Canada’s logging industry generated $12.4 billion in total revenue in 2024, up $49.2 million or 0.4% from the previous year, according to …
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Northern Pulp pensioners to receive full benefits after woodlands sale: Unifor
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPensioners at Northern Pulp in Pictou, N.S., will receive their full pension benefits after the company’s woodland assets sold at auction for …
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Federal government announces steel, lumber measures affecting Canadian employers
The federal government will cut interprovincial freight rates for Canadian steel and lumber by 50 per cent and require major contracts to …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsLabour Relations
Unifor welcomes federal support for forestry and steel sectors amid U.S. trade war
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberUnifor said it is encouraged by new federal government support measures for the forestry and steel industries, both of which have been …
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By Craig Lord and Nick Murray Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government has a new suite of supports to build up …
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Alberta unveils Upper Smoky Sub-Regional Plan to balance conservation and jobs
Alberta’s government has released the Upper Smoky Sub-Regional Plan, a framework that aims to protect 13,000 square kilometres of land in west-central …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsHR News
Federal budget allocates $25 billion to support tariff-affected industries, workers
The federal government announced over $25 billion in supports for workers and businesses affected by U.S. tariffs and trade disruptions, with an …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Feds, Ontario kick in $28.8 million to protect paper mill jobs in Kapuskasing
Ontario is investing $16.8 million to keep the Kapuskasing Paper Mill operating, protecting nearly 300 jobs at the mill and thousands of …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsLayoffs
Interfor shuts Ontario’s Ear Falls sawmill indefinitely, 160 workers affected
Interfor will close its Ear Falls sawmill indefinitely, affecting 160 workers represented by Unifor Local 324. The northern Ontario closure was announced …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Unifor calls on new N.L. government to protect fishery and forestry jobs
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada’s largest private sector union is pressing Newfoundland and Labrador’s newly elected Progressive Conservative government to take immediate steps to protect workers …


