The impact of U.S. tariffs is being felt up and down supply chains and across industries, and the federal government is still playing catch-up when it comes to a response.

Canada’s industries need to come up with worker-centred strategies to continue to grow and support good jobs in our communities. The only way to get there is for government, workers, and employers to come together.

Unifor calls on the federal government to:

• Integrate the core dimensions of Worker-Centred Industrial Strategies into the terms of reference for Canada’s six identified Workforce Alliances. This means:
  • Engage in regular, ongoing dialogue between workers, employers and government;
  • Prioritize job quality and retention to grow good jobs;
  • Invest in worker-led transitional skills development;
  • Adopt a whole-of-supply-chain approach; and
  • Commit to sustained public investments to target supply chain gaps or weaknesses directly.
• Expand sector coverage of Worker-Centred Industrial Strategy tables to include additional key industries (e.g., aerospace, forestry, hospitality, telecommunications, etc.).
• Where established tripartite tables for social dialogue already exist (e.g., Quebec), avoid duplication of efforts by providing targeted transfers to those provinces and territories to adapt a WCIS approach.