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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of April 2006

001-14832
(Commission File Number)


CELESTICA INC. (Translation of registrant's name into English)

1150 Eglinton Avenue East
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M3C 1H7
(416) 448-5800
(Address of principal executive offices)

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Celestica Inc.
Form 6-K
Month of April 2006

The following information filed with this Form 6-K is incorporated by reference in Celestica's registration statements, the prospectuses included therein, and any registration statement subsequently filed by Celestica with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

•: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations for the First Quarter 2006, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
•: Press Release, dated April 27, 2006, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference, including Celestica Inc.'s first quarter 2006 consolidated financial information.
•: Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 but is not incorporated herein by reference.
•: Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4 but is not incorporated herein by reference.
•: Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b), as required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002., the text of which is attached hereto as exhibit 99.5 but is not incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibits

99.1 — Management's Discussion and Analysis for the First Quarter 2006

99.2 — Press Release, dated April 27, 2006

99.3 — Certification of Chief Executive Officer

99.4 — Certification of Chief Financial Officer

99.5 — Certification required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		CELESTICA INC.
Date: April 27, 2006		By:	/s/ Elizabeth L. DelBianco Elizabeth L. DelBianco Chief Legal Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 — Management's Discussion and Analysis for the First Quarter 2006

99.2 — Press Release, dated April 27, 2006

99.3 — Certification of Chief Executive Officer

99.4 — Certification of Chief Financial Officer

99.5 — Certification required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

EXHIBIT 99.1

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FIRST QUARTER 2006

The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the 2005 Consolidated Financial Statements and the March 31, 2006 Interim Consolidated Financial Statements, which we prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP. A reconciliation to United States GAAP is disclosed in note 20 to the 2005 Consolidated Financial Statements. All dollar amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars. The information in this document is provided as of April 21, 2006.

Certain statements contained in the following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act and section 21E of the U.S. Exchange Act, including, without limitation, statements concerning possible or assumed future results of operations preceded by, followed by or that include the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," "plans," or similar expressions. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. You should understand that the following important factors could affect our future results and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements: variability of operating results among periods; inability to retain or grow our business due to potential execution problems resulting from significant headcount reductions, plant closures and product transfers associated with major restructuring activities; the effects of price competition and other business and competitive factors generally affecting the EMS industry; the challenges of effectively managing our operations during uncertain economic conditions; our dependence on a limited number of customers; our dependence on industries affected by rapid technological change; the challenge of managing capacity utilization and unanticipated changes in customer demand; our ability to successfully manage our international operations; component constraints; and our ability to manage our restructuring and the shift of production to lower-cost geographies. These and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in our various filings with the Canadian Securities Commissions and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F and subsequent reports on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Except as required by law, we disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should read this document with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We may not update these forward-looking statements, even if our situation changes in the future. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.

Overview

What Celestica does:

We are a trusted partner in the delivery of electronic product solutions for leading OEMs in the computing, telecommunications, aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer and industrial sectors. We operate a highly sophisticated global manufacturing network with operations in Asia, the Americas and Europe. Our expertise in quality, technology and supply chain management, and our global deployment of Lean and Six Sigma, enables us to provide competitive advantages to our customers by improving time-to-market, scalability and manufacturing efficiency.

Overview of business environment:

The EMS industry is comprised of companies that provide a broad range of electronics manufacturing services to OEMs. EMS companies have evolved from manufacturing parts to providing complex electronic product solutions such as design and engineering, manufacturing and systems integration, fulfillment and after-market solutions. As a result of OEMs more closely integrating their manufacturing operations with their EMS providers, the EMS industry has experienced rapid change and growth over the past decade.

During the period from 2001 to 2003, the EMS industry experienced demand weakness, particularly in the computing and telecommunications end markets, as spending on higher-complexity and infrastructure products was reduced. Our concentration of business with customers in these higher-complexity products had a significant adverse effect on our revenue and margins for 2002 and 2003. The downturn also created excess capacity in the EMS industry, resulting in industry restructuring and continued pricing pressures as EMS providers competed for a reduced amount of business. Declining end markets and volumes led to lower utilization rates which also adversely impacted margins for those years. Our revenue for 2003 was $6.7 billion, down 19% from $8.3 billion in 2002 and down 33% from $10.0 billion in 2001.

Technology end-markets began to show signs of recovery in the latter part of 2003. Our revenue for 2004 grew to $8.8 billion from $6.7 billion in 2003, aided by a modestly better economic environment, the acquisition of Manufacturers' Services Limited (MSL) and the addition of new customers in diversified markets. 2005 was a challenging year for us in some of our key end markets. Though revenue in the first half of 2005 was stable, we experienced unexpected revenue declines from our computing and communications infrastructure markets in the second half of 2005, resulting in an overall decline in revenue from $8.8 billion in 2004 to $8.5 billion in 2005.

Key strategic initiatives:

In response to the downturn in the EMS industry, we initiated restructuring plans to rebalance our global manufacturing network and reduce capacity. During the technology downturn, the EMS industry began a major transformation of its manufacturing network. OEM customers wanted their EMS providers to shift more production to lower-cost regions which lowers their product costs and allows them to better compete in their own highly competitive markets.

In 2001, we announced our first restructuring plan. As the downturn continued, and excess capacity in higher-cost geographies remained, we announced additional restructuring plans through to 2006. The restructuring plans are focused on consolidating facilities, thereby improving capacity utilization while increasing production in lower-cost geographies and accelerating margin expansion. Our capacity utilization was approximately 60% in the first quarter of 2006. When all of the planned restructuring actions are completed, we expect to have more capabilities and a significant portion of our global manufacturing network in lower-cost regions. As a result of our past and current restructuring efforts, approximately 85% of our employees as of March 31, 2006 were in lower-cost geographies, up from approximately 60% at the end of 2002.

Although our 2005 revenue decreased from 2004, we increased our operating margins and further diversified our customer base by increasing our penetration into markets beyond traditional telecommunications and computing markets. Our focus for 2006 is to complete our restructuring actions and align our capacity, improve our operating margins, increase our business in market sectors such as aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer and industrial, and maintain our strong customer focus by further expanding our electronic product solutions offerings to bring about even greater competitive advantage for our customers. In support of these goals, we will:

•: continue to implement Lean and Six Sigma principles to enhance efficiencies and improve operating margins;
•: restructure the remaining underutilized facilities by the end of 2006;
•: divest unprofitable and non-strategic activities;
•: consider the acquisition of companies which will allow us to grow in diversified markets or expand our capabilities;
•: continue to offer innovative technology solutions; and
•: further grow our culture of innovation, agility, responsiveness and leadership.

Summary of 1Q 2006

Financing and capital structure:

We continued to maintain a strong balance sheet throughout the first quarter of 2006 and finished the quarter with a cash balance of approximately $776 million and an undrawn credit facility. As a result of ramping new programs and expected stronger end market demand in the second quarter, we deployed approximately $100 million for working capital requirements and capacity expansion to support anticipated higher revenue in the coming quarters.

Acquisitions:

In March 2006, we acquired certain assets located in the Philippines from Powerwave Technologies, Inc. and signed a multi-year supply agreement. This acquisition strengthened our relationship with an existing customer who is in the telecommunications sector. Powerwave announced that Celestica would become its global preferred outsourcing partner.

In July 2005, we completed the acquisition of Ramnish Electronics Private Limited, an EMS provider located in India. This strategic acquisition expanded our low-cost EMS manufacturing capabilities and provided us with access to an established customer base in the Indian market. In August 2005, we completed the acquisition of CoreSim Inc., a leader in advanced design analysis and redesign services based in Canada. This acquisition strengthened our design services offering and provided us with access to an expanded customer base in the telecommunications, aerospace and defense, and enterprise markets. In November 2005, we completed the acquisition of Displaytronix Inc., a repair services company in the United States which expanded our repair capabilities in the growing flat-panel display market.

We may, at any time, be engaged in ongoing discussions with respect to possible acquisitions that we expect would enhance our global manufacturing network, expand our service offerings, increase our penetration in various industries and establish strategic relationships with new customers. There can be no assurance that any of these discussions will result in a definitive purchase agreement and, if they do, what the terms or timing of any such agreement would be.

We will continue to evaluate our operations and we may propose exiting businesses or service offerings in order to better align our operations with our strategic objectives.

Overview of 1Q 2006 results:

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain key operating results and other financial information (in millions, except per share amounts):

	Three months ended March 31
	2005			2006
Revenue	$	2,150.6		$	1,934.0
Gross profit		123.0			105.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A)		75.6			74.5
Net loss		(11.6	)		(17.4	)
Diluted loss per share	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.08	)

		As at December 31 2005			As at March 31 2006
Total assets		$	4,857.8		$	4,786.5
Total long-term financial liabilities			751.4			751.1

We are continuing with our restructuring plans to improve capacity utilization and improve margins, primarily in our higher-cost locations in the Americas and Europe. During the past few years, we have been transitioning production from sites we were closing or downsizing to lower-cost regions, primarily Mexico, China, Thailand and Romania. In the fourth quarter of 2005, our profitability was impacted by our higher than expected costs in the Americas region in executing program transfers and meeting demand volatility late in the quarter. These factors impacted our labour and equipment efficiencies and delayed some of our restructuring into the first quarter of 2006. We have now completed 4 of the 6 planned facility closures in the Americas, and the associated program transfer activities. We continued to incur significant transition costs, particularly in Mexico, in the first quarter of 2006. These costs included major growth in headcount, manufacturing space and equipment to support the significant increase in volumes as a result of program transfers and ramping new customer programs. In addition, component constraints relating to stronger demand from customers resulted in production being shifted to later in the quarter. This drove inefficiencies in our production costs and adversely affected our working capital performance. We will continue to deploy significant resources to manage our transitions and to stabilize our operational performance. These costs are impacting our near-term operating margins but will allow us to effectively support our customer needs. As the ramps and transitions are completed in the coming months, we expect operating margins to improve.

Revenue for the first quarter of 2006 of $1.9 billion decreased 10% from $2.2 billion from the same period in 2005. Revenue from acquisitions was insignificant for the quarter. Asia's revenue increased 4% from the same period in 2005 and represents approximately one-half of our total revenue. Revenue for the Americas and Europe decreased 18% and 24%, respectively, from the same period in 2005, primarily due to lower volumes from our core customers.

Gross margin percentage has decreased from 5.7% of revenue in the first quarter of 2005 to 5.5% of revenue in the first quarter of 2006. The decrease in margins reflect the higher costs in the Americas, in particular Mexico, associated with supporting program transfers and ramping new customer programs. The decline in revenue also negatively impacted margins. The negative impact was offset partially by savings from restructuring activities.

SG&A expenses for the first quarter of 2006 were essentially unchanged compared to the same period in the prior year. As a percentage of revenue, SG&A expenses increased from 3.5% in the first quarter of 2005 to 3.9% in the first quarter of 2006, as a result of the decrease in revenue.

Other performance indicators:

In addition to the key financial, revenue and earnings-related metrics described above, management regularly reviews the following working capital metrics:

	1Q05		2Q05		3Q05		4Q05		1Q06
Days in accounts receivable	42		38		40		41		47
Days in inventory	49		47		53		50		55
Days in accounts payable	(76	)	(72	)	(79	)	(78	)	(87	)

Cash cycle days	15		13		14		13		15

Days in accounts receivable (A/R) is calculated as the average A/R for the quarter divided by the average daily revenue. Days in inventory is calculated as the average inventory for the quarter divided by the average daily cost of sales. Days in accounts payable (A/P) is calculated as the average A/P (including accruals) for the quarter divided by average daily cost of sales. Cash cycle days is calculated as the sum of days in A/R and inventory, less the days in A/P.

Cash cycle days were flat at 15 on a year-over-year basis. Cash cycle days increased by 2 days in the first quarter of 2006 from the fourth quarter of 2005. A/R days worsened sequentially due to a higher percentage of business being transacted in the last month of the quarter. Inventory days worsened sequentially from the fourth quarter of 2005 due to the higher inventory acquired in anticipation of stronger second quarter demand and the impact of components received later in the quarter. The increase in A/P days has partially offset the impact of these changes.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We prepare our financial statements in accordance with Canadian GAAP with a reconciliation to United States GAAP, as disclosed in note 20 to the 2005 Consolidated Financial Statements.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of the financial statements are described in note 2 to the 2005 Consolidated Financial Statements. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on a regular basis, based on historical experience and other relevant factors. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates and assumptions. The following critical accounting policies are impacted by judgments, assumptions and estimates used in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue recognition:

We derive most of our revenue from the sale of electronics equipment that we have built to customer specifications. We recognize revenue from product sales when all of the following criteria have been met: shipment has occurred; title has passed; persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; performance has occurred; receivables are reasonably assured of collection; customer specified test criteria have been met; and the earnings process is complete. We have contractual arrangements with the majority of our customers that require the customer to purchase unused inventory that we have purchased to fulfill that customer's forecasted manufacturing demand. We account for raw material returns as reductions in inventory and do not recognize revenue on these transactions.

We provide warehousing services in connection with manufacturing services to certain customers. We assess these contracts to determine whether the manufacturing and warehousing services can be accounted for as separate units of accounting. If the services do not constitute separate units of accounting, or the manufacturing services do not meet all of the revenue recognition requirements, we defer recognizing revenue until the products have been shipped to the customer.

Allowance for doubtful accounts:

We record an allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable that are considered to be impaired. The allowance is based on our knowledge of the financial condition of our customers, the aging of the receivables, the current business environment, customer and industry concentrations, and historical experience. If any of our customers have insufficient liquidity, we may encounter significant delays or defaults in payments owed to us by our customers. This may result in our restructuring the debt or extending payment terms which may have a significant adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. A change to these factors could impact the estimated allowance and the provision for bad debts recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Inventory valuation:

We value our inventory on a first-in, first-out basis at the lower of cost and replacement cost for production parts, and at the lower of cost and net realizable value for work in progress and finished goods. We regularly adjust our inventory valuation based on shrinkage and management's estimates of net realizable value, taking into consideration factors such as inventory aging, future demand for the inventory, and the nature of the contractual agreements with customers and suppliers, including the ability to return inventory to them. A change to these assumptions could impact the valuation of inventory and have a resulting impact on margins.

Warranty costs:

We have recorded a liability for warranty costs. As part of the normal sale of a product or service, we provide our customers with product or service warranties that extend for periods generally ranging from one to three years from the date of sale. The liability for the expected cost of warranty-related claims is established when products are sold and services are rendered. In estimating the warranty liability, historical material replacement costs and the associated labor to correct the defect are considered. Revisions to these estimates are made when actual experience differs materially from historical experience. Known product or service defects are specifically accrued as we become aware of such defects. Changes to the estimates could impact the liability and have a resulting impact on margins.

Income taxes:

We have recorded an income tax expense or recovery based on the net income earned or net loss incurred in each tax jurisdiction and the tax rate applicable to that income or loss. In the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax outcome is uncertain. The final tax outcome of these matters may be different than the estimates originally made by management in determining our income tax provisions. A change to these estimates could impact the income tax provision and net loss.

We record a valuation allowance against deferred income tax assets when management believes it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized. Management considers factors such as the reversal of deferred income tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, the character of the income tax asset, tax planning strategies, changes in tax laws and other factors. A change to these factors could impact the estimated valuation allowance and income tax expense.

Goodwill:

We perform our annual goodwill impairment test in the fourth quarter of each year (to correspond with our planning cycle), and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that an impairment loss may have been incurred. Impairment is tested at the reporting unit level by comparing the reporting unit's carrying amount to its fair value. The fair values of the reporting units are estimated using a combination of a market approach and discounted cash flows. The process of determining fair values is subjective and requires management to exercise judgment in making assumptions about future results, including revenue and cash flow projections at the reporting unit level, and discount rates. We recorded an impairment loss in 2002 and 2004. Future goodwill impairment tests may result in further impairment charges.

Long-lived assets:

We perform our annual impairment tests on long-lived assets in the fourth quarter of each year (to correspond with our planning cycle), and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that an impairment loss may have been incurred. We estimate the useful lives of capital and intangible assets based on the nature of the asset, historical experience and the terms of any related supply contracts. The valuation of long-lived assets is based on the amount of future net cash flows that these assets are estimated to generate. Revenue and expense projections are based on management's estimates, including estimates of current and future industry conditions. A significant change to these assumptions could impact the estimated useful lives or valuation of long-lived assets resulting in a change to depreciation or amortization expense and impairment charges. We have recorded long-lived asset impairment losses in every year since 2001. Future impairment tests may result in further impairment charges.

Restructuring charges:

We have recorded restructuring charges relating to workforce reductions, facility consolidations and costs associated with exiting businesses. The restructuring charges include employee severance and benefit costs, costs related to leased facilities that have been abandoned or subleased, owned facilities which are no longer used and are available-for-sale, costs of leased equipment that have been abandoned, impairment of owned equipment available-for-sale, and impairment of related intangible assets. The recognition of these charges requires management to make certain judgments and estimates regarding the nature, timing and amount associated with these plans. For owned facilities and equipment, the impairment loss recognized is based on the fair value less costs to sell, with fair value estimated based on existing market prices for similar assets. For leased facilities that have been abandoned or subleased, the estimated lease cost represents future lease payments subsequent to abandonment less estimated sublease income. To estimate future sublease income, we worked with independent brokers to determine the estimated tenant rents we could expect to realize. The estimated amount of future liability may change, requiring potential adjustments to the liabilities already recorded. At the end of each reporting period, we evaluate the appropriateness of the remaining accrued balances.

Pension and non-pension post-employment benefits:

We have pension and non-pension post-employment benefit costs and liabilities, which are determined from actuarial valuations. Actuarial valuations require management to make certain judgments and estimates relating to expected plan investment performance, salary escalation, compensation levels at the time of retirement, retirement ages, and expected healthcare costs. We evaluate these assumptions on a regular basis, taking into consideration current market conditions and historical data. A change in these factors could impact future pension expense.

A. Operating Results

Our annual and quarterly operating results vary from period to period as a result of the level and timing of customer orders, fluctuations in materials and other costs, and the relative mix of value-add products and services. The level and timing of customers' orders will vary due to their attempts to balance their inventory, changes in their manufacturing strategies, variation in demand for their products and general economic conditions. Our annual and quarterly operating results are also affected by capacity utilization, mix of manufacturing value-added and other factors, including price competition, manufacturing effectiveness and efficiency, the degree of automation used in the assembly process, the performance of third-party providers to whom we have outsourced certain IT systems and production support, the ability to manage labor, inventory and capital assets effectively, the timing of expenditures in anticipation of forecasted sales levels, the timing of acquisitions and related integration costs, customer product delivery requirements, shortages of components or labor, the costs of transferring and ramping up programs, the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations, and other factors.

The table below sets forth certain operating data expressed as a percentage of revenue for the periods indicated:

	Three months ended March 31
	2005		2006
Revenue	100.0	%	100.0	%
Cost of sales	94.3		94.5

Gross profit	5.7		5.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses	3.5		3.9
Amortization of intangible assets	0.3		0.3
Other charges	1.5		0.9
Accretion of convertible debt	0.1		—
Interest expense, net	0.4		0.7

Loss before income taxes	(0.1	)	(0.3	)
Income taxes expense	(0.4	)	(0.6	)

Net loss	(0.5	)%	(0.9	)%

Change in accounting policies and estimates:

Effective October 1, 2005, we changed the estimated useful lives of certain machinery and equipment from five years to seven years based on our experience and the extended use of these assets. As a result of this change in estimated useful life, depreciation expense included in cost of sales decreased by approximately $5 million in the first quarter of 2006. We estimate depreciation expense in 2006 will be lower by approximately $16 million as a result of this change.

Revenue:

We manage our operations on a geographic basis. The three reporting segments are Asia, the Americas and Europe. The following table shows revenue by reporting segment (in millions):

	Three months ended March 31
	Three months ended March 31						% Change
	2005			2006			% Change
Asia	$	965.4		$	1,002.5		4%
Americas		818.9			672.1		-18%
Europe		408.7			308.9		-24%
Inter-segment		(42.4	)		(49.5	)

Total	$	2,150.6		$	1,934.0		-10%

Revenue decreased 10% for the first quarter of 2006 compared to the first quarter of 2005. Revenue for the Americas and Europe decreased, while revenue for Asia increased. Asia benefited primarily from improved demand from existing customers. Asia's revenue represents approximately one-half of our business. Lower volumes driven by weaker demand from our core customers have negatively impacted revenues for the Americas and Europe. Revenue from acquisitions was insignificant for the quarter.

The following table shows industry market segmentation as a percentage of revenue for the indicated periods:

	Three months ended March 31
	Three months ended March 31		Three months ended December 31 2005
	2005	2006	Three months ended December 31 2005
Enterprise communications	27%	30%	28%
Telecommunications	21%	19%	19%
Servers	18%	17%	19%
Storage	14%	10%	10%
Industrial, aerospace and defense	10%	11%	11%
Consumer, automotive and medical	10%	13%	13%

We continue to focus on diversifying our customer base by adding new customers in areas beyond traditional telecommunications and computing markets, such as those in the aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer and industrial sectors. Revenue in these non-traditional markets represented approximately 24% of revenue in the first quarter of 2006, up from 20% of revenue in the same period a year ago.

We expect revenue to grow in the consumer end market over the next few quarters, as we ramp new business wins.

The following customers represented more than 10% of total revenue for each of the indicated periods:

	Three months ended March 31
	2005	2006
IBM	ü	ü
Cisco Systems	ü	ü

The following table shows our improvements in customer concentration as a percentage of total revenue for the indicated periods:

	Three months ended March 31
	2005	2006
Top 10 customers	67%	62%
Non-top 10 customers	33%	38%

We are dependent upon continued revenue from our top customers. There can be no assurance that revenue from these or any other customers will not decrease in absolute terms or as a percentage of total revenue, either individually or as a group. Any material decrease in revenue from these or other customers could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

We believe our growth depends on increasing sales to existing customers for their current and future product generations, the expansion and addition of related manufacturing and support services, and successfully attracting new customers. Customers may cancel contracts and volume levels can be changed or delayed. The timely replacement of delayed, cancelled or reduced orders with new business cannot be assured. In addition, we have no assurance that any of our current customers will continue to utilize our services, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Gross profit:

The following table is a breakdown of gross profit and gross margin as a percentage of revenue for the indicated periods:

	Three months ended March 31
	2005			2006
Gross profit (in millions)	$	123.0		$	105.8
Gross margin		5.7	%		5.5	%

The gross margin decrease reflects the higher costs experienced in the Americas, in particular Mexico, associated with supporting program transfers and ramping new customer programs in the first quarter of 2006. The decline in revenue also negatively impacted margins. The negative impact was offset partially by savings from restructuring activities. Margins in Europe worsened from the prior year due to lower volumes and higher production costs.

The nature of our business causes gross margin to fluctuate based on product volume and mix, production efficiencies, utilization of manufacturing capacity, manufacturing costs, start-up and ramp-up activities, new product introductions, cost structures at individual sites, and other factors, including pricing due to the overall highly competitive nature of the EMS industry. In addition, the availability of components, which is subject to lead time and other constraints, could affect our revenue and margin growth.

Selling, general and administrative expenses:

SG&A expenses decreased slightly to $74.5 million (3.9% of revenue) in the first quarter of 2006 from $75.6 million (3.5% of revenue) in the same period of 2005.

Amortization of intangible assets:

Amortization of intangible assets decreased to $6.6 million in the first quarter of 2006 from $7.2 million in the same period in 2005.

Integration costs related to acquisitions:

Integration costs were $0.5 million in the first quarter of 2006 compared to $0.3 million in the same period in 2005. Integration costs vary from period to period due to the timing of acquisitions and related integration activities.

Other charges:

We have recorded the following restructuring charges for the indicated periods (in millions):

	Three months ended March 31
	2005		2006
2001 to 2004 restructuring	$	1.0	$	0.5
2005 and 2006 restructuring		32.0		16.5

Total restructuring	$	33.0	$	17.0

To date, we have recorded charges in connection with five separate restructuring plans in response to the challenging economic climate and our continuing strategy to move production from higher-cost to lower-cost geographies. These actions, which included reducing our workforce and consolidating and repositioning the number and location of production facilities, were largely intended to align our capacity and infrastructure to anticipated customer requirements for more capacity in lower-cost regions, as well as to rationalize our manufacturing network to lower demand levels.

These restructuring plans were focused primarily in the Americas and Europe, as those regions were impacted the most by the downturn in business volumes and have high cost structures. Approximately 26,600 employees have been released from the business in connection with the restructuring activities. Approximately 70% of the employee terminations were in the Americas, 25% in Europe and 5% in Asia. To date, approximately 50 facilities have been closed or downsized, primarily in the Americas and Europe. All cash outlays are expected to be funded from cash on hand.

We have completed the major components of the 2001 to 2004 restructuring plans, except for certain long-term lease and other contractual obligations we expect to pay out over the remaining lease terms through 2015. We also expect to make certain payments to regulatory agencies in accordance with local labour legislation in Europe through 2008. With respect to the 2005 restructuring announcement, we have recorded $160.1 million in 2005 and $17.0 million in the first quarter of 2006. We expect to incur further charges of between $75 million and $100 million to complete these actions.

We will continue to evaluate our operations and we may propose future restructuring actions as a result of changes in the marketplace and/or our exit from less profitable operations or services no longer demanded by our customers.

Accretion of convertible debt:

As of September 30, 2005, all outstanding LYONs were repurchased. We have recorded no accretion charges beyond the third quarter of 2005 with respect to the LYONs.

Interest expense/income:

Net interest expense in the first quarter of 2006 was $13.9 million compared to $7.9 million in the same period of 2005. Our expense for 2006 includes interest charges on the 2013 Notes that were issued in late June 2005 and interest on the 2011 Notes issued in June 2004. The interest rate on the 2011 Notes, after reflecting the variable interest swap, was 7.5% for the first quarter of 2006 compared to 5.6% for the first quarter of 2005. The interest rate on the 2013 Notes was 7.625%.

Income taxes:

Income tax expense in the first quarter of 2006 was $10.7 million on net loss before tax of $6.7 million, compared to an income tax expense of $8.5 million for the same period in 2005 on a net loss before tax of $3.1 million. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2006 reflects the tax expense in jurisdictions with current taxes payable.

We conduct business operations in a number of countries, including countries where tax incentives have been extended to encourage foreign investment or where income tax rates are low. Our effective tax rate is also impacted by the mix and volume of business in lower tax jurisdictions within Europe and Asia, tax holidays and tax incentives that have been negotiated with the respective tax authorities (which expire between 2007 and 2012), restructuring charges, operating losses, certain tax exposures, the time period in which losses may be used under tax laws and the valuation allowances of deferred income tax assets. The tax holidays are subject to conditions with which we expect to continue to comply.

In certain jurisdictions, we currently have significant net operating losses and other deductible temporary differences, which will reduce taxable income in these jurisdictions in future periods. We have determined that a valuation allowance of $547.9 million is required in respect of our deferred income tax assets as at March 31, 2006 (December 31, 2005 — $533.0 million).

As at March 31, 2006, the net deferred income tax asset balance was $10.7 million (December 31, 2005 — $11.3 million). We believe we will generate sufficient future taxable income to realize the benefit of these deferred income tax assets.

We develop our tax position based upon the anticipated nature and structure of our business and the tax laws, administrative practices and judicial decisions currently in effect in the jurisdictions in which we have assets or conduct business, all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations, possibly with retroactive effect. We are subject to tax audits by local tax authorities of historical information which could result in additional tax expense in future periods relating to prior results. Any such increase in our income tax expense and related interest and penalties could have a significant impact on our future earnings and future cash flows.

Certain of our subsidiaries provide financing, products and services to, and may from time-to-time undertake certain significant transactions with other subsidiaries in different jurisdictions. In general, inter-company transactions, in particular inter-company financing transactions, are subjected to close review by tax authorities. Moreover, several jurisdictions in which we operate have tax laws with detailed transfer pricing rules which require that all transactions with non-resident related parties be priced using arm's length pricing principles, and that contemporaneous documentation must exist to support such pricing.

International taxation authorities could challenge the validity of our inter-company financing and transfer pricing policies. Such a challenge generally involves a subjective area of taxation and generally involves a significant degree of judgment. If any of these taxation authorities are successful in challenging our financing or transfer pricing policies, our income tax expense may be adversely affected and we could also be subjected to interest and penalty charges. In connection with ongoing tax audits in the United States, taxing authorities have asserted that our United States subsidiaries owe significant amounts of tax, interest and penalties arising from inter-company transactions. We believe we have substantial defenses to the asserted deficiencies and that we have adequately accrued for any likely potential losses. However, there can be no assurance as to the final resolution of these asserted deficiencies and any resulting proceedings, and if these asserted deficiencies and proceedings are determined adversely to us, the amounts we may be required to pay may be material.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

The following table shows key liquidity metrics for the indicated periods:

	As at
	December 31 2005		March 31 2006
	(in millions)
Cash and short-term investments	$	969.0	$	776.0

	Three months ended March 31
	2005			2006
Cash provided by (used in) operations	$	10.6		$	(117.8	)
Cash used in investing activities		(27.0	)		(73.3	)
Cash used in financing activities		(1.0	)		(1.9	)

Cash used in operations:

In the first quarter of 2006, we used $117.8 million in cash to fund working capital requirements and expand capacity, primarily to support higher component inventory levels associated with expected stronger second quarter demand and new programs.

Cash used in investing activities:

We used cash of $19.1 million in the first quarter of 2006 for acquisitions. Our capital expenditures in the first quarter of 2006 were $55.1 million, primarily to expand manufacturing capabilities in lower-cost geographies such as China, Romania, Thailand and Mexico. Significant capital requirements were required to support new business wins.

Cash requirements:

At March 31, 2006, we had made commitments for approximately $100 million in capital expenditures, principally for machinery and equipment and facilities in our lower-cost geographies, as well as to support new business wins. We expect capital spending for 2006 to be in the range of 2.25% — 3% of revenue, and to fund this from cash on hand. In addition, we regularly review acquisition opportunities and, as a result, may require additional debt or equity financing to fund these transactions.

We have provided routine indemnifications whose terms range in duration and often are not explicitly defined. These may include indemnifications against adverse effects due to changes in tax laws and patent infringements by third parties. The maximum potential liability from these indemnifications cannot reasonably be estimated. In some cases, we have recourse against other parties to mitigate our risk of loss from these indemnifications. Historically, we have not made significant payments relating to these indemnifications.

Capital Resources

We have a credit facility for $600.0 million which matures in June 2007. The facility includes a $25.0 million swing-line facility that provides for short-term borrowings up to a maximum of seven days. Borrowings under the facility bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin except that borrowings under the swing-line facility bear interest at a base rate plus a margin. There were no borrowings outstanding under this facility at March 31, 2006. Commitment fees for the first quarter of 2006 were $0.7 million.

The facility has restrictive covenants relating to debt incurrence and sale of assets and also contains financial covenants that require us to maintain certain financial ratios. A change of control is an event of default. Based on the required minimum financial ratios at March 31, 2006, we are limited to approximately $170 million of available debt incurrence. The available debt incurrence under the facility has been reduced by covenants relating to our two subordinated note issuances and outstanding letters of credit and guarantees. We were in compliance with all covenants at March 31, 2006.

Celestica and certain subsidiaries have additional uncommitted bank overdraft facilities available for operating requirements which total $53.7 million at March 31, 2006. There are no borrowings outstanding under these facilities.

We believe that cash flow from operating activities, together with cash on hand and borrowings available under our credit facility (which are undrawn), will be sufficient to fund currently anticipated working capital, planned restructuring and capital spending, and debt service requirements for the next 12 months. Historically, we have funded our operations from the proceeds of public offerings of equity and debt securities, cash generated from operations, bank debt, sales of accounts receivable and equipment lease financings. We expect to continue to enter into debt and equity financings, sales of accounts receivable and lease transactions to fund acquisitions and anticipated growth. The issuance of additional equity or convertible debt securities could dilute current shareholders.

Further, we may issue debt securities that have rights and privileges senior to equity holders, and the terms of this debt could impose restrictions on our operations. Such financings and other transactions may not be available on terms acceptable to us or at all.

Our short term investment objectives are to preserve principal and to maximize yields without significantly increasing risk, while at the same time not materially restricting our short term access to cash. To achieve these objectives, we maintain a portfolio consisting of a variety of securities, including government and corporate obligations, certificates of deposit and money market funds.

Both Standard and Poor's and Moody's Investor Services provide ratings on our senior subordinated notes and a corporate rating on Celestica. These credit ratings are the agencies' current opinion of the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program. The agencies take many factors into consideration when providing a rating including, but not limited to, the creditworthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit enhancement on the obligation and the currency in which the obligation is denominated. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the rating organization. A rating does not comment as to market price or suitability for a particular investor.

Our corporate rating with Standard and Poor's is currently BB- with a stable outlook, and our subordinated note rating is B. The notes rating, which is thirteenth out of 20 on the rating scale, means that the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation but adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Our senior implied rating with Moody's Investor Services is currently Ba3 with a stable outlook, and our senior subordinated notes rating is B2. The subordinated notes rating is thirteenth out of 20 on the rating scale. Obligations rated B2 are considered to be in the mid-range of obligations that are judged to be speculative and subject to high credit risk. A reduction in our credit ratings could impact our future cost of borrowing.

In November 2005, we entered into an agreement to sell certain accounts receivable to a third-party bank (which has a Standard and Poor's rating of AA-), and other qualified purchasers. The program provides for the sale of up to $250.0 million in accounts receivable on a committed basis. The program also provides for the sale of certain accounts receivable in excess of the committed amount at the discretion of the purchasers. This program expires in November 2007. As of March 31, 2006, we have sold approximately $282 million in accounts receivable exclusively to the third-party bank under this program.

Other financial instruments:

We price the majority of our products in U.S. dollars, and the majority of our material costs are also denominated in U.S. dollars. However, a significant portion of our non-material costs (including payroll, facilities costs, and costs of locally sourced supplies and inventory) are denominated in various other currencies. The majority of our cash balances are held in U.S. dollars. As a result, we may experience transaction and translation gains or losses because of currency fluctuations. We have an exchange risk management policy in place to control our hedging activities and we do not enter into speculative trades. Gains or losses on foreign currency contracts that are designated effective and qualify as cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions, are recognized in earnings in the same period and on the same financial statement caption as the underlying hedged transaction. At March 31, 2006, we had forward foreign exchange contracts covering various currencies in an aggregate notional amount of $468.3 million. Our contracts generally extend for periods of up to 16 months. The majority of contracts expire by June 2007. The fair value of these contracts at March 31, 2006 was an unrealized gain of $5.3 million. Our current hedging activity is designed to reduce the variability of our foreign currency costs in the regions where we have manufacturing operations and generally involves entering into contracts to trade U.S. dollars for various currencies at future dates. We may, from time to time, enter into additional hedging transactions to minimize our exposure to foreign currency. We cannot be assured that our hedging transactions will be successful.

In connection with the 2011 Notes offering, we entered into agreements to swap the fixed rate of interest for a variable rate based on LIBOR plus a margin. The notional amount of the agreements, which mature July 2011, is $500.0 million. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements at March 31, 2006 was an unrealized loss of $13.2 million. The average interest rate on the 2011 Notes for the first quarter of 2006 was 7.5% (5.6% for the first quarter of 2005), after reflecting the interest rate swaps. We are exposed to interest rate risks due to fluctuations in the LIBOR rate. A one-percentage point increase in the LIBOR rate would increase interest expense on the 2011 Notes by $5.0 million annually.

Outstanding Share Data

As at March 31, 2006, we had 197.1 million outstanding subordinate voting shares and 29.6 million outstanding multiple voting shares.

Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures:

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) have evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the quarter, and have concluded that such controls and procedures are effective.

Changes in internal controls over financial reporting:

During the first quarter of 2006, there were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, such controls.

Unaudited Quarterly Financial Highlights

		2004									2005												2006
		Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter			First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter			First Quarter
		(in millions, except per share amounts)
Revenue		$	2,314.2		$	2,176.0		$	2,332.7		$	2,150.6		$	2,250.7		$	1,994.4		$	2,075.3		$	1,934.0
Cost of sales		$	2,191.7		$	2,072.9		$	2,238.3		$	2,027.6		$	2,119.8		$	1,886.1		$	1,956.4		$	1,828.2
Gross profit %			5.3	%		4.7	%		4.0	%		5.7	%		5.8	%		5.4	%		5.7	%		5.5	%
Net earnings (loss)		$	(7.9	)	$	(24.4	)	$	(809.7	)	$	(11.6	)	$	12.6		$	(19.6	)	$	(28.2	)	$	(17.4	)
Weighted average shares
	— basic		224.6			225.1			225.7			226.9			226.0			225.8			226.3			226.7
	— diluted		224.6			225.1			225.7			226.9			227.5			225.8			226.3			226.7
Earnings (loss) per share
	— basic	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.11	)	$	(3.59	)	$	(0.05	)	$	0.06		$	(0.09	)	$	(0.12	)	$	(0.08	)
	— diluted	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.11	)	$	(3.59	)	$	(0.05	)	$	0.06		$	(0.09	)	$	(0.12	)	$	(0.08	)

Comparability quarter-to-quarter:

We have reclassified certain prior period information to conform to the current period's presentation.

The quarterly data reflects the following:

•: the third and fourth quarters of 2005 and the first quarter of 2006 include the results of operations of CoreSim and Ramnish which were acquired in the third quarter of 2005;
•: the fourth quarter of 2005 and the first quarter of 2006 includes the results of operations of Displaytronix which was acquired in the fourth quarter of 2005;
•: the first quarter of 2006 includes the results of operations of Powerwave Technologies in the Philippines which was acquired in March 2006;
•: all quarters of 2004, 2005 and 2006 are impacted by our announced restructuring plans. The amounts vary from quarter-to-quarter;
•: the fourth quarters of 2004 and 2005 include the results of the annual testing of impairments of goodwill and long-lived assets; and
•: the third quarter of 2005 includes gains on the repurchase of the remaining outstanding LYONs. After the third quarter of 2005, no further accretion charges have been recorded for the LYONs.

First quarter 2006 compared to fourth quarter 2005:

Sequentially, revenue for the first quarter of 2006 decreased 7% from the fourth quarter of 2005. Revenue in the Americas and Europe decreased quarter-to-quarter while Asia increased slightly. Our revenue decline reflects the seasonality in the first quarter, which typically includes lower volumes and changes in the mix of products we ship. The sequential decline in gross margin for the first quarter of 2006 primarily reflects lower, seasonal business volumes. Also affecting gross margins were the higher costs of supporting program transfers and meeting customer demand, amidst component constraints, offset partially by restructuring cost savings in the Americas.

Recent Accounting Developments

Financial instruments:

In January 2005, the CICA issued Section 1530, "Comprehensive income," Section 3855, "Financial instruments — recognition and measurement," and Section 3865, "Hedges." The new standards will be effective for interim and annual financial statements commencing in 2007. Earlier adoption is permitted. Most significantly for us, the new standards will require presentation of a separate statement of comprehensive income. Foreign exchange gains and losses on the translation of the financial statements of self-sustaining subsidiaries, currently recorded in a separate section of shareholders' equity, will be presented instead in comprehensive income. Derivative financial instruments will be recorded in the balance sheet at fair value and changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges will be recognized in comprehensive income. The existing hedging principles of AcG-13 will be maintained. We currently are evaluating the impact adopting these standards will have on our consolidated financial statements.

Consideration provided to customers:

In September 2005, the CICA issued EIC-156, "Accounting for consideration given to a customer or reseller by a vendor," which provides guidance to companies that give incentives to customers or resellers in the form of cash, free goods, coupons and other considerations. The standard is effective for 2006. This standard is equivalent to the guidance under U.S. GAAP which we adopted in 2002. The adoption of this standard did not impact our consolidated financial statements.

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EXHIBIT 99.2


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE		Thursday, April 27, 2006

(All amounts in U.S. dollars.
Per share information based on diluted
shares outstanding unless noted otherwise.)

CELESTICA ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS
First Quarter Summary

•: Revenue of $1,934 million, down 10% from $2,151 million last year
•: GAAP loss of ($0.08) per share compared to GAAP loss ($0.05) per share last year
•: Adjusted net earnings of $0.08 per share compared to $0.15 per share a year ago
•: Q2 revenue guidance of $2.05-$2.25 billion, adjusted earnings per share of $0.08-$0.16

TORONTO, Canada — Celestica Inc. (NYSE: CLS, TSX: CLS/SV), a world leader in electronics manufacturing services (EMS), today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006.

Revenue was $1,934 million, compared to $2,151 million in the first quarter of 2005. Net loss on a GAAP basis for the first quarter was ($17.4) million or ($0.08) per share, compared to a GAAP net loss for the first quarter of 2005 of ($11.6) million or ($0.05) per share. Included in GAAP net loss for the quarter are charges of $17.0 million associated with previously announced restructuring plans.

Adjusted net earnings for the quarter were $17.4 million or $0.08 per share compared to $33.4 million or $0.15 per share for the same period last year. Adjusted net earnings is defined as net earnings before amortization of intangible assets, gains or losses on the repurchase of shares and debt, integration costs related to acquisitions, option expense, option exchange costs and other charges, net of tax and significant deferred tax write-offs (detailed GAAP financial statements and supplementary information related to adjusted net earnings appear at the end of this press release). These results compare with the company's guidance for the first quarter, announced on January 26, 2006, of revenue of $1.8 to $2.0 billion and adjusted net earnings per share of $0.04 to $0.12.

"Our results in the first quarter reflected the impact of a seasonal revenue decline from the fourth quarter as well as substantial investments being made to support our major new program launches and growth in our low-cost facilities," said Steve Delaney, CEO, Celestica. "We continue to see a positive demand environment into the second quarter. As our new programs ramp, material flows stabilize and restructuring activities continue as planned, we expect to show improvements in our operating results in the coming quarters."

Outlook

For the second quarter ending June 30, 2006, the company anticipates revenue to be in the range of $2.05 billion to $2.25 billion, and adjusted earnings per share ranging from $0.08 to $0.16.

First Quarter and Annual Shareholders Meeting Webcasts

Management will host its quarterly results conference call today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time which can be accessed at www.celestica.com.

The company's Annual Shareholders Meeting is also being held today in Toronto and will commence at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time in the Auditorium of the TSX Broadcast and Conference Centre, The Exchange Tower, 130 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario. A live webcast of management's presentation will be available at www.celestica.com at approximately 10:10 a.m.

Supplementary Information

In addition to disclosing detailed results in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Celestica also provides supplementary non-GAAP measures as a method to evaluate the company's operating performance.

Management uses adjusted net earnings as a measure of enterprise-wide performance. As a result of acquisitions made by the company, restructuring activities, securities repurchases and the adoption of fair value accounting for stock options, management believes adjusted net earnings is a useful measure that facilitates period-to-period operating comparisons and allows the company to compare its operating results with its competitors in the U.S. and Asia. Adjusted net earnings excludes the effects of acquisition-related charges (most significantly, amortization of intangible assets and integration costs related to acquisitions), other charges (most significantly, restructuring costs and the write-down of goodwill and long-lived assets), gains or losses on the repurchase of shares or debt, option expense and option exchange costs, and the related income tax effect of these adjustments and any significant deferred tax write-offs. Adjusted net earnings does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and is not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Adjusted net earnings is not a measure of performance under Canadian or U.S. GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net earnings (loss) prepared in accordance with Canadian or U.S. GAAP. The company has provided a reconciliation of adjusted net earnings to Canadian GAAP net earnings (loss) below.

About Celestica

Celestica is a world leader in the delivery of electronics manufacturing services (EMS). Celestica operates a global manufacturing network with operations in Asia, Europe and the Americas, providing a broad range of integrated services and solutions to leading OEMs (original equipment manufacturers).

For further information on Celestica, visit its website at http://www.celestica.com.

The company's security filings can also be accessed at http://www.sedar.com and http://www.sec.gov.

Safe Harbour and Fair Disclosure Statement

This news release contains forward-looking statements related to our future growth, trends in our industry and our financial and operational results and performance that are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: variability of operating results among periods; inability to retain or grow our business due to execution problems resulting from significant headcount reductions, plant closures and product transfer associated with major restructuring activities; the effects of price competition and other business and competitive factors generally affecting the EMS industry; the challenges of effectively managing our operations during uncertain economic conditions; our dependence on a limited number of customers; our dependence on industries affected by rapid technological change; the challenge of responding to lower-than-expected customer demand; our ability to successfully manage our international operations; component constraints; our ability to manage our restructuring and the shift of production to lower cost geographies. These and other risks and uncertainties and factors are discussed in the Company's various public filings at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov, including our Form 20-F and subsequent reports on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

As of its date, this press release contains any material information associated with the company's financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006 and revenue and adjusted net earnings guidance for the second quarter ending June 30, 2006. Earnings guidance is reviewed by the company's board of directors. It is Celestica's policy that earnings guidance is effective on the date given, and will only be updated through a public announcement.

Contacts:


Laurie Flanagan		Paul Carpino
Celestica Global Communications		Celestica Investor Relations
(416) 448-2200		(416) 448-2211
media@celestica.com		clsir@celestica.com

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO ADJUSTED NET EARNINGS

	2005								2006
Three months ended March 31	2005								2006
Three months ended March 31	GAAP			Adjustments			Adjusted		GAAP			Adjustments			Adjusted
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
Revenue	$	2,150.6		$	—		$	2,150.6	$	1,934.0		$	—		$	1,934.0
Cost of sales⁽¹⁾		2,027.6			(1.4	)		2,026.2		1,828.2			(1.5	)		1,826.7

Gross profit		123.0			1.4			124.4		105.8			1.5			107.3
SG&A⁽¹⁾		75.6			(1.1	)		74.5		74.5			(1.3	)		73.2
Amortization of intangible assets		7.2			(7.2	)		—		6.6			(6.6	)		—
Integration costs relating to acquisitions		0.3			(0.3	)		—		0.5			(0.5	)		—
Other charges		31.9			(31.9	)		—		17.0			(17.0	)		—

Operating earnings (EBIAT)		8.0			41.9			49.9		7.2			26.9			34.1
Lyons accretion		3.2			—			3.2		—			—			—
Interest expense, net		7.9			—			7.9		13.9			—			13.9

Net earnings (loss) before tax		(3.1	)		41.9			38.8		(6.7	)		26.9			20.2
Income tax expense (recovery)		8.5			(3.1	)		5.4		10.7			(7.9	)		2.8

Net earnings (loss)	$	(11.6	)	$	45.0		$	33.4	$	(17.4	)	$	34.8		$	17.4

W.A. # of shares (in millions) — diluted		226.9						229.0		226.7						227.9
Earnings (loss) per share — diluted	$	(0.05	)				$	0.15	$	(0.08	)				$	0.08

⁽¹⁾ Non - cash option expense included in cost of sales and SG&A is added back for adjusted net earnings

GUIDANCE SUMMARY

1Q versus actuals	1Q 06 Guidance		1Q 06 Actual
Revenue	$1.8B - $2.0B	$	1.9B
Adjusted net EPS	$0.04 - $0.12	$	0.08
Forward Guidance⁽²⁾	2Q 06 Guidance
Revenue	$2.05B - $2.25B
Adjusted net EPS	$0.08 - $0.16

⁽²⁾ Guidance for the second quarter is provided only on an adjusted net earnings basis. This is due to the difficulty in forecasting the various items impacting GAAP net earnings, such as the amount and timing of our restructuring activities.

CELESTICA INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions of U.S. dollars)
(unaudited)

		December 31 2005			March 31 2006
Assets
Current assets:
	Cash and short-term investments	$	969.0		$	776.0
	Accounts receivable		982.6			985.4
	Inventories		1,058.4			1,157.8
	Prepaid and other assets		124.0			133.0
	Income taxes recoverable		113.5			91.8
	Deferred income taxes		10.9			9.3

			3,258.4			3,153.3
Capital assets			544.8			582.0
Goodwill from business combinations			874.5			874.8
Intangible assets			79.0			80.1
Other assets			101.1			96.3

		$	4,857.8		$	4,786.5

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable	$	1,153.3		$	1,199.3
	Accrued liabilities		492.1			406.7
	Income taxes payable		119.9			102.7
	Deferred income taxes		4.5			3.7
	Current portion of long-term debt (note 4)		0.5			0.4

			1,770.3			1,712.8
Long-term debt (note 4)			750.9			750.7
Accrued pension and post-employment benefits			76.8			75.7
Deferred income taxes			17.8			16.2
Other long-term liabilities			27.6			25.1

			2,643.4			2,580.5
Shareholders' equity:
	Capital stock		3,562.3			3,567.9
	Warrants		8.4			8.4
	Contributed surplus		169.9			172.1
	Deficit		(1,545.6	)		(1,563.0	)
	Foreign currency translation adjustment		19.4			20.6

			2,214.4			2,206.0

		$	4,857.8		$	4,786.5

Guarantees and contingencies (note 12)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
2005 annual consolidated financial statements.

CELESTICA INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND DEFICIT

(in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

		Three months ended March 31
		2005			2006
Revenue		$	2,150.6		$	1,934.0
Cost of sales			2,027.6			1,828.2

Gross profit			123.0			105.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A)			75.6			74.5
Amortization of intangible assets			7.2			6.6
Integration costs related to acquisitions			0.3			0.5
Other charges (note 6)			31.9			17.0
Accretion of convertible debt (note 5)			3.2			—
Interest on long-term debt			8.8			15.9
Interest income, net			(0.9	)		(2.0	)

Loss before income taxes			(3.1	)		(6.7	)

Income taxes expense:
	Current		8.2			8.9
	Deferred		0.3			1.8

			8.5			10.7

Net loss for the period		$	(11.6	)	$	(17.4	)

Deficit, beginning of period		$	(1,473.6	)	$	(1,545.6	)
Net loss for the period			(11.6	)		(17.4	)

Deficit, end of period		$	(1,485.2	)	$	(1,563.0	)

Basic loss per share		$	(0.05	)	$	(0.08	)
Diluted loss per share		$	(0.05	)	$	(0.08	)
Shares used in computing per share amounts:
	Basic (in millions)		226.9			226.7
	Diluted (in millions)		226.9			226.7

CELESTICA INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions of U.S. dollars)
(unaudited)

		Three months ended March 31
		2005			2006
Cash provided by (used in):
Operations:
Net loss for the period		$	(11.6	)	$	(17.4	)
Items not affecting cash:
	Depreciation and amortization		42.3			31.5
	Deferred income taxes		0.3			1.8
	Accretion of convertible debt		3.2			—
	Non-cash charge for option issuances		2.5			2.8
	Restructuring charges		0.9			—
	Other charges		(1.1	)		—
Other			(1.8	)		3.8
Changes in non-cash working capital items:
	Accounts receivable		77.2			(3.0	)
	Inventories		(39.5	)		(92.5	)
	Prepaid and other assets		(20.5	)		(9.0	)
	Income taxes recoverable		0.5			21.7
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(37.4	)		(40.3	)
	Income taxes payable		(4.4	)		(17.2	)

	Non-cash working capital changes		(24.1	)		(140.3	)

Cash provided by (used in) operations			10.6			(117.8	)

Investing:
	Acquisitions		—			(19.1	)
	Purchase of capital assets		(38.4	)		(55.1	)
	Proceeds from sale of assets		11.1			—
	Other		0.3			0.9

Cash used in investing activities			(27.0	)		(73.3	)

Financing:
	Repayment of long-term debt		(2.9	)		(0.3	)
	Issuance of share capital		2.3			0.5
	Other		(0.4	)		(2.1	)

Cash used in financing activities			(1.0	)		(1.9	)

Decrease in cash			(17.4	)		(193.0	)
Cash, beginning of period			968.8			969.0

Cash, end of period		$	951.4		$	776.0

Cash is comprised of cash and short-term investments.
Supplemental cash flow information (note 10)

CELESTICA INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

1. NATURE OF BUSINESS:

Our primary operations consist of providing a broad range of electronic product solutions such as design and engineering, manufacturing and systems integration, fulfillment and after-market solutions to customers in the computing and communications industries and, increasingly, in the aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer and industrial end markets. We have operations in Asia, the Americas and Europe.

We prepare our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in Canada with a reconciliation to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, disclosed in note 20 to the 2005 annual consolidated financial statements.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

The disclosures contained in these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements do not include all requirements of Canadian GAAP for annual financial statements. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2005 annual consolidated financial statements. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly our financial position as of March 31, 2006 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are based upon accounting principles consistent with those used and described in the 2005 annual consolidated financial statements.

3. ACQUISITIONS:

As part of the acquisition of Manufacturers' Services Limited (MSL) in 2004, we recorded liabilities for consolidating some of the acquired MSL sites. These liabilities are detailed in the chart below. The remaining liability for employee termination costs at March 31, 2006 relates to employees terminated in 2005 who are receiving their severance amounts over a period of time in accordance with local regulations. We will continue to draw down this accrual throughout 2006 as these payments are made. Our long-term lease and contractual obligations will be paid out over the remaining lease terms through 2010. Cash outlays are funded from cash on hand. We record the restructuring liability in accrued liabilities. Details of the activity through the MSL restructuring liability are as follows:

	Employee termination costs			Lease and other contractual obligations			Facility exit costs and other			Total accrued liability
Accrued on acquisition	$	28.0		$	6.9		$	1.2		$	36.1
Cash payments		(14.7	)		(0.6	)		(0.2	)		(15.5	)

December 31, 2004		13.3			6.3			1.0			20.6
Adjustments		(0.5	)		(0.2	)		0.7			—
Cash payments		(2.2	)		(3.9	)		(1.3	)		(7.4	)

December 31, 2005		10.6			2.2			0.4			13.2
Cash payments		(2.6	)		(0.2	)		—			(2.8	)

March 31, 2006	$	8.0		$	2.0		$	0.4		$	10.4

2005 activities:

In the third quarter of 2005, we completed the acquisitions of CoreSim Inc. and Ramnish Electronics Private Limited. In the fourth quarter of 2005, we completed the acquisition of Displaytronix Inc. The total aggregate cash purchase price was $6.5, including indebtedness assumed.

2006 activities:

In March 2006, we acquired certain assets located in the Philippines from Powerwave Technologies, Inc. for a cash purchase price of $19.1. Amortizable intangible assets arising from this acquisition are expected to be approximately $7.6, primarily for customer relationships and contract intangibles.

We are in the process of finalizing the valuation of certain assets acquired. As such, the fair value allocation of the purchase price is subject to refinement.

4. LONG-TERM DEBT:

	December 31 2005		March 31 2006
Unsecured, revolving credit facility due 2007 (a)	$	—	$	—
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 (b)		500.0		500.0
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 (c)		250.0		250.0
Capital lease obligations		1.4		1.1

		751.4		751.1
Less current portion		0.5		0.4

	$	750.9	$	750.7

(a): We have a 364-day credit facility for $600.0 which matures in June 2007. The facility includes a $25.0 swing-line facility that provides for short-term borrowings up to a maximum of seven days. The credit facility permits us and certain designated subsidiaries to borrow funds for general corporate purposes (including acquisitions). Borrowings under the facility bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin except that borrowings under the swing-line facility bear interest at a base rate plus a margin. There are no borrowings outstanding under this facility. Commitment fees for the first quarter of 2006 were $0.7.

The facility has restrictive covenants relating to debt incurrence and sale of assets and also contains financial covenants that require us to maintain certain financial ratios. A change of control is an event of default. Based on the required minimum financial ratios at March 31, 2006, we are limited to approximately $170 of available debt incurrence. The available debt incurrence under the facility has been reduced by covenants relating to the two subordinated note issuances and outstanding letters of credit and guarantees. We were in compliance with all covenants at March 31, 2006.

(b): In June 2004, we issued Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 with an aggregate principal amount of $500.0, and a fixed interest rate of 7.875%. We incurred $12.0 in underwriting commissions and expenses which we deferred and are amortizing over the term of the debt. The 2011 Notes are unsecured and are subordinated in right of payment to all our senior debt. We may redeem the 2011 Notes on July 1, 2008 or later at various premiums above face value.

In connection with the 2011 Notes offering, we entered into agreements which swap the fixed interest rate with a variable interest rate based on LIBOR plus a margin. The average interest rate on the 2011 Notes was 7.5% for the first quarter of 2006 (7.1% for the fourth quarter of 2005 and 5.6% for the first quarter of 2005).

(c): In June 2005, we issued Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 with an aggregate principal amount of $250.0, and a fixed interest rate of 7.625%. We incurred $4.2 in underwriting commissions and expenses which we deferred and are amortizing over the term of the debt. The 2013 Notes are unsecured and are subordinated in right of payment to all our senior debt. We may redeem the 2013 Notes on July 1, 2009 or later at various premiums above face value.

5. CONVERTIBLE DEBT:

During the third quarter of 2005, we repurchased the remaining outstanding LYONs and recorded gains on the principal component through other charges and losses on the option component through deficit. After the third quarter of 2005, we have not recorded any accretion charges related to the LYONs.

6. OTHER CHARGES:

	Three months ended March 31
	2005			2006
2001 to 2004 restructuring (a)	$	1.0		$	0.5
2005 and 2006 restructuring (b)		32.0			16.5

Total restructuring		33.0			17.0
Gain on sale of surplus land and building		(1.1	)		—

	$	31.9		$	17.0

(a) 2001 to 2004 restructuring:

In 2001, we announced a restructuring plan in response to the weak end-markets in the computing and telecommunications industries. In response to the prolonged difficult end-market conditions, we announced a second restructuring plan in July 2002. The weak demand for our manufacturing services resulted in an accelerated move to lower-cost geographies and additional restructuring in the Americas and Europe. In January 2003, we announced further reductions to our manufacturing capacity in Europe. In January and April 2004, we announced plans to further restructure our operations to better align capacity with customers' requirements. These restructuring actions were focused on workforce reductions and facility consolidations in all regions.

These restructuring actions were focused on consolidating facilities, reducing the workforce, and transferring programs to lower-cost geographies. The majority of the employees terminated were manufacturing and plant employees. For leased facilities that were no longer used, the lease costs included in the restructuring costs represent future lease payments less estimated sublease recoveries. Adjustments were made to lease and other contractual obligations to reflect incremental cancellation fees paid for terminating certain facility leases and to reflect higher accruals for other leases due to delays in the timing of sublease recoveries and changes in estimated sublease rates, relating principally to facilities in the Americas.

We have completed the major components of these restructuring plans, except for certain long-term lease and other contractual obligations, which will be paid out over the remaining lease terms through 2015, and certain payments to regulatory agencies in accordance with local labor legislation in Europe which we expect to pay out through 2008. Cash outlays are funded from cash on hand.

$5.9 of the accrued termination costs is classified in other long-term liabilities. The remaining restructuring liability is recorded in accrued liabilities.

Details of the activity through the accrued restructuring liability and the non-cash charge are as follows:

	Employee termination costs			Lease and other contractual obligations			Facility exit costs and other			Total accrued liability			Non-cash charge			Total charge
January 1, 2001	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Provision re: 2001		90.7			35.3			12.4			138.4			98.6			237.0
Cash payments		(51.2	)		(1.6	)		(2.9	)		(55.7	)		—			—

December 31, 2001		39.5			33.7			9.5			82.7			98.6			237.0
Provision re: 2002		128.8			51.7			8.5			189.0			194.5			383.5
Cash payments		(77.1	)		(14.7	)		(7.5	)		(99.3	)		—			—
Adjustments		(4.1	)		11.4			(2.7	)		4.6			(2.7	)		1.9

December 31, 2002		87.1			82.1			7.8			177.0			290.4			622.4
Provision re: 2003		61.4			0.3			1.1			62.8			8.5			71.3
Cash payments		(112.0	)		(44.4	)		(8.9	)		(165.3	)		—			—
Adjustments		7.4			24.1			2.9			34.4			(10.8	)		23.6

December 31, 2003		43.9			62.1			2.9			108.9			288.1			717.3
Provision re: 2004		98.6			8.7			5.9			113.2			33.9			147.1
Cash payments		(110.6	)		(32.0	)		(4.1	)		(146.7	)		—			—
Adjustments		2.7			2.2			0.3			5.2			1.4			6.6

December 31, 2004		34.6			41.0			5.0			80.6			323.4			871.0
Cash payments		(31.9	)		(11.5	)		(4.6	)		(48.0	)		—			—
Adjustments		8.7			6.2			0.6			15.5			5.3			20.8

December 31, 2005	$	11.4		$	35.7		$	1.0		$	48.1		$	328.7		$	891.8

Details of the 2006 activity by quarter are as follows:

	Employee termination costs			Lease and other contractual obligations			Facility exit costs and other		Total accrued liability			Non-cash charge		Total charge
December 31, 2005	$	11.4		$	35.7		$	1.0	$	48.1		$	328.7	$	—
Cash payments		(2.5	)		(2.2	)		—		(4.7	)		—		—
Adjustments		0.2			0.3			—		0.5			—		0.5

March 31, 2006	$	9.1		$	33.8		$	1.0	$	43.9		$	328.7	$	0.5

(b) 2005 and 2006 restructuring:

In January 2005, we announced plans to further improve capacity utilization and accelerate margin improvements. These restructuring actions are ongoing and include facility closures and a reduction in workforce, primarily targeting our higher-cost geographies where end-market demand has not recovered to the levels management requires to achieve sustainable profitability.

As of March 31, 2006, we have recorded termination costs related to approximately 3,000 employees, primarily operations and plant employees. Approximately 2,500 of these employees have been terminated as of March 31, 2006 with the balance of the terminations to occur throughout 2006. Approximately 75% of employee terminations are in the Americas and 25% in Europe.

Details of the activity through the accrued restructuring liability and the non-cash charge are as follows:

	Employee termination costs			Lease and other contractual obligations			Facility exit costs and other			Total accrued liability			Non-cash charge		Total charge
January 1, 2005	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—
Provision		114.0			14.5			5.1			133.6			5.7		139.3
Cash payments		(74.7	)		(1.2	)		(4.4	)		(80.3	)		—		—

December 31, 2005		39.3			13.3			0.7			53.3			5.7		139.3
Provision		13.2			1.6			1.7			16.5			—		16.5
Cash payments		(33.3	)		(2.0	)		(2.0	)		(37.3	)		—		—

March 31, 2006	$	19.2		$	12.9		$	0.4		$	32.5		$	5.7	$	155.8

We expect to complete the major components of these restructuring actions by the end of 2006. Cash outlays are and will be funded from cash on hand. The restructuring liability is recorded in accrued liabilities.

Restructuring summary:

We expect total restructuring charges of approximately $250 to $275 to be recorded in 2005 and 2006, with the majority of these charges to be employee termination costs. As of March 31, 2006, we have recorded restructuring charges totaling $160.1 in 2005 and $17.0 in 2006.

As of March 31, 2006, we have $4.1 in assets that are available-for-sale, primarily land and buildings in all geographies as a result of the restructuring actions we implemented. We have programs underway to sell these assets.

7. PENSION AND NON-PENSION POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANS:

We have recorded the following pension expense:

	Three months ended March 31
	2005		2006
Pension plans	$	9.1	$	8.7
Other benefit plans		3.2		2.2

Total expense	$	12.3	$	10.9

8. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND OTHER STOCK-BASED PAYMENTS:

We have applied the fair-value method of accounting for stock option awards granted after January 1, 2003 and, accordingly, have recorded compensation expense. For awards granted in 2002, we have disclosed the pro forma earnings and per share information as if we had accounted for employee stock options under the fair-value method. We are not required to apply the pro forma effect of awards granted prior to January 1, 2002.

The estimated fair value of options is amortized to expense over the vesting period, on a straight-line basis, and was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

	Three months ended March 31
	2005		2006
Risk-free rate		3.5% - 3.9%		4.5% - 4.6%
Dividend yield		0.0%		0.0%
Volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company's shares		48% - 63%		48% - 65%
Expected option life (in years)		3.5 - 5.5		3.5 - 5.5
Weighted average grant date fair values of options issued	$	7.31	$	5.60

Compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was $2.8 (three months ended March 31, 2005 — $2.5) relating to the fair value of options granted after January 1, 2003.

The pro forma disclosure relating to options granted in 2002 is as follows:

		Three months ended March 31
		2005			2006
Net loss as reported		$	(11.6	)	$	(17.4	)
Deduct: Stock-based compensation costs using fair value method			(1.6	)		(1.8	)

Pro forma net loss		$	(13.2	)	$	(19.2	)

Loss per share:
	Basic — as reported	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.08	)
	Basic — pro forma	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.08	)
	Diluted — as reported	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.08	)
	Diluted — pro forma	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.08	)

Our stock plans are described in note 9 to the 2005 annual consolidated financial statements.

9. SEGMENTED INFORMATION:

Our operations fall into one dominant industry segment, the electronics manufacturing services industry. We manage our operations, and accordingly determine our operating segments, on a geographic basis. The performance of geographic operating segments is monitored based on EBIAT (earnings/loss before interest and accretion on convertible debt, amortization of intangible assets, integration costs related to acquisitions, other charges, option expense and income taxes). Inter-segment transactions are reflected at market value.

The following is a breakdown by reporting segment:

	Three months ended March 31
	2005			2006
Revenue
Asia	$	965.4		$	1,002.5
Americas		818.9			672.1
Europe		408.7			308.9
Elimination of inter-segment revenue		(42.4	)		(49.5	)

	$	2,150.6		$	1,934.0

	Three months ended March 31
	2005			2006
EBIAT
Asia	$	36.4		$	37.8
Americas		14.7			2.5
Europe		(1.2	)		(6.2	)

		49.9			34.1
Net interest and accretion charges		(11.1	)		(13.9	)
Amortization of intangible assets		(7.2	)		(6.6	)
Option expense		(2.5	)		(2.8	)
Integration costs related to acquisitions		(0.3	)		(0.5	)
Other charges		(31.9	)		(17.0	)

Loss before income taxes	$	(3.1	)	$	(6.7	)

	December 31 2005		March 31 2006
Total assets
Asia	$	2,494.7	$	2,545.9
Americas		1,574.2		1,477.0
Europe		788.9		763.6

	$	4,857.8	$	4,786.5

Goodwill
Asia	$	874.5	$	874.8
Americas		—		—
Europe		—		—

	$	874.5	$	874.8

10. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

	Three months ended March 31
	2005		2006
Paid during the period:
Interest	$	1.9	$	3.4
Taxes	$	6.5	$	4.8

11. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS:

In connection with the issuance of our 2011 Notes in June 2004, we entered into agreements to swap the fixed rate of interest for a variable interest rate. The notional amount of the agreements is $500.0. The agreements mature July 2011. See note 4(b).

Payments or receipts under the swap agreements are recorded in interest expense on long-term debt. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements at March 31, 2006 was an unrealized loss of $13.2 (December 31, 2005 — unrealized loss of $3.1).

12. GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENCIES:

We have contingent liabilities in the form of letters of credit, letters of guarantee, and surety and performance bonds which we provided to various third parties. These guarantees cover various payments, including customs and excise taxes, utility commitments and certain bank guarantees. At March 31, 2006, these contingent liabilities, including guarantees of employee share purchase loans, amounted to $84.4 (December 31, 2005 — $80.0).

In addition to the above guarantees, we have also provided routine indemnifications, whose terms range in duration and often are not explicitly defined. These may include indemnifications against adverse effects due to changes in tax laws and patent infringements by third parties. The maximum potential liability from these indemnifications cannot be reasonably estimated. In some cases, we have recourse against other parties to mitigate our risk of loss from these indemnifications. Historically, we have not made significant payments relating to these types of indemnifications.

In the normal course of our operations, we may be subject to litigation and claims from time to time. Management believes that adequate provisions have been recorded in the accounts where required. Although it is not possible to estimate the extent of potential costs, if any, management believes that the ultimate resolution of such contingencies would not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position or on our liquidity.

We are subject to tax audits by local taxing authorities. International taxation authorities could challenge the validity of our inter-company financing and transfer pricing policies which generally involve subjective areas of taxation and a significant degree of judgment. If any of these taxation authorities are successful in challenging our financing or transfer pricing policies, our income tax expense may be adversely affected and we could also be subjected to interest and penalty charges. In connection with ongoing tax audits in the United States, taxing authorities have asserted that our United States subsidiaries owe significant amounts of tax, interest and penalties arising from inter-company transactions. We believe we have substantial defenses to the asserted deficiencies and have adequately accrued for any likely potential losses. However, there can be no assurance as to the final resolution of these asserted deficiencies and any resulting proceedings, and if these asserted deficiencies and proceedings are determined adversely to us, the amounts we may be required to pay may be material.

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EXHIBIT 99.3

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Stephen W. Delaney, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 6-K of Celestica Inc., which constitutes a quarterly report of the company;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The company's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the company and have:

(a): designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b): [omitted pursuant to the guidance of Release No. 33-8238 (June 5, 2003)];
(c): evaluated the effectiveness of the company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d): disclosed in this report any change in the company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the company's most recent fiscal quarter (the company's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The company's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company's auditors and the audit committee of company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

(a): all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b): any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: April 27, 2006

(Signed)

/s/ STEPHEN W. DELANEY

Stephen W. Delaney
Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 99.4

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Anthony P. Puppi, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 6-K of Celestica Inc., which constitutes a quarterly report of the company;

2.

3.

4.

(a): designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b): [omitted pursuant to the guidance of Release No. 33-8238 (June 5, 2003)];
(c): evaluated the effectiveness of the company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d): disclosed in this report any change in the company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the company's most recent fiscal quarter (the company's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

(a): all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b): any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: April 27, 2006

(Signed)

/s/ ANTHONY P. PUPPI

Anthony P. Puppi
Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 99.5

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002.

Each of the undersigned hereby certifies, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in his capacity as an officer of Celestica Inc. (the "Company"), that the quarterly report of the Company included in the Form 6-K for the period ended March 31, 2006, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

April 27, 2006

/s/ STEPHEN W. DELANEY

Stephen W. Delaney
Chief Executive Officer

April 27, 2006

/s/ ANTHONY P. PUPPI

Anthony P. Puppi
Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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