In southern Ontario, the impact of the U.S. trade war will surely result in significant job losses on the manufacturing side, in the CME report said, which places this sector at a “crucial crossroads.”
Yet opportunity abounds in Northern Ontario, especially in places like Sudbury, which is poised to see significant growth in manufacturing due to the global demand for critical minerals.
The situation was highlighted in the CME’s report, titled Keep Calm and Keep Training. CME is an industry advocacy group representing about 2,500 leading companies engaged in manufacturing and exporting.
The findings were based on the feedback received during CME-hosted discussion tables across Ontario from manufacturers, industrial suppliers, post-secondary institutions, labour planning boards, municipalities and unions. In Northern Ontario, meetings were staged in Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and Thunder Bay.
Despite all this promise, Northern Ontario faces unique workforce development barriers influenced by geography, industrial makeup and demographic trends.
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