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Province Launches Largest Competitive Energy Procurement in Ontario History

August 28, 2024 Procurement will ensure long-term affordability as electricity demand forecasts to rise 60 per cent by 2050 The Ontario government is launching the largest competitive energy procurement in the province’s history, focused on generating affordable electricity for families and businesses. This builds on the province’s plan to procure up to 5,000 megawatts (MW)…

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Ontario Investing $10 Million to Train Workers in Shipbuilding and Repair

August 21, 2024 Employer-led training program trains and up-skills workers in St. Catharines, Hamilton and Thunder Bay The Ontario government is investing $10 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream with Ontario Shipyards Inc. to train and upskill workers for careers in the shipbuilding and repair sector. This is part of the government’s up…

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Ontario Welcomes Over $37 Million Manufacturing Boost in Kingston

August 21, 2024 Expansion projects by two companies will create 70 new, good-paying jobs The Ontario government is welcoming over $37 million in investments from two Kingston-based companies, strengthening local manufacturing and driving economic growth in the region. IPG Photonics Inc., a manufacturer of optical sensors and software, is investing more than $21 million to…

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E3 Lithium and Pure Lithium Enter into Joint Development Agreement Aiming to Produce Lithium Metal Batteries in Alberta from E3 Brine

August 20, 2024 E3 announced on June 29, 2022 that a lithium metal battery had been made by Pure Lithium from E3 lithium concentrate E3 LITHIUM LTD., “E3” or the “Company,” a leader in Canadian lithium, is pleased to announce it has signed a Joint Development Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Pure Lithium Corporation (“PL”), a disruptive Boston-based…

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Ontario Welcomes Nearly $50 Million Manufacturing Investment in Mississauga

August 19, 2024 First Choice Beverage Inc.’s expansion will create good-paying jobs for Ontario workers The Ontario government is welcoming an investment of almost $50 million by First Choice Beverage Inc., a Canadian producer of juice and dairy alternative products. This investment will boost the company’s manufacturing capacity and create 20 new, good-paying jobs in Mississauga,…

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Making Alberta a Lithium Leader

August 19, 2024 Alberta government is providing $5 million through the industry-funded TIER program will expand technology that turns wastewater from oil and gas into minerals used for smartphones, electric vehicles and more. Global demand for lithium is soaring. This mineral is used to create batteries for a wide range of electronics that people rely…

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Minister Wilkinson Announces Investments in Critical Minerals in Saskatchewan

August 19, 2024 Saskatchewan is internationally known for mining and exploration, and more recently getting recognition for critical minerals, including rare earth elements, which are used in electric vehicles (EVs), wind turbines, everyday electronics, and industrial uses. As the demand for critical minerals to power the clean economy is expected to double by 2030, according to the International…

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Minister Wilkinson Announces New Investments in Critical Minerals in Saskatchewan

August 15, 2024 Saskatchewan Research Council to advance bastnaesite processing and study of critical minerals with support from the Government of Canada Saskatchewan is internationally known for mining and exploration, and more recently getting recognition for critical minerals, including rare earth elements, which are used in electric vehicles (EVs), wind turbines, everyday electronics, and industrial…

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Goodyear Canada Inc. Investing More Than $575 Million to Expand Ontario Plant, Creating and Securing More Than 1,000 Jobs

August 13, 2024 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…

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Ontario Investing Nearly $17 Million to Support Workers in Northern Ontario

August 12, 2024 Funding will help connect over 36,000 workers to better jobs and bigger paycheques 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…

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Ontario Investing Up to $260 Million to Train Workers

August 8, 2024 Applications now open for largest round of Skills Development Fund to train workers in manufacturing, construction and technology The Ontario government’s Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream opened on July 29, with up to an additional $260 million available, the biggest funding round since the Fund launched in 2021. Building on the success of…

Saskatchewan Joins Ontario and Alberta in Agreement to Build New Energy and Trade Infrastructure
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Ontario Investing Up to $260 Million in New Funding to Train Workers

July 22, 2024 Applications for the largest round of the Skills Development Fund Training Stream to train workers in manufacturing, construction and technology to open next week The Ontario government is investing up to an additional $260 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream to tackle the province’s labour shortage and connect Ontario workers with…

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Ontario Supporting Innovation in the Life Sciences

July 8, 2024 Life Sciences Innovation Fund helping to advance homegrown medical technologies The Ontario government is investing $5.5 million to help 11 companies in the life sciences sector develop and launch made-in-Ontario health care technologies and innovations. “These investments signal our government’s continued commitment to promoting the very best of Ontario’s life sciences sector,”…

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Province Investing in Hydroelectric Energy in Eastern Ontario

July 8, 2024 Refurbishments will create 500 good-paying jobs and provide reliable, affordable and clean energy to power growth The Ontario government is expanding and refurbishing clean electricity generation by announcing support for Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) approximately $1 billion investment to refurbish eight hydroelectric generating stations in Eastern Ontario. This infrastructure program would secure…

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Ontario and Alberta Partnering to Create More Opportunities for Internationally Trained Skilled Workers

July 8, 2024 New agreement will help remove barriers to fill gaps in the skilled labour market The governments of Ontario and Alberta are supporting a framework for collaboration on international credential recognition and post-journeyperson certification. This partnership will put Canadian workers first by reducing interprovincial barriers and red tape for credential recognition and encourage…

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Ontario Added 9,800 Jobs in June, Mostly in Manufacturing

July 8, 2024 Province promoting business competitiveness and strengthening cross-border relationships to fuel job creation Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement on July 5th’s monthly employment release by Statistics Canada, which showed Ontario added 9,800 jobs in June, including 8,600 jobs in the manufacturing sector. “For the…