In 1944, pressure of business compelled Canadian Vickers to ask the government to relieve it of its management responsibilities regarding the Cartierville plant. Ottawa agreed and entered into a management contract with Canadair Limited, a new company founded by a small group of former senior Canadian Vickers personnel headed by Benjamin W. Franklin. Canadair Limited took over operation of the plant on November 4, 1944. In September 1946, Canadair Limited and the plant were acquired by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut.
