Category Archives: Labour
Labour group says Liberals are failing workers with new ‘lockdown’ benefit
OTTAWA — The head of the Canadian Labour Congress says the federal Liberals are leaving still-hurting workers out in the cold by providing a benefit few, if any, will be able to use. Bea Bruske says the organization would have preferred
B.C.’s sick leave law will provide workers five paid days minimum starting Jan. 1
VICTORIA — Workers in British Columbia will be eligible for "fair and balanced" sick leave pay that provides a minimum of five days a year starting Jan. 1, Labour Minister Harry Bains said Wednesday. The new sick leave policy affects all
Manitoba’s new Tory premier undoes another initiative of her predecessor
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says she will repeal a bill that imposed a wage freeze on public-sector workers. The announcement Wednesday was another sign of change under Stefanson, who has promised a more collaborative approach than he...
Optometrists to resume eye exams for kids and seniors as job action is paused
TORONTO — Optometrists in Ontario say they will start resuming eye exams for children and seniors on Tuesday. The optometrists withdrew provincially insured eye services on Sept. 1 in a funding dispute with the province. The Ontario Association of Opto...
Ontario expands training program to help pay tuition for those looking for new skills
ORILLIA, Ont. — The province says it is expanding a training program to help those looking for work in a different field. Ontario says there are 300,000 jobs available right now, but the province needs more workers to fill those roles. Premier
New Brunswick public sector workers ratify five-year contract after 16-day strike
FREDERICTON — More than 20,000 members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in New Brunswick officially ratified a contract deal Friday, following a 16-day strike that paralyzed the province's public school system. Union leaders confirmed that 10 ...
Saskatchewan to amend its employment act to recognize workplace sexual harassment
REGINA — Saskatchewan is proposing to amend its employment act to recognize sexual harassment in the workplace. The government has introduced legislation to make it clear that any unwelcome action of a sexual nature constitutes harassment. The amendm...
A list of Canada-U.S. irritants as Thursday’s trilateral Three Amigos summit nears
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets Thursday with U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, observers say Canada has a lot to complain about. Here are some of the issues that have
Alberta proposes bill to overhaul, publicize teacher discipline and decisions
EDMONTON — Alberta is proposing legislation to make public the names and case details of teachers disciplined for unprofessional conduct or incompetence. The bill introduced by Education Minister Adriana LaGrange would reorganize the disciplinary proce...
Joly, Freeland, Ng and Mendicino to take part in summit with Trudeau in D.C.
WASHINGTON — The "Team Canada" approach that got the federal Liberal government through the raucous renegotiation of NAFTA three years ago will be back on full display this week in the U.S. capital. Four cabinet ministers — two of them in