Skills Development Fund

• Opposition asks integrity commissioner to investigate Ford’s embattled labour minister

  The Ontario NDP is calling on the province's integrity commissioner to investigate the labour minister over a $2.5-billion skills program that favoured certain applicants.

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  Nov 25
  
• Ontario labour minister blames civil servants for controversial funding decisions

  At Question Period, the government faced continued questions over the timing of the audit and why the province didn't freeze provincial contracts immediately.

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  Nov 18
  
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• ‘Not getting rid of him’: Ford defends embattled labour minister over skills funding

  The training fund was the subject of an investigation by the auditor general last month, which found it was 'not fair, transparent or accountable' in how it was handled.

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  Nov 17
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• Ford government sends audit of company that received skills development funds to OPP

  A spokesperson for the premier's office confirmed a 'routine audit' of government money sent to Get A-Head had raised red flags, which had triggered a further investigation.

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  Nov 13
• Liberals ask integrity commission to investigate minister over skills development fund

  For weeks, David Piccini has been under growing pressure for the controversial retraining scheme, which the auditor general determined was 'not fair, transparent or accountable.'

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  Nov 3
• Critics claim skills development fund is ‘circular economy’ of tax dollars, donations

  Ontario Liberal MPP John Fraser claimed the process appears to be a 'scheme.'

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  Oct 29
• Ontario labour minister unrepentant amid skills development fund scandal

  The minister defended his handling of the Skills Development Fund, despite opposition claims that the government has turned the program into a 'slush fund.'

  Politics

  Oct 20
• Ontario legislature returns with questions about controversial retraining fund

  It was June 5 when Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government rose after rushing through its controversial mining legislation and promising to kick off a summer of consultation.

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  Oct 20
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• Company involved in Ontario medical supply shortages received skills development funding

  Government records show Bayshore Home Care Solutions received more than $18 million through multiple rounds of the Skills Development Fund, a period it was served by lobbyists.

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  Oct 17
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• Ontario government adds $160 million to skills training funding

  Ontario is putting $160 million toward skills training programs, prioritizing help for people on social assistance and people with criminal records.

  Politics

  Aug 25, 2023