Category: Workforce Development
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On Issues of Representation and Working Conditions for Canadian Women Truckers
As is no surprise to readers of Women Driving Change, women are very underrepresented in Canada’s trucking industry. This week’s blog comes from Dave Elniski and details the issues of representation and working conditions for Canadian women truckers.
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Government of Canada invests in skills training to address shortages in trucking industry
Earlier this year the Minister of Transport announced that the Government of Canada is investing up to $46.3 million to Trucking Human Resources Canada under the Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program. The organization’s Driving Economic Recovery project will provide training subsidies and wage subsidies to support the recruitment, training, and onboarding of up to 1,400 new truck drivers…
