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OTTAWA 鈥?The country kicked off the year with a third-straight monthly trade surplus 鈥?the first time that has happ
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ened since 2014 鈥?due in large part to stronger sales in motor vehicles and from the agri-food sector, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.Canada merchandise trade balance with the world widened to $807 million in January, as exports increased 0.5 per cent to hit a record $46.5 billion, the agency said.Peter Hall, chief economist with Export Development Canada, said the 0.5 per cent increase for January on its own was decent. But when viewed in the context of the solid growth the economy has seen in recent months, he called it great news. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The auto sector is blockbuster in the United States, so the sales levels are about as high as they ever get, Hall said when asked about what has been going right for Canada.On top of motor-vehicle exports, which saw a gain of 7.7 per cent in January, Hall also underlined recent strength in sales of farm, fishing and food products. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The agri-food industry saw a 12.8 per cent gain, including a 38.4 per cent boost in canola exports to China. Statistics Canada said canola sales to China have more than doubled since October after th
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e two countries agreed to end a lingering dispute over exports of the crop by 2020.
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Landscape Ontario, a horticultural trades association based in Milton, received a new grant from Ontarios Ministry of Labour, Training, and Skills Development to support the growing needs of the industry through apprentice training.The Group Sponsor Grant will support more apprenticeship and employers in the industry to register and access the Horticulture Technician Apprenticeship 441-C program.Job seekers and employers will be able to access tools intended to match new workers to more employers with vacancies. There will be additional registration support and resources, including orientation toolkit, mentoring services, digital study manual for new training, and on-the-job training log book digital tracker. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
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We are excited to announce that apprentices will have access to these long-awaited resources to support them in completing their journey to becoming Red Seal Landscape Horticulturists. The apprenticeship program is truly a gift to employers and the development of our future skilled workforce, said Sally Harvey, director of edu
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a news release. The grant also enables Landscape Ontario to develop new apprentice pathway resources and services that will result in more skilled workers employed by more growing businesses, who have the capacity to serve the increased consumer demand, she said. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
