Liberals Welcome Support for Canada’s Career Colleges

February 7, 2014

OTTAWA – Liberal Employment, Social Development, and Labour Critic, Rodger Cuzner, issued the following statement today on the announcement of new federal funding for the National Association of Career Colleges:

“Canadian Career Colleges play a vital role in training and preparing the workforce in this country. These colleges ensure that we have highly skilled individuals equipped to fill positions that are in high demand.

“The Liberal Party of Canada is encouraged to see that the government recognizes the important contributions of Career Colleges in helping skilled immigrants find employment in their respective fields.

“We urge the government to continue to work with organizations like the National Association of Career Colleges to advance training in all sectors of the economy.”