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Backgrounder on measures introduced to build a strong and confident workforce

| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders

On September 5, 2025, the Government of Canada introduced several new measures and investments to protect, build and transform Canadian industries most impacted by tariffs and trade disruptions, including the following measures, focused on building a strong and confident workforce.


Government of Canada invests over $3.5 million in forestry industry and economic resilience in Northern Ontario

| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor | backgrounders

Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for FedNor, announced Government of Canada investments totalling $3,575,246 in 10 forestry and economic resilience projects across Northern Ontario. The funding for these projects is provided through FedNor’s funding programs and initiatives, including: Northern Ontario Development Program (NODP), Regional Economic Growth through Innovation initiative (REGI), and the Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative for Northern Ontario (RHII).


Backgrounder: Investing across Canada to build safe and strong communities 

| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | backgrounders

The Government of Canada is providing more than $18.7 million through the Canada Community-Building Fund for 23 recipients across Yukon in 2025-2026. These funds provide communities with stable and flexible funding for their infrastructure priorities across a wide range of categories. The funding enables local governments to plan for their current and future needs, improve housing supply, and create connected communities.


Backgrounder: Investing in Newfoundland and Labrador to build safe and strong communities

| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | backgrounders

The Government of Canada is providing more than $33.4 million through the Canada Community-Building Fund for 275 recipients across Newfoundland and Labrador in 2025-2026. These funds provide communities with stable and flexible funding for their infrastructure priorities across a wide range of categories. The funding enables local governments to plan for their current and future needs, improve housing supply, and create connected communities.


Backgrounder: Refresh, refurbish, replace – Canada, Ontario and Niagara invest in upgraded public transit

| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | backgrounders

The federal government is investing $51,444,200 through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream (PTIS) of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program to support eight public transit projects across the Regional Municipality of Niagara. The Government of Ontario is providing $42,865,880 and the Region of Niagara is contributing $34,300,420.


Backgrounder: CRTC takes action to help protect Canadians from service outages

| Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission | backgrounders

Today, the CRTC is setting reporting requirements for telecommunications service providers (TSPs) when major outages occur, and launching two public consultations on improving telecommunications network resiliency and service reliability, and on consumer protections during outages.


Canadian Centre for Recovery and Resilience

| Public Safety Canada | backgrounders

The Canadian Centre for Recovery and Resilience is a partnership between the Government of Canada and the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). The Centre is focused on helping communities recover from disasters more effectively and rebuild in ways that reduce future risks.


Backgrounder: Investing across Alberta to build safe and strong communities

| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | backgrounders

The Government of Canada is providing more than $276 million through the Canada Community-Building Fund for 350 recipients across Alberta in 2025-2026. These funds provide communities with stable and flexible funding for their infrastructure priorities across a wide range of categories. The funding enables local governments to plan for their current and future needs, improve housing supply, and create connected communities.


Backgrounder: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy 

| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders

The Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) is a Government of Canada initiative led by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and delivered in partnership with 11 other federal departments, agencies and Crown corporations. Together, these 12 partners deliver funding programs to provide youth in Canada aged 15 to 30, especially those facing barriers to employment, with opportunities to receive employment supports, gain work experience and develop the skills needed to find and keep quality jobs.


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2025-12-23