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The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board and MP for Provencher and Premier Gary Doer announced joint funding of over $160 million for infrastructure projects under the new stimulus funding provided for in Canada’s Economic Action Plan.

To help workers hit hardest by the global recession, the Government of Canada is investing more than $34 million in Manitoba’s employment and training programs under an agreement signed today between the federal and provincial governments.

The Government of Canada is investing in a manufacturing facility that will boost the local economy by creating jobs and new markets for farmers.

The province’s Green Team programs will provide about 1,400 summer jobs for young Manitobans between the ages of 16 and 24 this year, along with four $500 scholarships, Education, Citizenship and Youth Minister Peter Bjornson announced.

The provincial government is investing more than $5 million to strengthen, workforce skills and work placement initiatives for unemployed Manitobans, Competitiveness, Training and Trade Minister Andrew Swan announced.

Manitoba’s Worker Recruitment and Protection Act is recognized as a model for the rest of Canada in providing comprehensive and effective protection for temporary foreign workers, Labour and Immigration Minister Nancy Allan announced.

Rural youth in Steinbach will get help finding jobs thanks to the federal government’s investment in a local youth internship program.