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Ottawa says it will spend up to $94.5M to improve jobs data in key industries
Funding targets industries impacted by tariffs and supports projects by improving labour-market forecasts for 9.9 million Canadian workers, officials said.
- Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu announced on March 9, 2026 that Ottawa plans to spend up to $94.5 million over five years to improve labour-market information.
- Amid tariff pressure, Ottawa says better labour-market data is critical to adapt to U.S. tariffs, build major projects and support home construction in manufacturing, forestry, construction, trucking, mining and aerospace.
- The program will fund 14 organizations to create forecasts and dashboards tracking job vacancies by sector for workers, employers and job seekers.
- Tariff-Sensitive industries have faced steep job losses over the past 12 months, while the unemployment rate in January was 6.5 per cent and other sectors have added or retained employees.
- Given the scale, improved data could help policy makers and businesses in industries representing nearly two-thirds of Canada’s GDP and employing 9.9 million people, 47 per cent of the country’s workforce.
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Ottawa says it will spend up to $94.5M to improve jobs data in key industries
OTTAWA - The federal government says it's planning to spend up to $94.5 million over the next five years to get a better sense of what's happening on the ground in a turbulent labour market.
The federal government is planning to invest up to $94.5 million over the next five years to better understand the situation on the ground in a rapidly changing labour market. Funding will be provided to 14 organizations that will develop forecasts and dashboards on data, such as the number of vacancies per key occupation, to enable workers, employers and job seekers to better identify gaps and opportunities in each sector. Federal Employment Mi…
Funding will be provided to 14 organizations that will develop forecasts. The post Labour Market: Ottawa wants to invest $94.5M to better understand the situation appeared first on Les Affaires.
Federal Government Announces Investment In Workforce Development Program
OTTAWA — On Mar. 9, Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, visited the NuBuild and Oakwood headquarters in Ottawa to announce an investment of up to $94.5 million over five years through the Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program (SWSP). This investment is meant to produce labour market information (LMI) across key sectors, providing the information need…
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