branch plant

British  

noun

1. a plant or factory in Canada belonging to a company whose headquarters are in another country

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Example Sentences

"As the neighbour of the United States, Canada has got a bit of a complex. We want to ensure we don't just become a branch plant of the US."

From BBC

“Do we want to own something, or do we want to be a branch plant economy?” asked Bruce Croxon, a Canadian entrepreneur and venture capitalist, on Canada’s Business News Network.

From Seattle Times

A few hints dropped about the possible establishment of a new branch plant ... of course, a man wasn't always free to mention in advance whom he represented.

From Project Gutenberg

But some observers fear that the company's shift to the status of a branch plant will dilute the home-grown innovative culture for which Genzyme is known, and drain some of the dynamism from the biotech hub it has helped to create in the area around Boston.

From Nature

For the city trade he advocates a branch plant system whereby self-service locker plants have their dressing, quick-freezing and administration handled by a central unit.

From Time Magazine Archive