MEDIA ADVISORY - PROVINCIAL BUDGET: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ONTARIO MANUFACTURERS TO REGAIN THEIR LEADING POSITION

TORONTO, April 27, 2022 /CNW/ - Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) is looking for the provincial government to address severe labour shortages and the high cost of doing business in tomorrow's budget.  

Dennis Darby, President and CEO of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, will be available to comment.

CME is recommending Budget 2022 announce the creation of a provincial advanced manufacturing strategy, which includes three policy priorities:

• Labour shortages/get manufacturers the workers we need;
• Lower the cost of doing business; and
• Support business scale-up and investment.

SOURCE Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters

For further information or an interview with Dennis Darby, please contact: Jane Taber, C: 902-209-9512 | [email protected]