Canadian Auto Production Hit Especially Hard by Semiconductor Shortage

The GM CAMI assembly factory is shown in Ingersoll, Ont., on Sept. 18, 2017. The Canadian Press/Dave Chidley

TORONTO—To be an autoworker in Canada this year has meant living with a fair bit of uncertainty.

“There’s no consistency,” said Mark Sciberras, president of the Unifor local branch at Ford Motor Co.’s Oakville, Ont. operations. “One week to the next, you don’t know if you’re working.”