Manitoba invests $10 million in Assiniboine Community College

Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson has committed $10 million to address the labour shortage in Canada’s agriculture sector.

The $10 million will support the development of the Prairie Innovation Centre at Assiniboine Community College. The proposed centre is expected to triple the number of students in ACC agriculture programs from 300 to 900.

If all goes according to plan, in a few years ACC will train hundreds of more students for jobs in Canada’s agriculture and agri-food industries.

“I hope (the impact) is going to be significant,” said Stefanson, who announced the $10 million investment Jan. 17 at Ag Days, a trade show held every winter in Brandon.

“We know the importance of the ag industry in Manitoba and this will provide (the) necessary labour force that we need moving forward.”