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Todd Humber
Todd Humber
Todd Humber is an award-winning workplace journalist who has been covering the HR, employment law, and workplace safety beats for 25 years. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief at HR News Canada, published by North Wall Media.
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FeaturedEmployment Law
Lower-paying replacement job slashes wrongful dismissal damages by $32,000: Ontario court
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberBrandt Tractor has won a partial victory at the Court of Appeal for Ontario, with the court ruling that a dismissed worker’s …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
PEI budget backs healthcare training, rural jobs in $3.8 billion spending plan
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPrince Edward Island Finance and Affordability Minister Jill Burridge tabled the province’s 2026-27 operating budget Tuesday, projecting total expenditures of $3.8 billion, …
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FeaturedEmployment Law
Ontario court orders $1.5 million in damages after employer relocates plant without notice
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn Ontario employer that closed a manufacturing facility and moved it more than 100 kilometres away without warning must pay eight workers …
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FeaturedDiversity, Equity & InclusionTraining & Development
ICBC investing $13.3 million in collision repair apprenticeship grants
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) is committing $13.3 million over four years to expand apprenticeship opportunities in the province’s collision …
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FeaturedEmployment LawImmigrationPayroll
Symposium Café ordered to pay worker fired after payroll complaint
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA restaurant operator in Ontario has been ordered to pay more than $3,700 to a temporary foreign worker who was removed from …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsWorkplace Safety & OHS
Ontario proposes first WSIB benefit increase in nearly 30 years
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Ontario government has proposed raising Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) income replacement benefits for the first time since 1998, increasing …
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FeaturedWorkforce Statistics
Canada’s unemployment rate holds at 6.7% in March as hiring stays slow
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada’s unemployment rate held steady at 6.7% in March 2026, unchanged from February, as employment grew by just 14,000 jobs — a …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
B.C. waterfront hours worked rise six per cent as port labour deal deadline looms
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe BC Maritime Employers Association says stability at Canada’s West Coast ports drove a six per cent increase in hours worked by …
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OpinionFeatured
Real pain, no claim: What a denied promotion can and cannot cost an employer
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA production line in Ontario is not, on most nights, the setting for grand drama. People show up, run their shifts, manage …


