As part of the 2013 federal budget, federal finance minister Jim Flaherty announced some much-welcomed support for Ontario’s manufacturing sectors, including a new $200 million Advanced Manufacturing Fund in Ontario. The question is: Will the supply of skilled labourers be able to meet demands of sectoral growth?
The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) is investing the money in a “smart” coating technology developed by Queen's chemists Dr. Guojun Liu and Dean Xiong.