The Engineering Research & Development (ER&D) Center of Larsen and Toubro Technology Services (LTTS) has opened in Toronto, Ontario (Canada). Following the opening of ER&D centres in Toulouse (France) and Krakow (Poland) as part of its strategic ambitions for expanding its worldwide business, the company has now opened its third nearshore global design centre in the last two quarters.

The new centre will cater to LTTS’ Canada-based clients for developing solutions in digital products and also act as a nearshore site for North America-based customers with plans to hire over 100 engineers in the next 18-24 months.

“ Through this new ER&D center, our customers in Canada and North America can leverage our cutting-edge technologies and digital products. LTTS is committed to building exciting opportunities in the Canadian business ecosystem, while strategically expanding its North American footprint,” said Amit Chadha, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, L&T Technology Services.

The ER&D Center in Toronto will initially focus on developing digital solutions for the transportation sector including railway engineering, for a global aerospace and rail major. The area of specialisation would cover rail track defect detection, advanced mobility solutions, digital asset management, digital flyboard, sensors and communications systems.

“The inauguration of this ER&D center is a big step towards further strengthening the relations between the two countries and promoting the Canada-India economic corridor,” said Manish, Acting High Commissioner of India to Canada.