Colt Canada

{{Short description|American firearms manufacturer in Canada}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Colt Canada Corporation

| logo = Colt-canada.jpg

| logo_size = 220px

| type = Private

| predecessor = Diemaco (1984) Inc., div. of Héroux-Devtek Inc.

| foundation = {{Start date|2005|05|20}}

| location = Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

| industry = Arms

| products = Firearms

| parent = Colt CZ Group

| num_employees = 100

| homepage = {{official URL}}

}}

Colt Canada (formerly called Diemaco),{{cite web| title = Canadian Trade Index| publisher = Owen Media Partners Inc| url = http://www.ctidirectory.com/search/company.cfm?company=20229 | accessdate = 15 Apr 2009}} located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, is one of a group of companies owned by Colt CZ Group SE, based in Prague, Czech Republic.

The facility produces small arms for the Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian law enforcement agencies{{cite web | title=CADSI Colt Canada Corporation Details | url=https://www.defenceandsecurity.ca/index.php?action=mbrProfiles.viewProfile&profileID=92 | publisher=Canadian Association of Defense and Security Industries | accessdate=7 Apr 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007091154/https://www.defenceandsecurity.ca/index.php?action=mbrProfiles.viewProfile&profileID=92 | archive-date=7 October 2011 | url-status=dead }} In addition, the company exports firearms internationally. Known foreign customers include Norway, Denmark and The Netherlands.

The company's main products are the C7 rifle and derivatives which are manufactured under licence from Colt Defense USA, and the EAGLE side-loading 40mm LV grenade launcher. Colt Canada describes itself as the Canadian government's "centre of excellence for small arms" and the Canadian Forces' sole supplier of the C7 family of rifles despite its non-affiliation with the Canadian government.{{cite web | title= Colt Defense LLC to Host Investor Conference Call on 2010 Year End Financial Results | url= http://www.mfrtech.com/articles/11585.html# | accessdate= 7 Apr 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120310112854/http://www.mfrtech.com/articles/11585.html | archive-date= 10 March 2012 | url-status= dead }}