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• Ontario Stepping Up Measures to Limit the Spread of COVID-19 on Construction Sites

  March 29, 2020 1:00 P.M.

  TORONTO — Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, issued the following statement today regarding health and safety on construction site...

  Statement | Labour, Training and Skills Development

• Ontario Needs Skilled Immigrants

  March 11, 2020 9:00 A.M.

  Ottawa —Today, Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, issued the following statement calling on the federal government to allow Ontario to nominate more ...

  Statement | Labour, Training and Skills Development

• Ball Construction, Inc., Fined $55,000 After Two Workers Injured

  March 5, 2020 3:00 P.M.

  Convicted: Ball Construction Inc., 5 Shirley Ave., Kitchener, ON.

  Court bulletin | Labour, Training and Skills Development

• Ontario Preparing People for Skilled Trades Careers in Thunder Bay

  February 20, 2020 3:30 P.M.

  THUNDER BAY - Ontario is addressing a looming skilled trades shortage by investing in training for Indigenous people in the Thunder Bay area. The Province announced funding of nearly $2 million tod...

  News release | Labour, Training and Skills Development

• Vixman Construction Ltd Sentenced to $125,000 fine and 18 Months Probation After Workplace Fatality at Billy Bishop Airport, Toronto

  February 12, 2020 11:00 A.M.

  Convicted: Vixman Construction Ltd., 4919 7th Line, RR#4 Rockwood, ON.

  Court bulletin | Labour, Training and Skills Development

• Ontario Construction Safety Blitz Begins

  February 4, 2020 9:00 A.M.

  TORONTO - Ontario workplace inspectors are launching a safety blitz focusing on construction sites, Monte McNaughton, the Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development announced.

  News release | Labour, Training and Skills Development

• Ontario Takes Action to Address Skilled Trades Gap

  January 27, 2020 10:00 A.M.

  SARNIA — Ontario is addressing a potential labour shortage in the skilled trades by investing in programs that will prepare people in Sarnia for careers in the petrochem...

  News release | Labour, Training and Skills Development

• Ontario Preparing People in London for Jobs

  January 24, 2020 11:00 A.M.

  LONDON - Ontario is tackling shortages in the skilled trades by supporting pre-apprenticeship projects that will prepare over 100 people in London for good jobs and careers. 

  News release | Labour, Training and Skills Development

• Death of Worker, Injuries to Others Result in $175,000 Fine to Windsor Concrete Manufacturer

  January 22, 2020 2:00 P.M.

  Convicted: Prestressed Systems Inc. (PSI Inc.), 4955 Walker Road, Windsor, Ontario, a manufacturer of pre-stressed and pre-cast concrete products.

  Court bulletin | Labour, Training and Skills Development

• Ontario takes Action to Address Skilled Trades Shortage

  January 10, 2020 10:30 A.M.

  TORONTO — The Government of Ontario is taking action to attract more people to the skilled trades and employers to hire more apprentices. The province is facing a seriou...

  News release | Labour, Training and Skills Development