National Ship Procurement Program: Irving Shipbuilding

Irving Shipbuilding: The company said the expansion is needed to build Arctic patrol vessels and navy warships for the federal government under the $35-billion National Ship Procurement Program, according to CBC. Scott Jamieson, vice-president of programs at the shipyard, would not say how many will be laid off. He said Irving hopes to lessen the numbers by attracting more businesses to the yard and Irving Shipbuilding says it will have to lay off more of its workers next month while it carries out a $300-million modernization of the Halifax Shipyard, the company announced Wednesday. Irving Shipbuilding said it will begin work on the first vessels sometime in the second or third quarter of 2015. Irving officials told a media briefing on Wednesday that until then, it does not have enough work to keep its current workforce of 900. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.