AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoFederal workforce push: Ottawa launched the Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Alliance to tackle skilled-labour shortages for robotics and AI-ready manufacturing, bringing together employers, unions, training schools, Indigenous partners, and underrepresented communities. Trade pressure and jobs: Prime Minister Mark Carney framed a major Quebec–Newfoundland and Labrador clean-power deal as a jobs engine (construction and critical-minerals work) while warning the U.S. is tying tariff relief to Canada’s defence procurement choices. Infrastructure hiring: Transport Canada awarded a $32M contract to replace the Souris ferry terminal transfer bridge in PEI, aiming to modernize access and create local design/construction work. Small business strain: A Prairie-focused survey found Manitoba and Saskatchewan owners are under heavy pressure—nearly half used personal credit cards or home equity, and many are considering permanent closure. Health-sector operations: Shared Health said Manitoba’s largest hospital is still recovering from a ransomware attack, with maintenance monitoring affected but patient care operating.
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