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MLA Report - May 24, 2019

Getting more Manitobans into the workforce to rebuild the province’s economy
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Last week, our provincial government approved up to $280,000 in funding for the Boys & Girls Club of Thompson for program renewal for Youth Build in 2019-20. The Youth Build program is operating from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020, improving employability and labour market engagement for northern youth. The program will provide at-risk youth aged 18-29 and/or youth facing barriers to employment with employment and income assistance while they receive academic upgrading, life skills and safety training, and instruction in the carpentry/construction trade. This initiative provides life-long skills for meaningful and lasting employment.

Our government has also approved up to $34,000 in renewal funding to the Ma-Mow We-Tak Friendship Centre Youth Employment Assistance Service. This program provides training and job-readiness support in a holistic, inclusive and culturally sensitive manner to at-risk and high-risk youth who receive employment and income assistance, and/or young people who face multiple barriers to employment.

Getting more Manitobans into the workforce is a key part of our government’s efforts to rebuild the economy. The steps we are taking are paying off, as the latest numbers show Manitoba is economically the most improved province in Canada. We are leading all provinces in private-sector capital investment after a 10.1 per cent increase in 2018. Since 2015, private-sector capital spending in Manitoba was highest among the provinces in manufacturing and on industrial properties, increasing by a yearly average of 17.4 per cent and 32.4 per cent, respectively.

As well, overall full-time employment has increased by 2.4 per cent so far this year, the best growth since 2000. And Manitoba’s exports to the U.S. jumped by 21.5 per cent in 2018, the largest increase among the provinces.

While rebuilding Manitoba’s economy, we are fixing the province’s finances, lowering taxes and continuing to invest in front-line services. Manitoba has become a more attractive place to invest, and a more affordable place to live.

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