A St. Catharines roofing contractor has been fined $78,000 after a worker suffered critical injuries from falling off an improperly secured ladder …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Vaughan, Ont., carpentry company fined $140,000 after fatal workplace fall
A Vaughan, Ont.-based construction company has been fined $140,000 after pleading guilty in a workplace fatality case where a worker fell to …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Carney outlines economic transformation plan, workforce initiatives in first address as PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled plans for what he calls “the biggest transformation of our economy since the end of the Second …
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CompensationFeaturedWorkforce Statistics
Median after-tax income rises slightly for Canadians to $74,200, seniors see largest gains
The national median after-tax income reached $74,200 in 2023, a modest 1.2 per cent increase from the previous year after adjusting for …
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FeaturedWorkforce Statistics
Racialized youth, immigrants hit hardest as NEET rates climb: Statistics Canada
Canada’s young adults are increasingly finding themselves disconnected from both education and employment, with racialized youth and highly educated immigrants bearing the …
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)Featured
KPMG launches AI agent technology to help Canadian businesses boost productivity
KPMG in Canada announced today it’s launching a new Agentic AI Engine to help Canadian organizations leverage digital agents that can operate …
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Alberta’s provincial government is doubling its investment in career and employment services to $185 million, an increase of nearly $89 million through …
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Corporate Social ResponsibilityFeaturedWellness
Intact Financial donates $2 million for workplace well-being research
Intact Financial Corporation announced a $2 million donation Wednesday to support research on workplace well-being and inclusion at the University of Ottawa’s …
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)Opinion
AI regret: When companies rush to replace what they don’t understand, bad HR things happen
In the gold rush of technological advancement, it appears that we’ve struck a bit of fool’s gold. Fifty-five per cent of businesses …
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More than half of businesses made incorrect decisions when cutting jobs after deploying artificial intelligence technologies, according to new research released Tuesday. …
