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  • On July 29th, Ontario Minister of Labour Immigration Training and Skills Development, David Piccini announced the launch of the sixth round of the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream in the amount of $260 million
  • The first five tranches of SDF funding were supported through labour market transfer agreements between the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. SDF Training Stream Round 6 is supported exclusively by the Government of Ontario
  • This sixth round of SDF Training Stream funding is part of the government’s nearly $1 billion expansion of the SDF over the next three years, for a total of $2.5 billion
  • Funding for seven organizations from the sixth round was also announced on July 29th: Support Ontario Youth ($3,750,000), Unite Here Local 75 ($5,500,000), Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters ($1,434,786), Ontario Electrical League($2,995,0000), Workers First Technologies ($2,013,500), Youth Employment Services (YES) ($1,105,125)
  • On August 14th, SDF Training Stream funding was announced for five more organizations: Drew Carpentry ($806,426), D&R Custom Steel Inc. ($613,000), Substance Cares ($447,500), Innovation Cluster — Peterborough and the Kawarthas ($186,240) and FIRST Robotics Canada ($798,000)
  • If your association is interested in applying to the SDF Training Stream funding, visithttps://www.ontario.ca/page/skills-development-fund-training-stream