US EditionBudget to include millions for job retraining, foreign credential recognition
- The upcoming federal budget will allocate $75 million over three years to enhance an apprentice training program in the building trades, according to Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu.
- The government plans to allocate a $97 million fund to help provinces recognize foreign professional credentials.
- A new personal support worker tax credit will save workers up to $1,100 annually in some provinces, according to Hajdu.
- The budget will also amend the Canadian Labour Code to limit non-compete agreements in federally regulated workplaces.
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Employment Minister Patty Hajdu said the next federal budget will spend $75 million over the next three years to strengthen an apprenticeship training programme focused on building trades.
Budget to include millions to help foreign-trained workers get credentials recognized
The government will also be spending an additional $75 million over three years to increase the Union Training and Innovation Program, which supports union-based apprenticeship training in skilled trades.
Budget to include millions for job retraining, foreign credential recognition (Canada)
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says the upcoming federal budget will include $75 million over the next three years to boost an apprentice training program focused on the building trades. The proposed funding for the Union Training and Innovation Program in the 2026-27 fiscal year is part of a suite of jo...
Winnipeg Free Press
Budget to include millions for job retraining, foreign credential recognition
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
OTTAWA—The federal government wants to use "as much Canadian labour as possible" to achieve its ambitions for infrastructure and residential construction, said Employment Minister Patty Hajdu on Monday. Hajdu announced that the federal budget, to be presented on November 4, will include millions of dollars for vocational training and recognition of foreign credentials. The Liberals' fall budget — Prime Minister Mark Carney's premier — should foc…
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