Ontario adds 42,100 jobs in December: Stats Canada

Ontario Construction News staff writer

Monthly employment in Ontario increased by 42,100 jobs in December 2022, with total employment up by 104,500 in 2022, according to Statistics Canada.

โ€œTodayโ€™s job numbers show that our governmentโ€™s plan to build a stronger Ontario is working,โ€ said Vic Fedeli, Minister of economic development, job creation and trade.

โ€œWith many more good-paying jobs across multiple sectors, we have addedย over a half-million jobs since our government took office in June 2018 and are leading the nation in job creation.โ€

In 2022, Ontario secured more than 150 new investment deals in the automotive, technology, manufacturing and life sciences sectors, expected to create thousands of new good-paying jobs.

That includes GM Canadaโ€™s $2 billion planย to retool the Oshawa and CAMI facilities.

Along with government funding, the CAMI facility in Ingersoll โ€” Canadaโ€™s first all-electric vehicle manufacturing facility โ€” opened last month, and the firstย BrightDrop Zevo 600sย rolled off the assembly line marking a historic milestone in EV production.

โ€œAs we continue to make investments to improve our provinceโ€™s competitive advantage, more companies are moving their operations back to Ontario,โ€ Fedeli said. โ€œIn 2022, companies invested $93 million to reshore, creating more good-paying jobs. Weโ€™re proud to support these efforts by companies likeย Cyclone Manufacturing,ย Greenlidย andย Quick Plug CA.โ€

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