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Ottawa will provide a $62.5-million aid package to help the country’s fish and seafood processors protect workers from COVID-19 and ensure they can continue to keep the seafood market alive.

The money is earmarked for personal protective equipment and to help fish and seafood companies adapt their plants to comply with health directives, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said during his daily press conference in front of his home on Saturday.

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Processing companies can also use the money to help pay for equipment such as freezers, so they can store food products while they adapt their factories to ensure workers can maintain a safe distance from one another, Trudeau added.

“As we fight COVID-19, people who work in fish and seafood processing plants across the country are playing a crucial role when it comes to putting food on our tables,” he said.

“This funding will help ensure that they can continue their important work.”