Category Archives: Labour
Internal data shows surge in harassment complaints at Canada Revenue Agency, RCMP
OTTAWA — Complaints of workplace harassment and violence have risen sharply at several federal departments and agencies in recent years, according to internal data. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) saw harassment complaints jump 82 per cent to 166 betwe...
Alberta, Ottawa to distribute $465M to COVID-19 front-line workers
EDMONTON — Front-line workers in Alberta who are at the greatest risk of contracting COVID-19 are to receive one-time, $1,200 cheques under a cost-shared federal-provincial program. Premier Jason Kenney says the $465 million is to go to about 380,000 p...
10,000 B.C. waterfront workers to receive anti-harassment, anti-violence training
VANCOUVER — A violence and harassment prevention training program aims to shift what has traditionally been the white, male-dominated culture of British Columbia's waterfront workplaces. Federal Labour Minister Filomena Tassi says the BC Maritime Emplo...
Investigator report on Laurentian University expected in six to eight weeks: minister
TORONTO — An upcoming report on the finances of a northern Ontario university that has filed for creditor protection should be made public, the province's official Opposition said Tuesday. The report by a government adviser tasked with investigating th...
Employment data shows B.C. resilient, says minister, but Liberals unimpressed
VICTORIA — British Columbia's jobs minister says the latest employment numbers from Statistics Canada show the provincial economy remains resilient. The unemployment rate in B.C. last month was eight per cent, up from 7.2 per cent in December. The nati...
Employment data shows B.C. resilient, says minister, but Liberals unimpressed
VICTORIA — British Columbia's jobs minister says the latest employment numbers from Statistics Canada show the provincial economy remains resilient. The unemployment rate in B.C. last month was eight per cent, up from 7.2 per cent in December. The nati...
Group wants foreign agricultural workers in N.B. to get priority on vaccine list
FREDERICTON — The head of a group representing New Brunswick farmers wants temporary foreign workers included high on the COVID-19 vaccination list as a way to protect the province's food supply. New Brunswick Agriculture Alliance president Lisa Ashwor...
Mother waits weeks for feds to sort out problems with COVID-19 benefits system
OTTAWA — Jennifer Vaughan's daily routine with her school-aged children has been the same for weeks as they shuffle from screen, to fresh air, to meals and back again — all from home. Ever since school closures required Vaughan to stay
Women, youth bear the brunt of January job losses, unemployment rate hits 9.4%
OTTAWA — Canada's labour market saw months of gains wiped out in a matter of weeks as widespread lockdowns and school closures erased 212,800 jobs in January, hitting mothers and youth particularly hard.The monthly job declines were the worst
Raises from pay equity law to land three years after rules take effect, watchdog says
OTTAWA — Canada's pay equity commissioner says the first raises under soon-to-be-enacted legislation should happen by 2024. Commissioner Karen Jensen also said that it may take several more years before the full impact of closing the gender pay gap is ...