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Time to start a new thread on this.
Results of my recent foray into War Diaries at the Canadian Archives;

Serial : 3302, File Title: No. 1 Ordnance Depot, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (formerly No. 1 Detachment, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps).
This Unit was based in London, Ontario. The location was chosen as being central to most automotive makers. They were not involved in vehicle assembly.

Serial : 3303, File Title: No. 2 Ordnance Depot, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (formerly No. 2 Detachment, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps).
This Unit was based in Toronto, Ontario as an Ordnance depot and dealt with all items but no vehicle assembly.

Serial 657 - No. 1 (Overseas) Detachment, R.C.O.C.
Not involved in vehicle assembly.

Serial 658 - No. 2 (Overseas) Detachment, R.C.O.C.
Involved in storing and delivering A and B vehicles. Undertook the training of drivers for this function. Was not involved in assembly of vehicles.

Serial 3408 - Central Mechanisation Depot, London , Ontario. Assembled vehicles in Canada (initially for the 3rd Cdn Inf Div.). Over 4,000 vehicles assembled.

Serial 5920 - No. 1 Canadian Equipment Assembly Unit. Located at Borden, Hants from 18 October 1943 to June 1944. Assembled A and B vehicles in the UK. Started with 8 vehciles first operational day and within 30 days was assembling over 100 per day on average. Daily total was restricted by lack of boxed vehixles and inability of CMHQ to arrange for same to be delivered in quantities required. Over 7500 vehicles were slated for assembly. A full examination of this file may reveal actual quantities. 3 lines were operating and at one point the lines operated from 0630 to 0330 (21 hour days for two shifts) with soldiers expected to work 56 hour weeks. A comment in the War Diary states that this work was a continuation of that initiated by serial 229 (Essex Tank Regt). An examination of the Essex Tk Regt War Diary shows that, prior to embarkation they provided 35 men to assembly in Canada. I have not found where they were involved in the Uk - yet.