Ontario Sheds 38,000 Jobs Amid US Tariff Impact on Manufacturing Sector

Ontario Sheds 38,000 Jobs Amid US Tariff Impact on Manufacturing Sector
A worker is seen at at a steel manufacturing plant in Windsor, Ont, on Jan. 16, 2025. Reuters/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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Ontario has lost 38,000 jobs in the past three months as the effects of tariffs imposed by the United States begin to emerge, a new report from the province’s financial overseer suggests.

Employment within Ontario’s industrial sector dropped by 3.5 percent in the second quarter of 2025, a recent report released by the Financial Accountability Officer of Ontario has found.