As of Friday, Canada has received 61 million N95 masks, about a third of what the government has ordered, and most of those have come from overseas
. Medicom is set to make its first deliveries this month. It won the contract in part because it could set up its facility quickly.
Vincent said the work to ensure Canada fends for itself continues, and as companies that moved into PPE go back to their primary business, there will be more work to be done.
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