Toronto – Mayor Olivia Chow was joined by Councillor Dianne Saxe (University-Rosedale) to announce a new affordable rental housing development and community housing provider partnership at 35 Bellevue Ave. in Kensington Market, as well as the community housing partner for another development site at 11 Brock Ave. 35 Bellevue Ave. The City of Toronto is pleased to partner with the …
BATCHAWANA BAY — The Ontario government is making travel easier for drivers and truck drivers in northern Ontario by investing more than $6 million to upgrade the Batchawana Bay rest area on Highway 17 north of Sault Ste. Marie. The rest area is being expanded to accommodate commercial vehicles and support the safe movement of people and goods across the …
BRAMPTON – The Ontario government is investing up to $26.7 million over three years through the Women’s Economic Security Program to support 25 local programs across the province that provide career training opportunities for women. The program helps women gain the skills, knowledge, and experience they need to find a job, start a business and achieve financial independence. This includes …
Ottawa – Thousands of Canadian manufacturing jobs are being created across the Electric Vehicle (EV) supply chain, and hundreds of thousands of Canadian families are making the switch to an EV every year. Electric vehicles help families save thousands of dollars in gas money every year. At the same time, communities are seeing electric and hydrogen buses, and e-bikes provide …
HAMILTON — Construction is underway to build a new Reactivation Care Centre in Hamilton. The new facility, in partnership with St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) and Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS), will provide people who no longer require hospital care with restorative and specialty care, ensuring they are receiving the right care, in the right place. “Our government is making historic …
Newfoundland and Labrador – Families across Canada know that affordable child care is not a luxury—it is a necessity. That is why the Government of Canada is working with provincial, territorial, and Indigenous partners to implement a Canada-wide early learning and child care (ELCC) system that will bring fees for regulated child care across the country down to $10-a-day on …
NAPANEE — From mining critical minerals to building cars and batteries, Canada is attracting historic investments to help secure and create jobs, grow our economy and keep our air clean. In the last four years, we’ve seen companies announce more than $46 billion in electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing investments across Canada. They want a reliable partner with world-class talent and this …
Toronto – It may be summer outside, but Mayor Olivia Chow and Councillor Alejandra Bravo (Davenport), Chair, Economic & Community Development Committee both had winter on their minds as they reminded residents that the City of Toronto is actively hiring students and adults for part-time winter recreation positions. The City is looking to fill employment opportunities in ski, skate, snowboard, …
THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is investing nearly $17 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) to train over 36,000 workers in the North for in-demand careers in mining, construction, energy and forestry and build new training facilities. With this investment, the province is partnering with First Nations, labour unions, local employers and community organizations to tackle labour shortages in the North …
Esquimalt – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, announced that a new, 480-room accommodations facility for Canadian Armed Forces members will be built at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt – and that a contract has been awarded to begin design work. The new 31,700 m2 facility for Junior Non-Commission Members will provide incoming Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) personnel with modern and functional infrastructure …
