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Ottawa launches $5-billion fund to help businesses, workers adapt to U.S. tariffs

by Todd Humber September 5, 2025

written by Todd Humber September 5, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a comprehensive package of measures Thursday to help Canadian businesses and workers navigate U.S. trade disruptions, including a $5-billion Strategic Response Fund and programs to retrain 50,000 workers. The initiatives respond to what the government calls funda...

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Todd Humber

Todd Humber is an award-winning workplace journalist who has been covering the HR, employment law, and workplace safety beats for 25 years. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief at HR News Canada, published by North Wall Media.

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