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Province Announces More Supports For Ukrainian Refugees

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The Ontario government is committing $300 million to help Ukrainian refugees to resettle.

Premier Doug Ford says the funding will cover a number of things the families will need.

“This will include expanded OHIP, and drug coverage, emergency housing, and income support for those who qualify,” says Ford.

“We’re also ensuring that elementary and high school students coming from Ukraine can attend publically funded schools here in Ontario for free. We will have all the critical supports that these families will need once they arrive here in Ontario.”

Ford says Ukrainian refugee families have already started to arrive in Ontario, but for the most part, they are staying with relatives.

Ontario’s Labor minister Monte McNaughton adds that they now have 30 thousand employment opportunties for Ukrainian refugees.

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Province Announces More Money For Skills Training

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The Ford government is really pushing the skilled trades.

Labor Minister Monte McNaughton says another 90 million dollars is for students for training in the skilled trades.

“Starting next year we will host skills trades career fairs all across Ontario to reach more youth,” says McNaughton.

“Our pre-apprenticeship training program will also see an increase to 28 million dollars annually to provide free training particularly for marginalized youth, women and indigenous peoples.”

McNaughton says they are good-paying jobs with pensions and benefits, but there is a shortage of skilled workers in the province.

Education minister Stephen Lecce says there is a big demand for these workers.

“The need for the skilled trades is expected to grow with Ontario projected to need more than 100 thousand additional workers including skilled tradespeople in the construction sector to meet the needs of the economy in the coming years.”

Lecce says the demand for skilled workers is expected to be high for the next five years.