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Mark Carney's Job Protection Claims Face Data Verification Challenges
Mark Carney cited federal work-sharing and employment insurance data to claim job protection of about 18,000 to 20,000, but data gaps and delays complicate verification.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney claims the federal government's support for tariff-stricken industries has protected jobs in Canada.
- The federal work-sharing program estimates it prevented 18,621 layoffs since March 2025 at a cost of $307,818,851.
- Statistics Canada said employment in tariff-sensitive manufacturing was down 51,000 positions from a year earlier.
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The Toronto Star
Fact File: Why it’s tough to verify some of Carney’s claims about ‘protected’ jobs
Prime Minister Mark Carney has made a series of claims recently about how much the federal government's support for tariff-stricken industries has protected jobs in Canada.
Winnipeg Free Press
Fact File: Why it's tough to verify some of Carney's claims about 'protected' jobs
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
Fact File: Why its tough to verify some of Carney's claims about 'protected' jobs
Prime Minister Mark Carney has made a series of claims recently about how much the federal government’s support for tariff-stricken industries has protected jobs in Canada. Some of his figures on the number of workers being supported come close to federal records. Experts say that while models can help estimate job creation tied to federal programs, measuring their impact on the labour market is seldom an exact science. The claim Since March 202…
Federal Prime Minister Mark Carney's assertion that his government had saved tens of thousands of jobs in Canada by putting in place measures to support sectors affected by the trade war with the United States is difficult to verify.
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