Machinery and workers are seen at Algoma Steel Inc., in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Friday, April 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Ontario sheds manufacturing jobs as tariff impacts felt, report says

by The Canadian Press August 21, 2025

written by The Canadian Press August 21, 2025

By Allison Jones Ontario's economy has recently started to feel the impact of American tariffs, shedding 38,000 jobs in the second quarter of 2025, the province's financial watchdog said Thursday in a report. Financial accountability officer Jeffrey Novak said hits to employment in that timefr...

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