The organizations receiving the funding are the Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium of Canada with just over $2.8 million and the Owen Sound Family YMCA at $788,340.
EMC is proposing Expanding Skills & Paths to Employment for Youth in Advanced Manfacturing, specifically to address the industry needs & demands for increasing the future supply to the manufacturing workforce and enabling an Ontario-wide access to new skills, micro-credentials, trades and on-the-job experience for youth.
The Owen Sound Family YMCA are set to coordinate and support the training of 22 Incumbents and 22 Job seekers through Personal Support Worker training.