Humber will use the $300,000-donation to fund scholarships and provide emergency bursaries in the Centre for Skilled Trades and Technology.

Data from Statistics Canada’s January 2023 Labour Force Survey suggest a further tightening of an already-constrained national labour market.

Toronto will receive nearly half of the total funding at more than $185 million, and Ottawa will collect $37.8 million.

A 1,500-acre site in St. Thomas and Central Elgin has been identified as one of the most investment-ready mega sites in Ontario. New legislation would bring it entirely into St. Thomas.

The company has awarded a four-year contract to mining contractor Dumas Contracting Ltd. The contractor has already begun moving equipment to the site and plans to restart work in April.