Diemaco was a Canadian defence company based in

Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario, about west of Toronto. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and is the regional Administrative centre, seat. Kitchener was known as Berlin until a ...

, that manufactured the C7 family of rifles under a licence from Colt. The company was formed in 1974, effectively replacing the arms supply from government owned Canadian Arsenal Limited. In 2000 it was acquired by Héroux-Devtek Inc. On May 20, 2005 it was acquired by Colt Defense for $18.2 million.

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Defunct firearms manufacturers of Canada Companies based in Kitchener, Ontario History of manufacturing in Ontario Industrial history of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo 2000 mergers and acquisitions 2005 mergers and acquisitions Canadian companies established in 1974 {{Firearm-manufacturer-stub