Category Archives: Labour
Manitoba signs COVID-19 pay deal with nurses union to shift staff to priority areas
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has signed a pay agreement that will allow nurses to be shifted to priority areas in the fight against COVID-19. It says the agreement with the Manitoba Nurses Union will allow nurses to be redeployed in
Consumer helps fuel third-quarter economic rebound as households resume spending
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy posted its best three-month stretch on record during the third quarter of the year, growing at an annualized pace of 40.5 per cent on the back of household spending.The previous record for quarterly growth in
Study suggests pandemic-induced recession could impact paternity leave take-up rates
OTTAWA — New research suggests a bump in the number of fathers who planned to take time off with a new baby under a nascent national leave program could be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been just over a
With deficit closing in on $400 billion, Liberals detail more spending to come
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are proposing $25 billion in new spending to help Canadian businesses and workers make it through a COVID-19 winter and vowing tens of billions more to help the country recover once the pandemic passes. The government's
Liberals face pressure for concrete ideas, economic plan in spending update
OTTAWA — Chrystia Freeland's voice perked up as she started to discuss child care during a virtual fundraiser this week. She explained how an issue near to her had become top of mind for corporate executives, who had begun banging on
Provinces push Freeland to delay bump in CPP premiums in economic update
OTTAWA — Provincial finance ministers have quietly prodded Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to pause planned increases in premiums workers and businesses pay into the Canada Pension Plan. The planned increase on Jan. 1 is part of a multi-year plan ap...
Spy watchdog urges justice minister to fix gaps in whistle-blowing regime
OTTAWA — The national spy watchdog is urging Justice Minister David Lametti to close gaps in the federal whistle-blowing framework to protect Canada's deepest secrets and the public servants who keep them.In a letter to Lametti, the National Security a...
In unprecedented move, Canadian pension funds unite to call for greater ESG standards
In an unprecedented move, some of Canada’s largest institutional investors have banded together to ask companies for more rigorous disclosures of environmental, social and governance factors, an effort they say is meant to promote more sustainable and ...
Liberals to unveil first step on child-care plan in economic update, sources say
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals will take a small step toward a plan to create a national daycare system, with sources telling The Canadian Press next week's economic update will have money for a new federal child-care body. Sources with knowledge
California OK’d aid in name of Scott Peterson, other killers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's system for paying unemployment benefits is so dysfunctional that the state approved more than $140 million for at least 20,000 prisoners, local and federal prosecutors said Tuesday, detailing a scheme that resulted in ...