The college will use the funding to create a new delivery model for five courses traditionally taught in the classroom to both apprentices and journey carpenters.

Siemens Healthineers will use the funding to increase its domestic manufacturing capacity of an epoc test card that can help detect the presence of kidney disease and heart failure.

EllisDon led the P3 team that built the $73-million complex. The project has more than 1,400 parking spaces and includes a 3,000-square foot indoor waiting area.

Data from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey (LFS) for April shows that sectoral employment rose for the third consecutive month. The industry added 30,700 workers (+2%) for the month, although employment remains about 21,000 workers below pre-pandemic levels recorded in April 2019.

Shortlisted are 12 companies, all of which involve Canadian firms in at least some capacity, and some with partners from as far away as Switzerland and Australia. They have been invited to re-imagine a city block in downtown Ottawa that faces the Parliament Buildings.