Tag Archives: Labour

TORONTO - Statistics Canada's latest financial security survey shows a stark disparity between the wealth of homeowners and renters, even as it fails to capture the true scale what's owned by Canada's...

SaskPower has been hit with fines and surcharges adding up to $840,000 after being found guilty of violating the province's occupational health and safety regulations. According to Saskatchewan's Mini...

TORONTO - New federal rules would prevent international students who graduate from early childhood education programs from applying for a work permit in Canada - a change that the Ontario government, ...

MONTREAL - The Parti Qubcois says it would lean on robots and automation to replace temporary workers as part of a lengthy proposal to slash immigration to Quebec, claiming its plan is a necessary cou...

TORONTO - Canada's reliance on food banks has soared to a grim new milestone, according to data from Food Banks Canada. The organization says it recorded more than two million visits in March 2024 - n...

VANCOUVER - Employers and the union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports will return to the negotiating table next week with a mediator in the latest push for a resolution in the labour di...

OTTAWA - The federal government slashed immigration targets to levels that will flatten population growth as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted Thursday the government did not get the balance righ...

SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has addressed the province's Federation of Labour convention ahead of Monday's provincial election. She says working people have played a critical...

EDMONTON - The Alberta government's recent use of a rarely used measure to intervene in labour disputes is a sign of what's to come, says a labour policy professor. Over 3,000 educational support staf...

MONTREAL - The federal government's directive to end the countrywide rail shutdown in August marked an "unprecedented" move, says Canada's labour tribunal, signalling a stauncher approach to disputes ...