Fast, employer-aligned training is key to Canada’s economic recovery

As tariffs and trade disruption continue, the best way Canada can insulate itself is to ensure businesses can shift and communities can supply the skilled people they need.
As Canada looks to train an additional 83 per cent more workers to meet housing targets, career college are training the welders, carpenters, electricians, and other skilled tradespeople that are desperately needed, writes Michael Sangster.

Canada’s current economic moment is defined by two compounding realities: critical industries are struggling to find workers with the right skills, and too many Canadians—especially young people—remain out of work. While the government has signalled that it is 

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