VCA Canada has been recognized as one of Alberta’s Top Employers for 2026, marking the third straight year the veterinary company has …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsLabour Relations
Federal government cuts 665 positions at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Labour group
The federal government is eliminating approximately 665 positions at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and closing or reducing operations at seven agricultural research …
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Awards and CompetitionsFeaturedTop Employers
AIMCo named top employer for young people for third straight year
The Alberta Investment Management Corporation has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People for the third consecutive year …
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Awards and CompetitionsFeaturedTop Employers
Alberta employers increase training investment as province leads job growth
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAlberta’s top employers are expanding training and skills development programs as the province records the country’s highest employment growth and continues to …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsPayroll
Employer can recover $27,000 overpayment despite missing six-month deadline, arbitrator rules
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn Alberta arbitrator has ruled that employers can pursue wage overpayments beyond the six-month timeline set out in collective agreements and employment …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Worker dies at Suncor oilsands site after machinery sinks into muskeg
Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is investigating the death of a worker at an oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray. The worker …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Calgary program to connect 2,000 youth with employers by 2027
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCalgary Economic Development has launched a work-based learning program aimed at connecting job-ready youth aged 18 to 24 with local employers, backed …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsOpinion
Organized labour continues to make gains in Canada’s most anti-union province
By Andrew Stevens and Angèle Poirier In October 2025, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith invoked back-to-work legislation to end a strike by tens …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Starbucks workers lose decertification bid over two-day filing error
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA group of Calgary Starbucks employees has lost their attempt to decertify their union after filing their application two days before Alberta’s …
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Employment Law
Alberta court issues vexatious proceeding notice to former Good Samaritan Society worker
A former Good Samaritan Society worker who filed a court application seeking justice, compensation and access to her locked-in retirement account has …


