[LIGHT] Indigenous-Owned AS9100:D CNC Machine Shop | Prototype to Production — Westcan Machine Ltd.
Westcan Machine Ltd.
AS9100:DISO 9001:2015CONTROLLED GOODSINDIGENOUS-OWNED
250-981-7340

Indigenous-owned · AS9100:D, ISO 9001:2015, Controlled Goods · Prince George, BC

Send a drawing.
Get a quote back fast. Custom machining, production parts and hydraulic cylinder repair for industrial clients across BC and Alberta.

2017
Machining in Prince George since
24 hr
Rush repair when a cylinder or part has your line down
Certified
AS9100:D, ISO 9001:2015 and Controlled Goods registered
ITB
Indigenous-owned supplier for contractors carrying ITB obligations

Request a quote

Drawing, 3D model or a photo of the broken part — all work.

FAST QUOTES
STEP 1 OF 2~20 seconds

No obligation. We use your details to price the job and nothing else.

STEP 2 OF 2 
Attach a file STEP, IGES, DXF, DWG, PDF, JPG — up to 25 MB

Your drawing stays confidential. NDAs signed on request.

Request sent

We have your details and will get back to you. If your line is down right now, call 250-981-7340 and we'll pick it up immediately.

Capabilities

One shop from first sketch to the part on your loading dock.

Concept, prototype, production and repair under one roof, so you're not managing three vendors and three lead times.

QTY 1 → QTY 10,000

Machining & production

Once a prototype is signed off we move straight into production on our CNC mills and lathes. Same programs, same fixtures, same tolerances — whether you order one replacement component or a repeat batch every quarter.

  • CNC MILLING
  • CNC TURNING
  • LIVE TOOLING
  • BAR FEED
24-HOUR RUSH
SEAL / HONE / CHROME / TEST

Hydraulic cylinder repair

Cylinder failure stops the machine and the machine stops the job. Cylinder work is now one of the biggest parts of our shop — reseal, hone, rod repair, chrome and full rebuild, with 24-hour rush service when your line is down. We also manufacture cylinders to spec.

  • CYLINDER REBUILD
  • RUSH SERVICE
  • CUSTOM MACHINING
  • PROJECT MGMT
MECHANICAL / HYDRAULIC / GEARBOX

Repair & rebuilding

24-hour equipment parts repair to keep downtime short. Mechanical rebuilding, hydraulic rebuilding and gearbox rebuilding — and when a replacement part is obsolete or the OEM lead time is months out, we reverse-engineer and cut a new one.

  • MECHANICAL
  • HYDRAULIC
  • GEARBOX
  • OBSOLETE PARTS
3D MODEL → PART

Prototyping

Send a drawing, a 3D model or the sample part itself. We build a solid computer model, program it in CAM and cut a functional prototype to the model — then work through material, coating and heat-treat options with you before anything goes to production.

  • DRAWING
  • 3D MODEL
  • SAMPLE PART
  • CAM PROGRAMMING
EXOTIC → MILD

Materials & finishing

We cut the high-nickel and super alloys a lot of shops turn away — Inconel, Monel, titanium — plus hardened and stainless steels, aluminum and bronze. We also source the secondary processes most shops send you elsewhere for: cadmium plating, Alodine, hardening, nitriding and anodizing.

  • SUPER ALLOYS
  • INCONEL
  • MONEL
  • TITANIUM
  • PLATING
FABRICATION + WELDING

Fabrication & welding

A full-service machine shop with fabrication and welding in-house, so assemblies, weldments and machined components come off the same floor and land on your dock as one finished job.

  • WELDMENTS
  • ASSEMBLIES
  • FABRICATION
  • FULL PROJECT

Recent work

Parts off our floor.

Not stock photography. Every one of these was cut here in Prince George for an industrial or equipment customer.

Batch of turned steel components machined by Westcan Machine
Turned componentsRepeat production batch
Raw blank beside the finished machined brake hub
Brake componentBlank and machined hub
Raw steel blank beside the finished machined brake flange
Brake componentBlank and machined flange
Hydraulic cylinder with ported barrel manufactured by Westcan Machine
Hydraulic cylinderPorted barrel, built to spec
Batch of machined aluminum brackets
Machined bracketsAluminum, batch run
Hydraulic cylinder with rod end and clevis
Hydraulic cylinderRod end and clevis

Working on something similar? Send the drawing and we will quote it. If it is a part we have made before, we will tell you that too.

Quality system

Certified to the standard your auditor asks for.

AS9100:D, ISO 9001:2015 and Controlled Goods registration — plus Indigenous ownership that counts toward ITB and supplier-diversity obligations. The same documented quality system runs every mining, forestry and oilfield job on the floor.

CERTIFICATION
AS9100:D and ISO 9001:2015, certificate 0225837-00 issued by Intertek, valid to 24 September 2028. Scope: manufacture of machined parts for the aerospace and defence industries.
QUALITY POLICY
Customer satisfaction through high-precision workmanship, meeting customer and regulatory requirements in full, with continuous improvement of the quality management system.
OBJECTIVES
Meet or exceed customer requirements, deliver on time, and continuously improve processes, products and services — reviewed by management against measurable goals.
CONTROLLED GOODS
Registered under Canada's Controlled Goods Program, certificate 31842, valid to 14 July 2028. Controlled defence and aerospace drawings can be handled, stored and machined in our facility.
OWNERSHIP
Métis-owned — majority owned by an Indigenous woman — and a member of the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business. If you are a prime or tier-two contractor carrying Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) obligations, or an internal supplier-diversity target, work placed with us counts toward it. Documentation available on request.
LOCATION
3660 18th Avenue, Prince George, British Columbia. We machine for clients across Canada, into the United States and internationally.

On file

The paperwork, not just the claim.

Certificate numbers and expiry dates are here so your supplier qualification team can verify them directly with the issuing body.

Intertek certificate of registration for AS9100:D and ISO 9001:2015

AS9100:D and ISO 9001:2015

INTERTEK · ANAB ACCREDITED

CERT NO.
0225837-00
CERTIFIED
25 September 2025
VALID TO
24 September 2028
SCOPE
Manufacturing of machined parts for the aerospace and defence industries

Audited against the aerospace quality standard at our Prince George site. Certificate available for your supplier qualification file.

Government of Canada Controlled Goods Program certificate of registration

Controlled Goods Program

PUBLIC WORKS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES CANADA

CERT NO.
31842
IN FORCE
14 July 2026
VALID TO
14 July 2028
ISSUED UNDER
Defence Production Act

Controlled aerospace and defence drawings can be transmitted to us, stored here and machined in our facility.

Canadian Council for Indigenous Business certified Indigenous business certificate

Certified Indigenous Business

CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR INDIGENOUS BUSINESS

STATUS
Certified Indigenous Business member
OWNERSHIP
Métis-owned
VALID TO
31 December 2026
COUNTS TOWARD
ITB Indigenous participation and supplier-diversity targets

Certification your procurement team can record against an Indigenous participation commitment.

After you hit send

What actually happens to your job.

No black box. Here's the route every part takes from your email to your dock.

A raw steel blank beside the same part after machining
LEFT: the blank as it arrives.   RIGHT: the same part after Station 04.

STATION 01

Review

We read the drawing, model or photo, flag anything ambiguous and confirm material and tolerance before pricing.

STATION 02

Quote

Price, lead time and any secondary processes, itemised. If there's a cheaper way to cut it, we tell you at this point, not after.

STATION 03

Program

Solid model built, CAM programmed, fixturing planned. Prototype first when the part is new.

STATION 04

Machine

Cut on our mills and lathes, then out for plating, anodizing, nitriding or heat treat where the job calls for it.

STATION 05

Inspect & ship

Checked against the model under our quality system, documented, packed and shipped — locally or internationally.

Industries

We already know your equipment.

Mining
Forestry & sawmills
Oil & gas
Aerospace & defence
Pulp & paper
Transportation
Heavy industry
New applications

Who you'll be dealing with

A small shop.
You talk to the people cutting your part.

Owner-operated and Métis-owned

Westcan Machine is owned by Ryley and his wife, who is the majority owner. That ownership is certified by the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business and documented for your procurement team. It isn't a marketing line.

What that means for your job

No account manager relay, no quote desk in another province. Quotes come back from someone who has read the print. If there's a cheaper way to cut your part, or a reason it shouldn't be cut the way it's drawn, you hear it before the PO, not after.

Before you send

The questions buyers ask us first.

I don't have a drawing — just a broken part. Can you still help?
Yes. Send a photo or ship us the sample part. We build a solid computer model from it, program it in CAM and cut a replacement to that model. This is how most obsolete and no-longer-supported parts get remade.
My part looks too big for your machines. Can you still make it?
Usually, yes. Machine envelope is not the same thing as part capability. We regularly produce parts larger than any single machine on our floor by fixturing and indexing them in stages, and hold accuracy doing it — often for less than a shop that has a machine big enough to do it in one pass and prices it accordingly. Send the print and we'll tell you honestly whether it's a fit.
Do you work with high-nickel and super alloys?
Yes. Inconel, Monel and titanium are materials plenty of shops quote high on or decline outright because of tool wear and the speeds and feeds involved. We cut them regularly and quote them as normal work rather than as an exception.
What's your minimum order? Will you do a single part?
There's no minimum. We run one-off parts and high-volume production on the same machines. A single replacement component is a normal job here, and so is a repeat batch every quarter.
Our line is down right now. How fast can you turn a repair?
We offer 24-hour rush repair on hydraulic cylinders and equipment parts. Call 250-981-7340 rather than emailing if the machine is stopped — that gets it in front of the shop immediately.
Can you handle aerospace and defence work?
Yes. We're certified to AS9100:D and ISO 9001:2015 for the manufacture of machined parts for the aerospace and defence industries. The same quality management system covers every job in the shop, not just the certified programs.
What materials and finishes can you work with?
Inconel, Monel, titanium, hardened steels, stainless steels, aluminum and bronze alloys, plus engineering plastics. We also source secondary treatments — cadmium plating, Alodine coating, hardening, nitriding and anodizing — so the part arrives finished rather than needing another vendor.
Are you an Indigenous-owned business?
Yes. Westcan Machine is majority owned by an Indigenous woman and is a member of the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business. For primes and tier-two contractors that matters in two places: Indigenous business participation inside your Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) value proposition, and any internal supplier-diversity target you report on. Ask and we'll send the documentation your procurement team needs, alongside our AS9100:D and Controlled Goods details.
Can you receive controlled defence drawings?
Yes. We're registered under Canada's Controlled Goods Program, which means controlled aerospace and defence drawings can be transmitted to us, stored here and machined in our facility. Combined with AS9100:D, that covers most tier-two supplier requirements without you needing a separate vendor for the controlled work.
Are you only serving northern BC?
No. We're based in Prince George and machine for manufacturers across Canada, into the United States and internationally. Freight is part of the quote, not a surprise on the invoice.
We're looking for an ongoing supplier, not a one-off. Is that a fit?
That's the work we want. Most of our accounts start with one part and turn into repeat production once the program, fixturing and inspection routine are proven out. Tell us about the wider parts list when you send the first job and we'll quote it as a program rather than a single line item.
Is my drawing confidential?
Your drawings and models are used to quote and produce your part, nothing else. We'll sign an NDA before you send anything if that's your procurement requirement — just ask in the form.

Get the part moving today.

Send the drawing, the model or a photo of what broke. We'll come back with a price and a lead time — and if there's a wider parts list behind it, we'll quote the program.

Request a quote

Or call if the line is down — we'd rather take it by phone.

MemberCanadian Council for Indigenous Business