{"id":844284,"date":"2026-08-03T11:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T11:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/844284\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T11:47:09","slug":"ontario-federal-governments-to-invest-7-2-million-in-northern-ontario-job-skills-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/844284\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario, federal governments to invest $7.2 million in northern Ontario job skills training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT.\u00a0\u2014 The Ontario government is partnering with the Government of Canada to invest more than $7.2 million through the Canada-Ontario Workforce Tariff Response to help protect workers in the north.<\/p>\n<p>The money will help more than 500 workers across northern Ontario upgrade their skills, transition into in-demand careers and ensure local employers have the skilled workforce they need, explains a release.<\/p>\n<p>The province will deliver the funds through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/skills-advance-ontario?redirect_id=page%2Fskills-advance-ontario-sao&amp;redirect_year=2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Skills Advance Ontario<\/a>, which partners with employers and training providers to help workers transition into the sectors that are driving economic growth and building the province\u2019s long-term competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>The four organizations across northern Ontario receiving funding are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Algoma Steel Inc.\u00a0is receiving $1.48 million to help upskill 250 of its employees.<br \/>\nThe Canadian Skills Training and Employment Coalition (CSTEC)\u00a0is receiving $1.55 million to help 120 manufacturing workers build the skills needed for careers in the trades such as welding and industrial mechanic. Delivered over 4 to 18 weeks in multiple Ontario communities, including Sault Ste. Marie, the program will combine industry-recognized safety certifications with paid work placements.<br \/>\nConfederation College of Applied Arts &amp; Technology\u00a0is receiving $2.78 million to help 110 tariff-impacted workers and jobseekers affected by forestry and pulp and paper sector restructuring in Thunder Bay transition into in-demand careers. Participants will receive training in heavy equipment operation, millwrighting, welding, electrical work and commercial driving.<br \/>\nWashagamis Bay Investment Corporation\u00a0is receiving $1.39 million to train 40 jobseekers, primarily Indigenous participants from the Treaty #3 region, for careers in housing construction, forestry and telecommunications infrastructure in the Kenora area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT.\u00a0\u2014 The Ontario government is partnering with the Government of Canada to invest more than&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":844285,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49,48,44],"class_list":["post-844284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=844284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/844285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=844284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=844284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=844284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}