P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz says a new agreement reached on the Canada Jobs Grant will mean community organizations that receive funding through existing skills programs will be cut by 40 per cent.
Source: Wikipedia
The provinces reached an agreement in principle regarding the contentious new national job training program.
But Ghiz says the provinces had to agree to a 40 per cent cut to funding previously earmarked for Labour Market Agreement programs.
It was either this or a 100 per cent cut, so they agreed to the lesser impact deal, Ghiz said Friday.
Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at NGO funding will be cut 40 per cent in new Canada Jobs Grant deal: Ghiz – Local – The Guardian.
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