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Health experts tell Ottawa to hurry domestic vaccine funding amid China delays

The federal government has created a $600-million fund to support vaccine clinical trials and manufacturing inside Canada


Feds invest $5.1M in net-zero energy community in London, Ont.

The objective of this project is to successfully construct Canada’s first large-scale, fully integrated, net-zero energy community using renewable energy and other innovations


Advanced Manufacturing Outlook 2021

Canadian Manufacturing and PLANT magazines are launching a special report gauging how manufacturers are – or aren’t – engaging with Industry 4.0 technologies, and we want to hear from you! This 12-minute confidential survey will cover adoption and investment in automation, IIoT/IoT, analytics, other technologies and the challenges companies face. Deadline to participate is July 31!


Responding to COVID-19: Industry Leadership Honours

Manufacturers and their workforces are among the heroes who have battled the spread of COVID-19, and we are going to recognize them with a virtual gala event September 17, 2020 at 11AM ET. The deadline to apply or nominate a deserving company is August 7!
 
MANUFACTURING IN FOCUS 
 

SNC-Lavalin sells South African Resources business

The South African Resource business has around 1,800 employees, and primarily services construction and site maintenance clients » Read more
 

IBM launches digital platform to help Canadian job seekers and business owners get back to work

Canada added nearly one million jobs in June, but there are still close to two million fewer jobs than there were pre-COVID » Read more
 

World Animal Protection calls for a ban on global wildlife trade to prevent another pandemic

The organization has claimed that wildlife markets pose a risk to public health and animal welfare » Read more
 
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MANUFACTURING IN-DEPTH 
 

Fisheries subsidies fuel ocean depletion and hurt coastal communities

Fishing subsidies are resulting in serious overfishing » read more

Healthcare interoperability market to witness nearly two-fold growth by 2024

Data interoperability and data analytics are key contributors to global market revenue for healthcare interoperability » read more

After COVID-19, nations can tackle environmental crises by shifting priorities to sustainable development

There is a way forward, but it entails addressing several inconvenient truths » read more
 
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PCO launches review of complaints about Governor General

Payette accused of yelling, belittling and publicly humiliating employees » read more

BDC records $218M net loss for 2020 fiscal, remains confident

Higher net fair value depreciation on capital investments due to uncertainty and volatility » read more