulf Oil’s operations in Canso, NS and Cabinda, Angola 1974.

GULF AND WESTERN FOOD PRODUCTS

  • U.S. company with operations in Dominican Republic
    • ‘’Objeciones de Accionistas Cristianos Contra G&W Republica Dominica”
  • File 1 –  1968 – 1974: Company reports, House of Representatives hearings, critical study of sugar plantation production            
  • File 2 – 1975 – company reports, critical studies, church shareholder action
  • File 3  – 1976 – 1987 – studies, articles, Canadian holdings        
  • File 4 – 1978-1984 – 3 detailed reports on operations in the Dominican Republic and a few short reports
  • File 5 – 1973-1975 Gulf & Western and Zona Franca in DR. Extensive articles in Spanish from labour and opposition to Free Trade Zones.

HANNA MINING CO.

  • NACLA Report on Hanna’s Brazil iron ore operations (1969); clippings and company documents.

HAWKER – SIDDELEY CANADA INC.

  • Heavy equipment for rail, forestry and mining industries, Few items on Canadian and overseas operations 1978-1983.

HAYES – DANA CORP. (Spicer)

  • Various reports and articles on hunger strike at Mexican auto parts subsidiary (1975)

HUDSON BAY MINING AND SMELTING CO.

  • File 1 – 1973-1989: clippings and company documents on operations in Canada
  • File 2 – Annual Reports

IMPERIAL OIL LTD.

  • Subsidiary of Exxon. 1969-1990: Clippings on mostly Canadian operations, company interim reports 1981-1982. Also 1976 TCCR Working Paper on Imperial Oil.

INCO

  • See Box 121

INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH (IT&T)

  • File 1: 1972 – 1974 –  Critical reports on operations in Chile, including by NACLA (1972), Company documents and clippings
  • File 2: 1975 – 1988 – clippings, articles and company documents
  • File 3: Annual Company Reports 1972-1978

KENNECOTT COPPER CORP.

  • File 1 – Clippings and business press articles. Corporate Information Center Report from The National Council of Churches (U.S.) on Kennecott, October 1971. Also CIC Report On Kennecott Copper in Wisconsin, 1973.
  • File 2 –  Annual Reports.

LACANA MINING CORP.

  • Canadian company with operations in Canada, U.S. and Mexico.
    • 1970 – 1979: clippings mostly on Mexico and uranium in B.C.
    • 1980 – 1988: clippings mostly on Mexico & company interim reports
    • Annual Reports – 1970 1981

LAVALIN INC.

  • Montreal based consulting engineering company
    • 1983 – 1991: clippings on Canadian and Asian operations. (See also SNC box 125)

LITTON SYSTEMS CANADA

  • Military supplier. 1980-1989: clippings and brief articles

INCO – INTERNATIONAL NICKEL COMPANY

  • The Big Nickel: Inco at home and abroad, Jamie Swift and the Development Education Centre (DEC), 1977
  • 1970 – 1976, reports, newspaper clippings, articles on Canadian operations
  • 1976 Guatemala –  Aid after earthquake
  • 1977 – clippings, articles, dossier and Ontario Legislative Review
  • 1978 – layoffs, Guatemalan investment questions
  • 1978 – “From Banana to Resource Republic: INCO in Guatemala”, LAWG LETTER, vol. v, no. 7/8
  • 1978-1979 – Sudbury strike
  • 1979 – clippings and reports on Canada, Guatemala and Indonesia
  • 1980 – clippings on operations, paper from Laurentian University symposium
  • 1980 – TCCR discussion notes
  • 1981 – clippings on Guatemala and House of Commons testimony
  • 1982 – INCO’s financial crisis
  • 1983 – 1992 – clippings and articles on broad range of issues from great variety of sources. Files for every year          
  • Environment 1968-1981, 1989 Clippings on acid rain in Sudbury
  • Health and Safety – Working conditions in Sudbury 1975-1981
  • Research Report from North American Nickel Conference in Oregon, Toronto office of USWA, June 1980
  • Indonesia 1970, 1980-1984 clippings, articles from various perspectives

INCO – EXMIBAL

  • EXMIBAL – 1968 – 1973 Guatemalan government documents
    • Three publications by El Instituto de Investigaciones Economicas y Sociales de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala that provide in depth analysis on Exmibal. 1969, 1976, 1977
  • EXMIBAL – 1973-1981, Individual files for each year containing a rich collection of material mostly in Spanish on all aspects of operations including labour repression
  • 1980 – 1981 – TCCR correspondence and discussions
  • EXMIBAL – Company Reports and Publications

MCCAIN FOODS LTD.

  • Fredericton, NB based agri-business company. Clippings and business press articles and two studies. 1976-1990

MCINTYRE PORCUPINE MINES LTD.

  • Toronto based, mostly coal in Alberta. Clippings and company reports 1953-1986

MACMILLAN BLOEDEL LTD.

  • Vancouver based forestry corporation
    • Files 1-3  – Financial data and investments – 1970 – 1990 (3 files)
    • File 4 – Labour and layoffs 1978-1981
    • File 5 – Latin America Investments. Only two items on Brazil (1975 & 1976)
    • File 6 – MacMillan / Noranda deal, clippings and Noranda’s report 1981
    • File 7 – Company publications 1970-1974, Annual Report 1986                                         

MADELEINE MINES LTD.

  • Platinum mining company. Clippings and Annual Report 1986-1988

MANVILLE CANADA

  • Subsidiary of Colorado based asbestos producer. Clippings mostly on workers’ health.

MAPLE LEAF MILLS (Haiti and Trinidad)

  • Agribusiness. Two annual reports (1977 & 1978) and company self presentation.

MASSEY FERGUSON

  • History
  • Corporate structure – Division of labour
  • LAWG articles 1978
  • 1972 – 1990: 10 files of clippings and business press articles on national and international operations, company ups and downs including closings and layoffs, recovery bid 1980-1981, bankruptcy and end of Canadian operations.
  • Securities and Exchange Commission – 1977
  • Securities and Exchange Commission – 1978
  • Securities and Exchange Commission – 1979
  • Labour Issues 1975-1980
  • Coventry (England) plant 1979-1983
  • Corporate Profile – in-depth from Data Center in Oakland, CA (compiled 1982?)

MICHELIN TIRE

  • Company operations mostly labour relations in Nova Scotia. Critical report from NS NGO. 1975-1990.

MIDLAND ENERGY CORP.

  • BC based junior natural resources company with operations in Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Chile. 1985-1988

MONENCO LTD.

  • Montreal based engineering consultants with projects in Latin America. 1978-1985

MOORE CORP. LTD.

  • Then world’s largest manufacturer of business forms and storing business information with operations in most of Latin America. Clippings all on business operations. 1974-1985

NATIONAL SEA PRODUCTS

  • Halifax, NS based sea food producer and maker of High Liner brand.
    • File – 1: Clippings and Union publications 1978-1990 on ups and downs of operations on Atlantic Coast of Canada. Bought by H.B. Nickerson & Sons Ltd.
    • File – 2: Annual Reports 1977, 1987 & 1988

NESTLE CORPORATION

  • Huge Swiss based agribusiness company.
    • Clippings and reports on Infant Formula controversy and boycott of Nestle products campaign. United Church of Canada Resolution 1979, Oxfam Canada Report 1979, Infact Canada publications and other NGO reports. 1976-1991

H.B. NICKERSON & SONS LTD.

  • Sydney, NS based fish processor. 1979-1982. See also National Sea Products Box 122.

NORANDA MINES LTD.

  • History (from corporation and other sources)
  • Operations 1972 – 1991 –  Files for each year containing rich source of material from company statements, reports to shareholders, clippings and articles on operations, Financial Post and Moody’s data
  • Brascan-Noranda takeover attempt (notes) – 1979 – 1980

NORANDA in Chile

  • After the 1973 coup in Chile, a campaign was organized by Canadian church leaders, trade unions and NGOs in an effort to end Canadian investment in Chile and bank loans to the Chilean  Junta until Human Rights and democratic liberties had been restored.  Noranda was the chief focus of the campaign.
    • Noranda in Chile 1975 – 1980 – clippings, articles in English, Spanish and French
    • Project Chile Campaign 1976 – statements of churches, trade unions, MPs, NGOs and others, letters, shareholder activism, critical reports and clippings
    • Project Chile Campaign 1977 – same range of material as in 1976 file
    • “Anatomia de la Corporacion Noranda Mines Ltd”, LAWG Study, 1977
    • Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR) at the Noranda AGM 1978
    • Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR) at the Noranda AGM 1979

NORANDA – Other Operations

  • Noranda in New Brunswick – History and clippings
  • Noranda in New Brunswick – l’Acayen (magazine) 1975-1976
  • Noranda in Quebec including CRAL (Comite de Recherche Amerique-Latine)
  • Study on mining in NW Quebec [1974? Or 1975?]
  • Labour Conflict (mostly B.C.)
  • Subsidiaries and Acquisitions. See also Canada Wire & Cable Box 117.
  • Environment
  • Company Publications – Panorama – 1976 – 1978

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CO.

  • U.S. based company with world-wide operations including Latin America. In-depth company profile from CTC 1980. Only item in file.

QUEBEC IRON AND TITANIUM

  • Subsidiary of Kennecott Copper. Only brief reference.

QUEBEC TELEPHONE

  • Dossier on labour conflict. Issues of Quotidien 1974 from Les Travailleurs de Rimouski. 1974-1976

REED PAPER LTD.

  • UK based forestry company. Conflict with indigenous communities in North-West Ontario. OPIRG in-depth study on Reed’s operations including mercury poisoning 1977. Copy of the company’s own environmental assessment 1976. (1975-1980)

REYNOLDS METALS CO.

  • U.S. based aluminum producer. Some information on Guyana and Canadian subsidiary. 1975
  • See also Guyana Country Files for material on bauxite and Reynolds.

RIO ALGOM LTD.              

  • File 1 – 1973 – 1982 Clippings on Canada and company statements (mostly uranium)
  • File 2 – 1983 – 1993 Clippings mostly on Canadian operations
  • File 3 – Securities and Exchange Commission – 1979

RIO TINTO ZINC CORP.

  • British capital.
    • File 1 – 1972 – 1988 Studies and data on global operations, Australia & Asia
    • File 2 – 1980 – 1989 Clippings, company data and critical report
    • File 3 –  Canadian subsidiaries 1979 & 1980, company reports, clippings
    • File 4 – Africa 1976-1980, Namibia (including critical report), Zimbabwe and South Africa
    • File 5 – Australia and Papua New Guinea, chapters from books
    • File 6 – Canada 1970s uranium
    • File 7 – Panama – Cerro Colorado 1980-1981
    • See also LAWG Letter, Vol. vi, No. 4/5, Jan/April 1980
    • See also Panama Country Files box 64. Also LAWG Archives.
    • File 8 – Annual Reports 1979-1984

ROSARIO RESOURCES CORP.

  • File 1 – Rosario General 1976-1980 – clippings and financial data
  • File 2 – Dominican Republic – 1971 – 1976 – chronology, clippings and articles in English but   mostly Spanish on the conflict between Rosario and campesinos re: Compensation for land and water contamination
  • File 3 – Rosario (DR) Ecumenical and NGO reports in Spanish, a few clippings 1977-1981  
  • File 4 – Rosario (DR) Mostly correspondence from Church sources including TCCR.
    • Documents outline the conflict Between the Rosario Company and the Campesinos of the Mining Region. 1975-1976             
  • File 5 – Nicaragua and Central America 1975-1987
  • File 6 – Annual Company Reports 1971-1978

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

  • File 1 – 1973 – 1979: Clippings. 3 TCCR Briefs on bank operations in South Africa and Chile.
  • File 2 – 1980 – 1991: Clippings and business press articles on world-wide operations with information on Latin America and bank syndicated loans.
  • File 3 – History book “Royal Bank of Canada: Chronology 1864-1969” plus Economic Research Dept. publications 1970.

ROYAL BANK OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LTD.

  • Annual Reports 1973-1980

SEAGRAMS CO. LTD.

  • Montreal based firm owned by Bronfman family with investments all over Latin America and the Caribbean. Clippings mostly about Seagram’s horizontal diversification efforts into various industries. 1975-1989

SHAHEEN NATURAL RESOURCES INC.

  • Independent American oil refiner owned by colourful entrepreneur John Shaheen. Owner of Newfoundland Refining Company Ltd.. 1971-1976

SHELL CANADA LTD.

  • Clippings include articles on church action against Shell operations in South Africa. Some company publications. Thin file. 1974-1990

SHERRITT GORDON MINES LTD.

  • Well diversified mining company with operations in Canada. Although also in Cuba there is little in the file about their nickel mine there. Also file on Coinage Summary from Sherritt Mint 1974-1976.

SNC GROUP

  • Montreal based engineering services company with services world-wide. Merged with Lavalin in 1991. Clippings and one business press article. 1978-1992

SPACE RESEARCH CORP.

  • Quebec based arms manufacturer with operations in Africa, Caribbean & Europe in addition to Canada and the U.S. Clippings and a Canadian Forum article. 1979-1980

SPAR AEROSPACE LTD.

  • Toronto based. Communications satellites for Brazil, China and military equipment for the U.S., Canadarm for shuttle etc.. Clippings 1979-1990.

SUPERIOR OIL

  • 1972-1983: clippings, Annual Reports (1972 & 1978) and TCCR brief on Chile 1979.

Subidiary – CANADIAN SUPERIOR OIL

  • File 1 – 1973-1982: Clippings and business press, TCCR 1978 & 1979 statements on Chile.
  • File 2: Annual Reports 1974-1978

SYNCRUDE

  • Alberta based. Articles from Canadian Forum (1975) & Fortune Magazine (1978) and few clippings.

TECK

  • Vancouver based mining company. 1980-1988 clippings, business press articles including Northern Miner.

TEXAS GULF

  • File 1 – Company History with chapters from various sources, Annual Report & SEC 1979
  • File 2 – 1961 – 1977: clippings mostly on operations in Canada. Article from Canadian Forum
  • File 3 – Securities and Exchange Commission Reports 1976 – 1978
  • File 4 – 1978 – 1980: clippings
  • File 5 – 1981: clippings and takeover by Elf Aquitane of France and Canada Development Corp.
  • File 6 – 1973-1979: Cerro Colorado copper project in Panama. Clippings and reports (some in Spanish). Pastoral Letter from Panamanian Catholic Bishops (1979) regarding impact on indigenous peoples, Survival International Review report and LAWG brief/backgrounder.
  • File 7 – 1976-1979: Labour issues. A few items including report from Queen’s University Centre of Resource Studies (1979).
  • File 8 – 1974-1976: Personnel – information on corporate CEOs
  • File 9 – 1973-1980: Annual Reports and company publications

TEXTRON INC.

  • U.S. manufacturer of Bell Helicopters from Fort Worth, Texas with plants in Quebec subsidized by public funds. Articles on both U.S. and Canadian operations. Clippings and brief articles. 1981-1990

TORONTO DOMINION BANK

  • 1976-1988: Clippings on Latin American and other international operations. Panama subsidiary formed in 1975 to expand operations in Latin America. Seven TCCR briefs (1976-1981) on bank loans to Chile and South Africa.

TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD.

  • Calgary based pipeline company. Clippings on operations in Canada. Company reports. 1978-1989.

TVX (formerly Treasure Valley Explorations)

  • 1984-1993: Clippings on TVX operations mostly in Brazil but also few on Chile.
  • Annual Reports and company publications 1989-1991.

UNITED BRANDS CO.

  • U.S. banana and food product company. NACLA 1971 newsletter on United Fruit Co.; 1976 article from OCLAE Cuba; report on Standard Fruit in Honduras (1977) and clippings in Spanish on issue of Honduran bribery scandals. 1971-1990
  • Annual Reports 1974-1978, 1983-1987

VALE S.A. (formerly INCO)

  • The Brazilian mining company Vale bought INCO in 2006. This file contains a paper from Judith Marshall “Global Networks Challenging the Power of the Mining Industry” which looks at Tech Resources and Vale and their labour relations.
  • See Box 121 for material on INCO.

VARITY CORP.

  • Toronto based farm equipment manufacturer. Church article on Varity in South Africa. Clippings on labour conflicts and investments in South Africa. Controversial move of headquarters to Buffalo from Canada. See also Massey Ferguson box 122.

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP.

  • 1976-1990: American defense industry corporation. Clippings on U.S. and Canadian operations.
  • Annual Reports on Westinghouse Canada 1974-1980.

GEORGE WESTON LTD.

  • Canadian agribusiness with world-wide operations in manufacturing, wholesale and retail. Clippings on Canadian, American and UK operations. Annual Reports 1977-1981.