Thursday, February 26, 2026 Supporting Ontario’s Essential Workers and Services CLAC submission calls on the Ontario government to strengthen support for construction workers, volunteer firefighters, and healthcare professionals across the province Ontario Construction CLAC’s 2026 prebudget submission to the Ontario government highlights practical, worker-focused measures to build a stronger and fairer province. Here are summaries of the key recommendations that CLAC made to the government for construction workers. Recommendation 1 – Keep the Skills Development Fund as a provincial budget priority. Recommendation 2 – Provide stable, multiyear funding for group sponsorship programs that support apprentices and small employers. Recommendation 3 – Restrict project labour agreements to private-sector projects only; prohibit them on publicly funded work. Recommendation 4 – Allow public entities to opt out of being classified as construction employers at any time to ensure open tendering. You can read the complete submission here. You might be interested in Closing the Gender Gap Takes More Than Equal Pay 2 Nov 2026 Accountability is a Team Sport 2 Nov 2026 Everyday Champion! 1 Nov 2026 CLAC and WOW Call for Meaningful Social Dialogue in Canada–EU Partnership 30 Oct 2026