Training Personal Support Workers to Cost $38.5 Million Over 2 Years: PBO

Training Personal Support Workers to Cost $38.5 Million Over 2 Years: PBO
Personal support workers tend to a resident at Springhurst Manor in Toronto on Dec. 4, 2020. Training 4,000 new personal support workers across the country will cost an estimated $38.5 million over two years, the PBO said on Feb 9. Chris Young/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—As the government moves to train 4,000 new personal support workers across the country, Parliament’s budget watchdog estimates it will cost $38.5 million over two years.

A costing note from the parliamentary budget office Tuesday says the federal government proposes to fund a six-week accelerated online program and four-month internship.