Friday March 22nd – 2pm
Posted Mar 22, 2013 01:43:13 PM.
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2:00- Kellie Leitch, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources, Re: Skills Training and Infrastructure were 2 key components of yesterday’s federal budget delivered by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. Measures will be introduced to improve skills training for the disabled. New programs will promote apprenticeship. Two-year extension of an accelerated capital cost allowance to help manufacturers. Infrastructure spending of $47 billion over 10 years, starting next year.
2:15- The governing Liberals say Ontario’s most vulnerable job-seekers may not get the help they need if Ottawa goes ahead with the new skills training plan outlined in the federal budget. Duguid says it’s a shell game that could hurt Ontario because it won’t have the flexibility to direct the money where it’s needed. He says Ontario gets $194 million from Ottawa for those programs, but it may not reach the people who need it most, such as youth, older workers, disabled people and welfare recipients. The Liberals say they’re the ones who are best placed to decide how to meet the specific labour market needs of the province. The provinces are expected to contribute a third of each $15,000 training grant, with Ottawa and the employer providing $5,000 each.
