By Sandi Krasowski | The Chronicle-Journal In light of the province’s plan to review and revise the skilled worker stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee …
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Ontario sues Skills Development Fund-linked company over alleged fraud
By Allison Jones and Liam Casey The Ontario government has filed a lawsuit against a company it contracted to run a student mental …
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Building trades unions back national plan to harmonize safety certification standards
Canada’s Building Trades Unions has unanimously passed a resolution to harmonize national safety certification standards for construction workers, aiming to eliminate interprovincial …
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Ford defends Skills Development Fund in wake of ethics probe of labour minister
By Liam Casey Premier Doug Ford defended the province’s Skills Development Fund Friday in wake of a newly launched ethics investigation into Labour …
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Arbitrator orders Ontario long-term care homes to adopt SEIU staffing platform
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn arbitrator has ruled that long-term care operators in Ontario must sign service agreements with SEIU Healthcare’s digital staffing platform, WorkersFirst — …
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Ontario introduces automatic credential recognition for healthcare workers as it aims to reduce barriers
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario will automatically recognize credentials for doctors and nurses licensed in other Canadian provinces under legislation introduced Monday, part of a broader …
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Ontario labour minister under fire for skills development funding
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberBy Liam Casey and Allison Jones Ontario Labour Minister David Piccini was in the hot seat Monday, facing a slew of questions and …
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Ontario to increase fines for ‘bad actor’ employers
Ontario is set to clamp down on bad employers with big fines. Labour Minister David Piccini says his government will introduce legislation …


