Labour Market News

Want to find out more about local or provincial labour market history? The labour market news archive may be a good place to start.

In this section, you can browse archived news titles, whose links are no longer functional, for up to one year from the current date. The archived news can help you understand the labour market trends in geographic areas and industries that are of interest to you.

• Week of 2026-05-13 to 2026-05-20

  • Peterborough Regional Health Centre received over $3.5M from the provincial government to increase sur­ger­ies and diagnostic procedures at the hos­pital

    davesmithptbo.com
• Week of 2026-04-22 to 2026-04-28

  • WSP Inc. and Youngs Excavating Inc. have been hired by the City of Kawartha Lakes to oversee and carry out construction on the Lindsay OPS Landfill upgrade, with work underway and completion expected by the end of 2026

    kawartha411.ca
• Week of 2026-03-26 to 2026-04-02

  • RUDY, a popular smash burger restaurant chain, is opening a location in Huntsville

    bramptonguardian.com
• Week of 2025-12-17 to 2026-01-06

  • The provincial government is investing an additional $3.9M to help reopen 4,500 kilometres and maintain 30,000 kilometres of snowmobile trails across the province

    ctvnews.ca

  • The Bank of Montreal is closing its Fenelon Falls branch in Kawartha Lakes in June 2026

    kawartha411.ca

  • The Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board received over $2M in funding from the provincial government to improve accessibility and remove barriers across schools

    barrietoday.com
• Week of 2025-11-19 to 2025-11-25

  • The Salvation Army opened a nearly 10,000-sq.-ft. thrift store in downtown Peterborough

    kawarthanow.com
• Week of 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-07

  • Daiken North America Ltd. is investing $70M with support from the provincial government to upgrade its laminated board production line at its Huntsville facility, creating 10 jobs and retaining 128 existing positions while boosting productivity

    ontario.ca
• Week of 2025-08-20 to 2025-08-26

  • The provincial government is investing more than $3M to improve water infrastructure in the City of Peterborough, supporting the construction of 1,400 new homes

    peterborough.ca

  • The provincial government is investing $12.9M in water infrastructure in the Township of Cavan Monaghan, supporting the construction of 750 new homes

    ptbotoday.ca
• Week of 2025-07-24 to 2025-07-30

  • Construction has begun on Presqu'ile Place, a 256-bed long term care home in Brighton and is expected to be completed by 2027

    ontario.ca

  • The provincial government is building a new Highway 401 bridge and overpass near Port Hope, as part of a $30B initiative to improve road infrastructure across the province

    ontario.ca
• Week of 2025-06-26 to 2025-07-02

  • Siemens Canada Limited will wind down manufacturing at its Peterborough factory, impacting 160 positions as it consolidates operations and shifts production to its Concord facility, where 70 new roles will be created, with the transition beginning immediately and expected to be completed by September 2027

    kawartha411.ca
• Week of 2025-06-19 to 2025-06-25

  • Knightstone Capital Management Inc., Diamond Schmitt Architects Incorporated and Two Row Architect have broken ground on a 700,000-sq.-ft. development at Trent University in Peterborough, adding 1,300 student beds in a new college and residence by 2028

    constructconnect.com

  • The City of Peterborough will receive an $11.3M investment from the federal government to replace a storm sewer in downtown Peterborough

    canada.ca