Category Archives: Labour
Federal program aimed at bringing skilled workers to Atlantic Canada made permanent
HALIFAX — Atlantic Canada's push to attract more immigration will get a boost in the new year when a pilot program established in 2017 is made permanent, federal Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Friday. Fraser announced that starting Jan. 1, the
Senators pass pandemic aid bill after MPs leave for winter break
OTTAWA — The Senate gave quick approval Thursday to a new round of pandemic aid after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made a pre-Christmas plea to rubber-stamp the help and promised that benefits would flow quickly to businesses and workers in
Fiscal update has deficit lower than expected but COVID-19 spending still dominates
OTTAWA — The Liberals have found themselves with a financial windfall amid an economic rebound, though the extra room is largely spoken for thanks to COVID-19 measures and relief for flooded British Columbia. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s update...
Government open to amending paid sick leave bill it wants passed by week’s end
OTTAWA — Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says the government is open to amending legislation that would provide 10 days of paid sick leave for federally regulated workers. O'Regan acknowledges that at least two provisions in Bill C-3 could undermine the...
Public sector union ratifies collective agreement with Alberta government
EDMONTON — Members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees have ratified a new collective agreement with the province. The public sector union, which represents about 22,000 direct government workers, says in a news release that about 46 per cent ...
BoC to maintain inflation mandate, will consider job market in rate decisions
OTTAWA — Canada’s central bank will aim to keep the annual pace of price gains at its historic target rate, but will now more formally take into account the health of the job market as part of its inflation-targeting regime. A
Quebec daycare workers strike concludes after unions reach deal with province
MONTREAL — Thousands of daycare workers across Quebec will be back on the job as of Monday after formally ratifying a deal that puts an end to a strike affecting about 400 government-subsidized centres. Union leaders say 93 per cent of
Liberals under pressure to balance competing asks in budget and economic update
OTTAWA — The Trudeau Liberals are set to unveil an update on the health of federal finances and its outlook for the economy while facing competing demands on benefits, taxes and economic growth. It's a tall order for a document that
Canada to U.S. on EV tax credits: ‘No choice but to forcefully respond’ if passed
WASHINGTON — Canada suddenly raised the stakes Friday in its ongoing electric-vehicle feud with the United States, threatening a barrage of retaliatory tariffs and a reversal of certain dairy-related trade concessions if Congress approves a controversi...
Canada to U.S. on EV tax credits: ‘No choice but to forcefully respond’ if passed
WASHINGTON — Canada is threatening to take a hard line with the United States if senators approve President Joe Biden's controversial tax credits for electric vehicles. In a letter to key members of the U.S. Senate, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Free...