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New Report: The Steel Imperative

Canada can’t afford to let its steel industry rust while the world builds. U.S. tariffs and cheap offshore steel are hitting Ontario hard, costing jobs, driving up costs, and threatening the future of an industry that powers our energy, housing and defense projects. Our new paper, 'The Steel Imperative', lays out how we can protect jobs, stabilize costs, and make made-in-Ontario steel the backbone of our next generation of growth. 

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New Report Calls on Government to Launch a Strategic Steel Procurement Program to Protect Jobs and Industry

OCT 2025

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