Ontario Investing $838,000 to Protect Workers in Amherstburg from U.S. Tariffs
(L to R) Councillor Linden Crain, Councillor Don McArthur, Councillor Diane Pouget, Deputy Mayor Chris Gibb, MPP Anthony Leardi, Deputy CAO Melissa Osborne, CAO Valerie Critchley
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Provincial funding will support local jobs and economic growth with the launch of Amherstburg’s $1.1 million Investment Readiness and Economic Diversification Strategy.
AMHERSTBURG — The Ontario government is protecting tariff-impacted workers and industries in the Town of Amherstburg with an investment of $838,000 through the Trade-Impacted Communities Program (TICP). In the face of economic uncertainty, the TICP initiative is a tactical tool the government launched last year to protect good-paying jobs and build resilient, self-reliant communities across the province. Today’s announcement marks the first deployment of funding under the $40 million program and reflects Ontario’s ongoing work to support industry and jobs in Amherstburg and the surrounding area, creating nearly 500 new jobs and protecting 244 more in just the last four weeks.
