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.
โTodayโs job numbers show that our governmentโs plan to build a stronger Ontario is working,โ said Vic Fedeli, Minister of economic development, job creation and trade.
โWith 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 Canadaโs $2 billion planย to retool the Oshawa and CAMI facilities.
Along with government funding, the CAMI facility in Ingersoll โ Canadaโs 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.
โAs we continue to make investments to improve our provinceโs competitive advantage, more companies are moving their operations back to Ontario,โ Fedeli said. โIn 2022, companies invested $93 million to reshore, creating more good-paying jobs. Weโre proud to support these efforts by companies likeย Cyclone Manufacturing,ย Greenlidย andย Quick Plug CA.โ