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      <description>Canada faces a 1.4 million skilled trades deficit by 2033. The answer isn&apos;t competing harder for a shrinking talent pool — it&apos;s putting the workers you already have to better use.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>CEO Johny Camara was awarded a $10,000 grant from Invest Ottawa&apos;s Immigrant Catalyst Program — a validation of crewd.&apos;s approach to construction workforce technology and a testament to the team behind it.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>AI isn&apos;t coming for the project manager&apos;s job. It&apos;s coming for the paperwork that&apos;s been eating their day. The firms that understand this distinction will have a significant edge.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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