In this edition:
- Schenck Farms breaks ground on 17-acre propagation facility
- Niagara College earns third Technology Access Centre with federal funding investment
- Code aims to stifle human trafficking in Niagara hospitality industry
- Canada and Ontario investing to improve energy efficiency in province’s agri-food industry
- Ontario colleges face massive layoffs after ‘alarming’ enrolment decline
- Government of Canada launches red tape review
- Focus on Internal Trade
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Schenck Farms breaks ground on 17-acre propagation facility
Schenck Farms and Greenhouses in St. Catharines, Ont., recently announced the launch of Niagara Propagators, the company’s new 17-acre propagation facility currently under construction in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. The state-of-the-art facility will be dedicated to the production of young cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes and eggplants and is expected to be operational by January 2026.
Picture credit: TOES Niagara
Code aims to stifle human trafficking in Niagara hospitality industry
A code of conduct for the prevention of human trafficking will position Niagara at the forefront of national and international efforts to address the crime in the hospitality sector.
Nyarayi Kapisavanhu, project lead for TOES (Tools of Empowerment for Success) Niagara, said Canada has a nationwide strategy and legal framework to combat human trafficking, but lacks a code specifically tailored to the industry that caters to tourists.
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Canada and Ontario investing to improve energy efficiency in province’s agri-food industry
The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $3 million and launching the third intake of the Agricultural Stewardship Initiative (ASI) to help farmers implement projects to improve the energy efficiency of their farming operations. To support the province’s plan to protect Ontario, this funding will help local agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products businesses across the province enhance their competitiveness.
Information on how to apply for funding and project eligibility under the Agricultural Stewardship Initiative can be found on the OSCIA website.
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Ontario colleges face massive layoffs after ‘alarming’ enrolment decline
A major union is again sounding the alarm for Ontario’s public colleges as international student enrolment drops to a trickle, programs are cut and major layoffs take place.
On Wednesday, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union released information that suggests the sector faces close to 10,000 job losses and the cancellation or suspension of some 600 programs.
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Government of Canada launches red tape review
Today, the Honourable Shafqat Ali, President of the Treasury Board, launched a Red Tape review of regulations across federal departments and agencies with regulatory responsibilities.
As part of this review, Ministers will review regulations in their portfolios and propose actions and measures to eliminate red tape –– including removing outdated regulation, reducing duplication with provincial rules, and making it easier to access and deliver services.
Focus on Internal Trade
Politicians overstating benefits of scrapping internal trade barriers, says think tank
The Canadian Press
A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is dismissing moves by the federal government and Canada’s premiers to break down internal trade barriers as little more than “political theatre.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed throughout the spring election to forge “one Canadian economy” with the premiers by eliminating internal barriers to trade and labour mobility in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland has pointed to studies that say internal trade barriers amount to a seven per cent tariff that Canada imposes on itself, and that removing them could boost the economy by up to $200 billion.
But the left-leaning think tank’s report released reviews the steps taken by Ottawa and the provinces to remove red tape and argues they will do little to mitigate the tariff threat or significantly boost the economy.
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