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From a press release<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n HALIFAX:<\/strong> In the face of economic uncertainty, Nova Scotia Liberals are proposing a bill to strengthen the province\u2019s economy by ensuring more Nova Scotians have access to good jobs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Interim Leader Derek Mombourquette will table the Workforce Expansion Act, a bill that will create new opportunities for under-represented groups and help businesses address labour shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNova Scotia\u2019s economic success depends on making sure everyone has the opportunity to succeed,\u201d said Mombourquette. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis bill takes real steps to open more doors, strengthen our workforce, and create a more inclusive and resilient economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”127″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inspired by recommendations from the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, this legislation will create a workforce expansion fund to support industry-led training programs, helping Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians, and persons with disabilities access more job opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It will also require a review of procurement regulations to ensure large projects include apprentices from under-represented communities and mandate a plan within six months to bring First Nations and African Nova Scotian employment rates to the provincial average by 2035.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”71″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”148″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”235″] [adrotate banner=”126″] From a press release HALIFAX: In the face of economic uncertainty, Nova Scotia Liberals are proposing a bill to strengthen the province\u2019s economy by ensuring more Nova Scotians have access to good jobs. Interim Leader Derek Mombourquette will table the Workforce Expansion Act, a bill that will create new opportunities for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[2007,1867,2521],"class_list":["post-53160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-derek-mombourquette","tag-n-s-liberals","tag-workforce"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/52611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}