The governments of British Columbia and Canada are providing more than $6 million to fund 15 labour market training projects across B.C., …
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BenefitsFeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
B.C. proposes 26-week parental leave for local elected officials
British Columbia’s provincial government has introduced proposed legislation that would establish minimum parental leave standards for local elected officials across the province. …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsRemote Working
B.C. union calls on province to let workers stay home to cut fuel costs
The B.C. General Employees’ Union is calling on the provincial government to allow provincially regulated employees to work from home full time, …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsLabour Relations
B.C. professional employees ratify new collective agreement with province
About 1,900 professional employees in British Columbia’s public service have ratified a new collective agreement with the provincial government. The Professional Employees …
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By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen An unruly customer pleaded guilty March 18 to spitting at a Bank of Montreal employee in …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM ILWU Canada Local 523B and AltaGas Ridley Island LPG Operations finalize five-year collective agreement covering LPG terminal workers
The deal runs from May 24, 2025, to May 23, 2030, and includes wage increases of 8.5% or BC CPI in year …
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Janitorial workers employed by Dexterra Group to clean Vancouver’s SkyTrain system took to the streets in Metro Vancouver on Tuesday, alleging the …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
B.C. community health workers ratify new four-year contract with 3% annual wage increases
More than 25,000 community health workers in British Columbia have ratified a new four-year collective agreement that includes annual wage increases and …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsImmigration
More than 400 U.S. health-care professionals now working in B.C.
The British Columbia government says more than 400 American-trained health-care professionals have accepted job offers across the province since it launched a …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Arbitrator finds Hospital Employees Union grievance application timely despite employer’s jurisdictional challenge
A B.C. arbitrator has ruled that a job selection grievance filed by the Professional Employees’ Association was referred to expedited arbitration within …

