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OTTAWA, ON, April 27, 2021 /CNW/ - COVID-19 has affected all Canadians, but women have been disproportionately impacted. In the labour market, women were hit earlier and harder, and their jobs continue to recover more slowly.
Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience is a plan to drive economic growth, increase women's participation in the workforce, and offer each child in Canada the best start in life.
Today, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, met with over twenty women entrepreneurs from Atlantic Canada to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on their lives and investments from Budget 2021 that will help drive an economy recovery in their sectors. Minister Jordan heard from a wide range of business owners such as those in in the construction industry, retail and tourism sectors, service industry and multiple members of Atlantic Chambers of Commerce, all from various regions across Atlantic Canada.