SAM Magazine—Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, June 3, 2025—Doppelmayr Canada plans to nearly double the size of its headquarters in Saint-Jérôme, Québec, over the next 18 months, adding 185,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space for training, production, and warehousing. Dopp CAN Building

The expansion, said the company, is in response to the high demand for ropeways and will allow Doppelmayr Canada to improve manufacturing and accommodate a growing workforce.

“The current facility has been expanded many times over 45 years, but we are now looking into the future of ropeway business, considering material flow, efficiency and employee satisfaction,” said Doppelmayr Canada CEO Luc Guy. “The new facility will be a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility where we will continue to design and produce the highest quality ropeway systems in North America. We are excited to expand our production capabilities and our workforce and continue Doppelmayr’s legacy of building ropeways in Saint-Jérôme.” 

Once complete, the new complex will feature approximately 120,000 square feet of indoor production, service, and warehouse space, 31,000 square feet of covered outdoor space, and a 34,000-square-foot office and training facility. It will be located next to the existing building, established in 1978.

The plans mirror the expansion of Doppelmayr USA’s Utah headquarters, unveiled last July. The company broke ground on the new 130,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor Salt Lake City complex in April.

Designs for the Saint-Jérôme expansion are currently being finalized. Construction is expected to start at the end of May, with a target to begin production out of the new facility by the fourth quarter of 2026.

With the additional space and capacity expected to help secure and create new jobs, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) granted Doppelmayr Canada a repayable financial contribution of $3 million for the facility.

The Canadian Minister of Industry, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, said she was “delighted with CED’s support for Doppelmayr Canada’s project. We are here to assist workers and Quebec and Canadian SMEs by giving them the means to equip themselves with what they need so that, together, we can rebuild a stronger, more resilient, more sustainable economy.

“Businesses are at the heart of community development,” she added.