Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Monday that the federal government is launching a formal dispute resolution process under its contracts with Stellantis over the automaker’s decision to move production from its Brampton, Ont., plant to the U.S.

Joly provided the update on the government’s efforts as she faced questions at the House of Commons industry committee on whether the contracts included definitive protections for Canadian autoworkers.

“Before the close of business, the government will take the next step under the contracts to recover Canadian taxpayers’ money,” she told the committee.

“This means that we will start the 30-day period of the formal dispute resolution process in order to bring back production at the Stellantis Brampton facility.”

She added in French: “These

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