Tag Archives: Labour

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests 44 per cent of Canadians want to see the temporary foreign worker program scrapped as the country grapples with high unemployment, especially among young people. Conservat...

SURREY - The president of the British Columbia General Employees' Union says an expansion of job action in the province's public service strike doesn't immediately include liquor or cannabis distribut...

Air Canada flight attendants have massively rejected the employer's wage offer following a vote on a new contract that ended Saturday. Flight attendants at Air Canada wrapped up voting at 3 p.m. ET on...

EDMONTON - Alberta parents are bracing for a potential teacher strike or lockout as shifting provincial policies on books and sports also add confusion and chaos to the school year. Last week, contrac...

TORONTO - Strength in the basic materials sector helped Canada's main stock index finish more than 130 points higher on Friday, while U.S. markets were down and investors pored over employment data fr...

OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in August. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, ho...

OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10...

OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's August employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 7.1 per cent (6.9) Employment rate: 60.5 per cent (60.7) Participation rat...

OTTAWA - The Canadian economy lost jobs for the second month in a row and the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level since May 2016, excluding the pandemic period, Statistics Canada reported o...

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said the temporary foreign worker program should "be cancelled or significantly reformed" because the province can't have an immigration system that's lin...