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BC Gov to launch a pilot to support the restaurant industry

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 Dec, 2023 11:10 AM
  • BC Gov to launch a pilot to support the restaurant industry

The B-C government says it's launching a pilot project to support the restaurant industry. 

The province says it’s putting 380-thousand dollars into a two-year pilot project to help with recruiting and retaining more workers.

It says it is partnering with the Chefs' Table Society of B-C, which will evaluate participating restaurants "to inform future program opportunities." 

Selina Robinson, minister of post-secondary education and future skills, says the restaurant industry has been struggling since the pandemic and she is hoping the pilot project will help workers grow and thrive in the industry.

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