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The missing work of co-ordination in Canada’s skills ecosystem
Canada’s workforce shortages won’t be solved by training alone. Better co-ordination, stronger intermediaries and long-term thinking are needed.
Ottawa, Build Canada Homes partnership aims to build 3,000 homes in the city
The agreement includes a plan to build 2,000 units on surplus federal lands, with up to 40 percent targeted to be affordable.
Ontario plans massive jail expansion, internal government documents show
Ontario plans to add nearly 6,000 jail beds by 2050, documents obtained by University of Ottawa researchers show.
Clean energy groups call for East-West grid connections, investments in renewables
Prime Minister Mark Carney has repeatedly promised a clean energy strategy to double the capacity of Canada's power grid, but its introduction has been delayed.
Ontario to boost injured worker benefits, extend coverage beyond age 65
David Piccini says it would be the first increase to income replacement benefits in nearly 30 years.