AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoImmigration Planning: Federal and provincial immigration ministers met to shape Canada’s 2027–2029 Immigration Levels Plan, aiming to balance labour needs with sustainability by keeping permanent resident admissions under 1% of Canada’s population after 2027 and reducing temporary residents to under 5% by end-2027. Public Service Cuts: New Treasury Board data says the federal public service shrank by more than 12,000 positions over the past fiscal year, putting the government on pace to meet its reduction targets. Workplace Mobility Support: Regina council voted 6–5 to extend fare-free transit for students at F.W. Johnson Collegiate for the full 2026–27 school year after a pilot showed higher ridership. Transit Infrastructure Jobs: Hamilton opened the $390.4M Birch Transit Centre to expand maintenance and storage capacity, funded by federal, provincial, and city partners. Energy & Skills Demand: Moment Energy inaugurated a major EV battery repurposing facility in B.C., targeting 1 GWh of storage output annually by 2030 and creating 100+ direct jobs. Aviation Safety: Authorities confirmed three deaths after a firefighting plane crash near Fort Simpson, N.W.T., with the Transportation Safety Board sending investigators.
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