- Support Ontarian and Canadian workers
- Maintain the provincial standards for worker safety and qualifications
- Hasten hiring for employers to fill significant gaps
- Promote productivity
- Unify the country’s workforce to enable it to deliver nation-building projects across key sectors
- Make the labour market more agile and responsive
- Address US tariffs and economic uncertainty
- Supplement the province’s efforts to boost free trade in the country
- Strengthen the Canadian economy
“Our government is leading Canada in our efforts to protect workers by helping them find better jobs and building a more resilient, competitive and united Canadian economy,” said David Piccini – Ontario’s minister of labour, immigration, training, and skills development – in the news release.