Local Journalism Initiative

By William Koblensky Varela | New Canadian Media Temporary immigration pathways are putting downward pressure on wage growth in Canada, but aren’t responsible …

A New Brunswick cabinet minister is pledging to bring back a bill to force people with serious drug addictions into rehab and …

By Scarlett Liu | Markham Economist & Sun Do you feel overwhelmed by the increasing expectation of tips on your bill, from 18 …

By Sandi Krasowski | The Chronicle-Journal Effective Oct. 1, the Ontario government will increase the minimum wage from $16.55 per hour to $17.20, …

By Sidney Coles | Capital Daily According to the municipality’s website, the city of Victoria, is “committed to embedding equity, diversity, inclusion and …

Teachers across the province have spoken, and the answer is a resounding ‘no’. A final offer put forward by the Government-Trustee Bargaining …

By Marissa Lentz, Local Journalism Initiative After nearly six months, striking staff in a Northern Ontario municipality have been at the bargaining table …

By Richard Hutton | The Lake Report The fight to compensate a seasonal farmworker injured on the job in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., is …

Proposed changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program that will directly affect thousands of Niagara-on-the-Lake seasonal workers won’t come soon enough and …

An ongoing survey seeking feedback from Northwestern Ontario workers and employers about the state of mental and physical health on the job …