A program to train as many as 60 people in key construction skills has received more than $700,000 in seed funding from the provincial government.

Canada’s labour market isn’t yet back to pre-pandemic levels, but it’s approaching that mark. July’s Labour Force Survey places that market at 1.3 million jobs off February’s level.

Several of the eight projects being funded include construction on roadways and pedestrian and cycling infrastructure.

The associations have thrown their support behind the publicly developed technology as a tool for helping to contain the spread of COVID-19.

One of two tunnels under highways 401 and 409 is officially excavated, with the other scheduled for completion by the end of this year.