Canada’s economic prosperity and global competitiveness depend on one critical factor: a highly skilled and resilient workforce.

The national unemployment rate rose to 7.1 per cent in August, the highest since 2016. We face an urgent and growing need to strengthen workforce participation, especially in the skilled trades.

Without immediate and co-ordinated actions of academia, industry and government, Canada risks falling short on its priorities and undermining both economic growth and social progress.

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