Category Archives: Labour
RBC report says $2 trillion needed to reach 2050 target of net-zero economy
OTTAWA — A new report says the country will need roughly $2 trillion to put the economy on a path to net-zero emissions in 30 years, including government spending on things like skills training and backstops to prod the necessary
Ford promises ‘huge’ investment in Windsor, Ont., auto plant after shift cuts
TECUMSEH, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province and federal governments will be making a "huge" investment in a Windsor, Ont., auto assembly plant to help ramp up production after the company announced a shift cut. Stellantis, formerly kno...
Businesses see higher inflation, wages and job changes, Bank of Canada reports
OTTAWA — Consumers and businesses expect increases in the cost of living to stay hot over the next year, the Bank of Canada says as part of surveys results that also show people more willing to search for new jobs,
Ontario proposes legislation that would license temp agencies and recruiters
TORONTO — Ontario is set to introduce legislation that would require temp agencies and recruiters to be licensed. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton said there are more than 3,000 agencies in the province and the vast majority operate ethically, but not ...
Appeals court rules Manitoba had the right to impose wage freeze on public sector
WINNIPEG — A court ruling that struck down the Manitoba government's public-sector wage freeze as a violation of collective bargaining rights was overturned by a higher court Wednesday. The provincial Court of Appeal ruled the government was within its...
B.C. teachers urged to get vaccinated as union calls for provincial mandate
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Teachers Federation is urging members to get vaccinated as it calls for a government mandate to ensure an equitable policy across the province, where some of the largest employers are requiring staff to be protected against
September jobs gain gets labour market to pre-pandemic levels, but not full recovery
OTTAWA — Canada's economy marked a milestone last month as employment returned to pre-pandemic levels for the first time, recouping the remainder of three millions jobs lost over a year ago with a gain of 157,000 jobs in September. The gains
Manitoba nurses set to get retroactive raises under tentative agreement
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Nurses Union has reached a tentative contract agreement with the province more than four years after the last deal expired. The union says it will not comment until the proposed deal is ratified, but confirmed a post
Public sector workers in N.B. give union strike mandate, could walk off job next week
FREDERICTON — Thousands of public sector workers in New Brunswick have voted strongly in favour of a strike mandate and some could walk off the job as early as next week, CUPE New Brunswick president Steve Drost said Wednesday. Members in
Canada makes vaccines mandatory for public servants, air and rail workers, travellers
OTTAWA — The core public service, air travel and rail employees and passengers must all be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of October, according to Canada’s new mandatory vaccine policy. The federal government announced Wednesday public se...