Canada’s real gross domestic product edged up 0.1% in January, following 0.2% growth in December, as gains in mining, construction and utilities …
Mining
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793 and Baffinland Iron Mines finalize four-year collective agreement covering mining operations workers
The deal runs from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027 and includes wage increases of 3.5% in 2024 followed by 3.0% …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsLayoffs
Unifor calls for action as Boart Longyear moves Mississauga, Ont., jobs to China
Unifor is calling on governments to act after Boart Longyear told workers it will close its Mississauga, Ont., manufacturing facility and shift …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Federal government puts $94.5 million into labour market data for key sectors
The federal government will spend up to $94.5 million over five years to improve labour market information across more than a dozen …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Ontario expands critical minerals list, launches strategy overhaul targeting 74,000 jobs
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario is overhauling its five-year-old Critical Minerals Strategy and adding high-purity iron and aluminum to its protected minerals list, moves the province …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsLabour Shortages
Federal plan targets mining workforce shortages as sector faces skills gap
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada’s mining industry is facing a growing shortage of skilled workers, and a new national alliance aims to fix that by bringing …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsLabour Shortages
Ottawa launches workforce alliances, retention grants to address labour shortages
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe federal government is creating six sector-specific workforce alliances and a new retention grant program to help Canadian employers and workers navigate …
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FeaturedGlobal HR PracticesWorkplace Safety & OHS
Abduction of Mexican mine workers raises doubts over touted security improvements
By Aarón Ibarra And María Verza CONCORDIA, Mexico (AP) — Deep in the coastal mountains above the sparkling Pacific resort of Mazatlan, towns …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Vancouver mining firm fined $135K after worker injured in cable removal incident near Sudbury, Ont.
A Vancouver-based mining company has been fined $135,000 after a worker was injured while removing a power cable from a mine shaft …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Ontario fast-tracks nickel project expected to create 4,000 jobs
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Ontario government is accelerating Canada Nickel Company’s Crawford Nickel Project under its new One Project, One Process framework, a move expected …

