HR News Canada

by Todd Humber
The high performer who’s costing you more than you think
Ontario proposes allowing retail stores to open on Family Day and Victoria Day
Restaurants Canada welcomes federal changes to foreign worker program for rural employers
Quebec skilled workers get 12-month work permit extension under new federal measure

The hidden cost of benefits fraud: How AI and data science are fighting back

by Todd Humber

When a dental clinic began quietly changing procedure codes on previously rejected claims, altering dates of service and billing for treatments patients never received, it was data — not a tip — that caught it. Sun Life’s in-house …

Rural employers get more room to hire foreign workers as labour shortages persist

Ontario town approves flexible workplace policy after debate over remote work arrangements

Louis Riel educational assistants in Winnipeg fed up with stalled contract talks

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Resilience at Work: In Partnership with Sun Life

Building workplace resilience takes strategy, culture and daily practice

Loneliness crisis at work affecting four in 10 Canadian employees

How managers are preventing burnout and building resilient teams

Uncertainty and social disconnection straining employee resilience, Sun Life report finds

Podcast

Videos

The hidden cost of workplace loneliness — and how leaders can respond

This dockworker in Vancouver uses AI to hold bosses accountable

Inflation falls to 1.8% in February as food and fuel costs shift: StatsCan

Alberta teachers fail to get court injunction on back-to-work law that ended strike

Unions, MPs warn funding cuts could affect services for veterans

Trump administration expands trade probes to more countries, including Canada

Unemployment rate up, 84,000 jobs lost in ‘very bad’ February jobs report

Labour Relations| In Partnership with Queen's IRC

Louis Riel educational assistants in Winnipeg fed up with stalled contract talks

by Local Journalism Initiative

By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press Fuelled by frustration and hot cocoa, more than 250 school support staff set up a picket line in the snow on Thursday …

Alberta teachers fail to get court injunction on back-to-work law that ended strike
Unions, MPs warn funding cuts could affect services for veterans

Decision expected on Alberta teachers’ back-to-work bill injunction hearing

B.C. health science workers ratify new collective agreement covering 25,000 staff

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Collective Agreements

Employment Law| In Partnership with HR Law Canada

Decision expected on Alberta teachers’ back-to-work bill injunction hearing

by The Canadian Press

Firing of Canadian Coast Guard captain who ignored distress call was justified: board

by The Canadian Press

U.S. poultry workers win nearly $400 million in landmark wage-fixing settlement

by HR News Canada Staff

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Opinion

The high performer who’s costing you more than you think

by Bill Howatt

Working from home since COVID‑19? Cabin fever could be the next challenge

Family‑friendly workplaces are great − but ‘families of 1’ get ignored

AI and work: An expert assesses how far this revolution still has to run

Mental Health

What repeated absences reveal about the health of your workplace

by Todd Humber

Company countersues Ontario government, alleging reputational harm

Stress costs Canadian small business owners 31 days of productivity each year

Mental health days rare despite widespread recognition of workplace stress

Workplace Safety| In Partnership with Safety News Canada

From ‘have to’ to ‘want to’: Safety is a culture, not a checklist

by Guest Contributor

Saskatchewan library union urges supports following attacks against workers

by The Canadian Press

Rental company charged after fatal 2024 tent collapse at Alberta Buddhist retreat

by The Canadian Press

Recruitment & Retention

Adecco Group signs unlimited AI agent deal with Salesforce to automate global recruitment

by HR News Canada Staff

PEI employers can apply for wage subsidies to hire summer students

Saskatchewan launches national campaign to recruit law enforcement officers

Most Montreal paramedics considering leaving the profession, survey finds

Artificial Intelligence

Adecco Group signs unlimited AI agent deal with Salesforce to automate global recruitment

by HR News Canada Staff

AI-generated job applications slowing hiring for 61% of Canadian HR leaders, survey finds

AI and work: An expert assesses how far this revolution still has to run

AI firm embeds workforce planning agents in ServiceNow platform

Global HR News

Trump administration expands trade probes to more countries, including Canada

DianaHR founder Upeka Bee named to Inc. Female Founders 500 list for 2026

U.S. poultry workers win nearly $400 million in landmark wage-fixing settlement

Inflation held steady in U.S. last month before attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring

Diversity

The war on DEI reflects the quiet normalization of white nationalism — in the U.S. and beyond

Crypto exchange MEXC reports women make up 43% of its global workforce

Alberta disability program to let recipients earn $45,000 while keeping benefits

Treasury Board not tracking impact of public service job cuts on equity groups

Industry News

Prismforce skills platform now available to SAP SuccessFactors users

by HR News Canada Staff

HR Path acquires U.S. fractional HR firm to expand North American advisory services

by HR News Canada Staff

AI firm embeds workforce planning agents in ServiceNow platform

by HR News Canada Staff

People on the Move| Add Your Listing

Cloudstaff names new North America general manager to lead U.S. expansion

by HR News Canada Staff

Opensity Solutions names Kathleen Pearson CHRO to lead people strategy

by HR News Canada Staff

SHRM names Carolynn Johnson president of CEO Action for Inclusion & Diversity

by HR News Canada Staff

Top Employers

Manitoba’s Top Employers competition marks 20th anniversary amid steady job growth

Egg Farmers of Canada earns top employer nod for 14th straight year

Air Canada named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for eighth time in 10 years

George Brown Polytechnic earns Canada’s Best Diversity Employer designation for first time

Remote & Hybrid Work

Working from home since COVID‑19? Cabin fever could be the next challenge

PIPSC files unfair labour practice complaint over federal return-to-office mandate

Availability of desk space unclear as feds boost in-office time for public servants

Liberal MP asks government to reconsider return-to-office policy for public servants

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In The News

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B.C. health science workers ratify new collective agreement covering 25,000 staff
MLA wants to scrap B.C.’s Human Rights Code. Some constituents want her gone instead
Canada lost 84,000 jobs in February as unemployment climbs to 6.7%
Alberta tribunal dismisses worker’s bid to investigate employer’s diversity training
Ottawa launches labour advisory council with union and business leaders
Squamish Nation program helps women learn the trades in B.C.
Court weighs request to suspend Alberta’s Back to School Act
Hands-on trades summit introduces Manitoba students to skilled careers
Adecco Group signs unlimited AI agent deal with Salesforce to automate global recruitment
Most employees still see AI as a tool, not a teammate, survey finds
Province invests $7.3 million to protect manufacturing jobs in Windsor, Ont., from U.S. tariffs
Ottawa extends work-sharing program to shield 50,000 workers from tariff-related layoffs
Should I stay or should I go? Rural international students face housing, job crunch
Most Canadian job seekers say networking matters – but don’t know how to do it
B.C. appoints acting merit commissioner as province eyes hiring oversight shift
Three in four employers in U.S. struggle to find skilled workers: SHRM research
Ontario nurses picket for-profit long-term care homes over staffing, wages
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Firing of Canadian Coast Guard captain who ignored distress call was justified: board
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