Tag Archives: Labour

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that lower immigration under his government helps to explain why Canada's economy has declined for the last two quarters, pushing it into recession territo...

TORONTO - Ontario's incoming interim Treasury Board president says there will be "flexibility" in work arrangements for public service employees during the upcoming FIFA World Cup. Finance Minister Pe...

VICTORIA - Workers at a renowned British Columbia hotel have served strike notice in what is the latest in a series of labour actions taken as the province prepares to welcome World Cup travellers lat...

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday his Liberal government will soon introduce legislation on forced labour in supply chains after the Trump administration proposed a 10 per cent ad...

OTTAWA - A survey commissioned by the federal government late last year suggests nearly half of Canadians believe the country is admitting too many immigrants - but the share of respondents who think ...

Canada's employment insurance system no longer serves the broader workforce as more people take up gig work or part-time jobs, says a new report from Food Banks Canada. In its latest poverty report ca...

MONTREAL - After more than two years of labour strife, postal workers have given the thumbs-up to a new contract, casting their ballots overwhelmingly to approve a tentative agreement that will boost ...

HALIFAX - Canada Post workers were set to wrap up voting on new tentative agreements Saturday after more than two years of labour strife. Some 55,000 Canadian Union of Postal Workers members began vot...

MONTRAL - A group representing Quebec municipalities is calling on the next provincial government to boost funding for public transit agencies, which say they will need $20 billion by 2035 just to mai...

OTTAWA - Canada Post says it lost $205 million before taxes in the first quarter of the year as the postal service moves forward with reforms meant to address its ongoing struggles. The Crown corporat...