Ontario will invest nearly $5 million in the development of a new crane training facility, aiming to help address the workforce shortage in skilled trades and support ongoing construction across the province.
The provincial money will help fund a $25 million training centre in Oro-Medonte, 90 minutes north of Toronto, which will be led by the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario (OETIO).
The facility will be built by the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) to provide training for more than 1,600 apprentices in the operation of mobile and tower crane operations and heavy equipment.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who visited the Highway 11 construction site Nov. 12, said the funding will come from the first round of the province’s Skills Development Fund (SDF) Capital Stream….