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Minister Boissonnault to announce new supports for construction workers

| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories

The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, will be in Vaughan to announce funding to help professionals join Canada’s skilled trades workforce through the Foreign Credential Recognition Program.


Government of Canada to invest in training for skilled trades

| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories

The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, will be in Winnipeg, joined by the Honourable Wab Kinew, Premier of Manitoba, and the Honourable Jamie Moses, Minister of Economic Development, Investment and Trade and Natural Resources of Manitoba, to announce an investment in training for skilled trades in the aerospace industry.


Minister Boissonnault announces further Temporary Foreign Worker Program reforms to better protect the Canadian labour market and workers

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, announced targeted reforms to one of the TFW Program streams. Effective November 8, 2024, the starting hourly wage for workers coming into Canada through the high-wage stream will be increased to 20%, higher than its current level, which is the median wage in the applicable province or territory of work. This represents an increase to the existing threshold of between $5 and $8 per hour, depending on the province or territory of work.


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