Canada’s unemployment rate edged up to 6.4% in June, a 0.2 percentage point increase from the previous month and a 1.3 percentage …
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FeaturedRemote Working
Remote workers whose work location is beyond commutable distance growing: StatsCan
The shift towards remote and hybrid work arrangements, accelerated by the pandemic, continues to influence the Canadian labour market. Although the overall …
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Employment LawFeatured
Just following orders: CPKC ordered to reinstate employee fired over refusal to take drug test
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has been ordered to reinstate a worker who refused to take a drug test in the wake …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Thousands strike after talks with union and LCBO fall apart, stores shuttered for 14 days
Workers for Ontario’s main liquor retailer, who say the government’s plan to open up the alcohol market poses an existential threat to …
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A recent survey by ResumeBuilder.com has highlighted a concerning trend in the job market: the prevalence of fake job listings. The survey, …
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FeaturedImmigration
Alberta establishes advisory committee to streamline foreign credential recognition
Alberta’s government has formed a new advisory committee aimed at improving the province’s system for recognizing foreign credentials, a move designed to …
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FeaturedImmigrationLabour Shortages
Ontario expands health-care opportunities for newcomers, tackles immigration fraud
The Ontario government has announced significant changes to the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) aimed at addressing labour shortages in the health …
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More than 320 workers at the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa (CASO) are on the brink of striking after nine months of …
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The union representing Canada’s border workers says members have voted 91 per cent in favour of a new collective agreement. More than …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Harry Bains, B.C.’s labour minister, won’t seek re-election in Oct. 19 vote
Three veteran New Democrat cabinet ministers and community stalwarts in Surrey and Victoria have announced they won’t seek re-election in British Columbia’s …