Category Archives: Labour
Survey show only 20 per cent of workers want to return to office full-time post-COVID
Canadians are in no rush to head back to the office even as COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline across the country, a new survey suggests. A recent poll by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies has found that
P.E.I. senator looks to amend budget bill to deal with issue of EI zones on island
OTTAWA — A senator from Prince Edward Island is pushing for a change to the government's sweeping budget bill that she says would entrench an unfair situation on the island that the Trudeau Liberals have long promised to address. Deep in
P.E.I. senator looks to amend budget bill to deal with issue of EI zones on island
OTTAWA — A senator from Prince Edward Island is pushing for a change to the government's sweeping budget bill that she says would entrench an unfair situation on the island that the Trudeau Liberals have long promised to address. Deep in
Threat of N.L.’s Terra Nova oilfield shutdown a sign of things to come: economist
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The future looks grim for Newfoundland and Labrador's third-largest offshore oilfield, and the head of its workers' union says the ripple effects will be devastating if it shuts down. Unifor Local 2121 president Dave Mercer said Frid...
US consumers boosted spending in April as inflation surged
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans increased their spending by 0.5% in April, a slowdown after a massive gain in March that had been powered by the distribution of billions of dollars in individual stimulus checks.
Business Highlights: Jobless aid, Biden’s budget
___ More jobless getting aid than in past even as cutoffs loom
CRA estimates 30,000 self-employed people may not have to repay CERB
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says thousands of self-employed workers who received emergency benefits last year won't have to repay any of it, as long as they meet certain conditions.For anyone whose net self-employment income was under $5,000, th...
Rising interest rates could dampen stimulus impact from federal budget, PBO says
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer is pouring cold water on the economic fires from the government's latest spending plan, saying that an expected rise in interest rates should temper the amount of stimulus from the Trudeau Liberals' budget. The...
More jobless getting aid than in past even as cutoffs loom
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far more Americans are receiving unemployment benefits than the last time the jobless rate was at the current 6.1%, thanks to a major expansion of the federal safety net that has provided aid to millions of people
Montreal patios are reopening but bar and restaurant owners say they lack staff
MONTREAL — Karoline Gagnon worked as a bartender or bar manager for 25 years in Montreal and while she says she had often considered changing careers, the money and the freedom that lifestyle offered were too tempting. But more than a