AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoLabour Policy & Strikes: Mark Carney’s “Building Canada Strong Act” (Bill C-39) would let the labour minister fast-track major infrastructure and end work stoppages in federally regulated industries, with unions warning the “national interest” trigger could be used to quash strikes. Immigration & Work: Canada issued 733 invitations to Provincial Nominee Programme candidates via Express Entry, setting a 725 CRS cutoff. Skilled Trades & Training: Georgian College received $880M in federal investment for skilled trades, while Canada Invests $22.4M in Kelowna airport aerospace infrastructure. Trade & Layoffs: Cleveland-Cliffs/ Stelco plans to idle operations at its Hamilton steel plant, blaming U.S. tariffs and citing up to 500 job impacts. AI & Governance: A new critique says Canada’s AI transparency consultation is too narrow and too technical, leaving industry to shape rules meant to hold it accountable. Cybersecurity: ShinyHunters says it won’t publish FBI data from a major breach, but can’t control what’s already been shared. Local Politics & Jobs: B.C. legislator Amelia Boultbee won’t run again after crossing to the NDP, citing threats and lack of resources.
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