A union has filed a complaint with the Nova Scotia Labour Board, saying video game maker Ubisoft should be penalized for its …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsLayoffs
‘There were tears’: Ubisoft Halifax employee speaks out after post-unionization studio closure
By Brendyn Creamer | The Coast A unionization effort started as a way to avoid mass layoffs has ended with just that. Seventy-one …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Healthcare salaries and benefits up $1.93 billion over five years in Nova Scotia: Auditor General
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberHealthcare salaries and employee benefits in Nova Scotia grew by $1.93 billion over five years, representing one of the largest expense increases …
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Kraken Robotics Inc. has hired Terra Penrose as chief people officer, based at the company’s Nova Scotia location. Penrose brings more than …
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Diversity, Equity & InclusionFeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Nova Scotia releases first action plan for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities
Nova Scotia has released its first 2SLGBTQIA+ Action Plan, a strategy aimed at advancing equity and improving access to services for gender …
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CompensationFeatured
Government workers in Atlantic Canada earn 6.3% more than private sector counterparts: Report
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberGovernment employees in Atlantic Canada earned 6.3 per cent higher wages on average than comparable private-sector workers in 2024, according to a …
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Video game maker Ubisoft Entertainment has closed its production studio in Halifax, eliminating 71 jobs three weeks after most staff members voted …
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Labour Relations
Nova Scotia labour board dismisses union objection over incomplete decertification form
Nova Scotia’s labour board has ruled that a worker’s failure to complete certain sections of a decertification application form does not prevent …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Nova Scotia expands workers’ compensation coverage, speeds up claims process
Nova Scotia’s Workers’ Compensation Board will implement sweeping changes to the Workers’ Compensation Act on Jan. 1, 2026, extending cancer coverage to …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Nova Scotia’s WCB introduces provider network to cut wait times for injured workers
The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia will launch a new provider network in 2026 designed to reduce assessment and treatment wait …


