About Us | ArcelorMittal Dofasco Christmas

History of the Holiday Party

The first ArcelorMittal Dofasco Family Christmas Party was held in December 1937, in the sorting room of the then new Tin Mill. It was the investment in the Tin Mill months earlier that had provided the company with its first extended stretch of financial stability after years of boom and bust.

Despite lingering effects of the Depression, no expense was spared. The kids were greeted with a fairyland of their favorite Disney and nursery rhyme figures. The occasion also provided an opportunity for Dofasco women to show off their musical and dancing skills. So great was the turnout that Santa ran out of gifts and had to issue rain checks to those who were disappointed.

It was the beginning of a Christmas tradition that grew into the largest in the Commonwealth, attracting tens of thousands of Dofasco employees, their families and retirees.

Over the years, the party has been held in various parts of the plant, at Victor K. Copps Coliseum and the F.H. Sherman Recreation and Learning Centre.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco plays a key role in North America’s advanced manufacturing supply chain working with the top automotive, energy, packaging and construction brands to develop lighter, stronger and more sustainable products – from cans to cars.

Founded in 1912, we are Hamilton’s largest private sector employer with more than 5,000 employees shipping 4.5 million net tons of high quality flat carbon steel annually. Around the world, the ArcelorMittal Group employs 168,000 employees in 60 countries and looks to flagship sites like ArcelorMittal Dofasco to develop new technology and products that are fundamentally transforming tomorrow.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s iconic motto Our Product is Steel. Our Strength is People.® is a true expression of our belief that people are the company’s competitive advantage. Underpinning this are our values of Quality, Sustainability and Leadership – brought to life by generations of employees who have come to work for more than 100 years creating world class products, processes and services.

Corporate responsibility is paramount to our operations and our commitment to our 10 Sustainable Development Outcomes describe the business we need to become to bring optimal value to all our stakeholders. They have provided the framework for engaging our workforce on sustainability since 2014, and a way to continually map our material issues.

Combined, our company and employees invest annually in education, arts and culture; health and social services, and the environment. While our Team Orange volunteers work with many local not-for-profits and charities, logging thousands of volunteer hours each year.

In addition to Dofasco, ArcelorMittal‘s Canadian operations include extensive iron ore mines as well as long products, tubular steelmaking and tailored blanks facilities.