Category Archives: Labour
CP NewsAlert: Front-line workers named Canada’s Newsmaker of the Year by editors
VANCOUVER — Shortly after COVID-19 reached Canada, the meaning of "essential work" began to crystalize as people like nurses and grocery store clerks remained on the job at great risk to themselves and their families.Health workers held the hands of
CRA allowing employees to claim up to $400 work from home tax deduction during COVID
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says it is introducing a simplified process to claim up to $400 in office expenses for Canadians working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The process will allow employees to claim these expenses as deductions
CRA allowing employees to claim up to $400 work from home tax deduction during COVID
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says it is introducing a simplified process to claim up to $400 in office expenses for Canadians working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.The process will allow employees to claim these expenses as deductions
As anxieties grow over CERB notices, Qualtrough says no requirement to repay now
OTTAWA — The letter that John Cosgrove received in late November from the Canada Revenue Agency wasn't entirely clear, but he knew something was amiss. Cosgrove, like nearly nine million Canadians, had applied for and received the Canada Emergency Resp...
As anxieties grow over CERB notices, Qualtrough says no requirement to repay now
OTTAWA — Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says federal notices to emergency aid recipients are an attempt to verify information and avoid making tax time next year overly complicated. The Canada Revenue Agency has sent out more than 400,000 letters...
Toronto education workers call for expansion of asymptomatic testing pilot, delay to
Toronto education workers are calling for the expansion of an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing program that revealed outbreaks in local schools, as well as a delayed return to in-class learning in the new year. In an open letter to provincial ministers o...
Federal tourism efforts to focus on going local to help hard-hit sector, Joly says
OTTAWA — Economic Development Minister Mélanie Joly says federal marketing strategies might need to shift away from attracting foreign visitors to Canada for the foreseeable future, as COVID-19 keeps suppressing travel. She and her international counte...
Black federal public servants file lawsuit alleging systemic discrimination
OTTAWA — Alain Babineau recalls the discriminatory hurdles he faced trying to join the RCMP in the early 1980s, including a question in his first interview about what he would do if called a word notorious for its overt racism
Childcare adds to strain for working mothers as pace of job gains slows
OTTAWA — Canada's working mothers saw their jobs gains stall in November after months of growth, and those who are working are seeing greater strains on their working hours to care for their children, Statistics Canada says. After six straight months
Days after economic update, Liberals introduce bill for new COVID-19 spending
OTTAWA — The Liberals have officially started the clock toward a key vote that will determine the fate of billions of dollars in new pandemic-related aid — and the minority government. The federal government introduced a bill in the House of