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Workforce Skills and Training

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News, insights and analysis regarding workforce skills required and training programs available to enable the Canadian workforce to benefit from new economic opportunities brought about by emerging transportation technologies such as electric vehicles, autonomous transportation and new digital mobility services.

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Kingston, Ont. focusing on skills, education for an EV-centric future

As one of Ontario’s post-secondary rich areas, there is a growing movement in the Kingston region to fill the skills gap in the transition to electric transportation
Accelerate ZEV Supply Chain Alliance, City of Kingston, EV Battery Supply Chain, EV Supply Chain, Kingston Economic Development Corporation, Workforce Skills and Training

For OEMs and parts makers, EV retooling isn’t just about plants — it means replacing lost jobs and upskilling their workforce

The transition to electric vehicles will cost jobs as well as create them, while requiring Canada’s auto labour force to acquire new skills — realities that governments and the private sector are now grappling with
General Motors GM, Ontario, Quebec, Unifor the Union, Workforce Skills and Training

Unifor calls for national auto policy after landmark vote to elect Lana Payne as first female president

After a contested election, Payne became the first woman to head Unifor — Canada’s largest private-sector union — which kicked off her term by releasing a new-forward looking auto policy report focused on electric vehicle manufacturing
Electric Vehicle Policies Canada, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Battery Supply Chain, EV Manufacturing, Unifor the Union, Workforce Skills and Training