British Columbia is strengthening workplace pension standards under the Pension Benefits Standards Act (PBSA), with changes taking effect in 2026 that expand …
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Workplace Safety & OHSFeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsMental Health
B.C. launches text-based pain support line for tradespeople
British Columbia has launched a text-based support service to help tradespeople manage chronic pain, connecting workers to counselling, pain programs and mental-health …
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A B.C. arbitrator has ruled that a grievance filed on behalf of a former Simon Fraser University employee can proceed, rejecting the …
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ImmigrationFeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsRetention
B.C. opts in to rural worker retention policy, rejects broader temporary foreign worker expansion
British Columbia will allow rural employers to keep existing low-wage temporary foreign workers beyond the current cap, but the province is rejecting …
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Contract negotiations between Unifor Local 4276 and the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria have broken off, leaving workers without a new contract …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
B.C. expands employment services to 16 more communities with $18.6 million in funding
British Columbia is expanding Community-Based Employment Services (CBES) to 16 additional communities with an $18.6-million investment over two years, the provincial government …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM B.C. Ferries meet-or-exceed test applies to whole bargaining unit, not just casual and seasonal staff
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a union’s bid to have minimum employment standards applied individually to casual and seasonal …
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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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Labour Law
PREMIUM UBC prof fired 22 minutes before polls closed in union vote loses duty of fair representation fight
A tenured University of British Columbia professor who was fired 22 minutes before polls closed in a union presidential election has failed …
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Labour LawFeatured
PREMIUM Frito-Lay Canada found guilty of anti-union conduct at Surrey, B.C., meetings
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has found that Frito-Lay Canada violated provincial labour law by holding in-person meetings designed to dissuade …

