Feds to Give $1.5 Billion to Help Canadians in Hard-Hit Sectors Train for New Jobs

Feds to Give $1.5 Billion to Help Canadians in Hard-Hit Sectors Train for New Jobs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides an update on the COVID pandemic during a press conference in Ottawa on Nov. 13, 2020. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will send $1.5 billion in job-training support to the provinces and territories to help Canadians in industries hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The funding will help laid-off workers in sectors like construction, transportation and hospitality re-enter the workforce by bolstering access to skills training and employment services, Trudeau said Friday.