Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Jeff Gray
Publication Date: October 6, 2025 - 20:06
Ottawa pledges ‘full due diligence’ after audit of Ontario skills fund
October 6, 2025
Ottawa says it will “undertake full due diligence” and seek unspecified “mitigation measures” to ensure the approximately $1-billion a year it sends to Ontario for training programs is used effectively, after an audit said the Ford government’s Skills Development Fund was not fair, transparent or accountable.
In a statement on Monday, the office of Patty Hajdu, the federal Minister of Jobs and Families, said Employment and Social Development Canada was reviewing a report from the provincial Auditor-General released last week. The audit examined the $1.3-billion that Ontario has handed out since 2021 from its heavily promoted Skills Development Fund to companies, unions and non-profits.
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