The Ontario government has introduced proposed legislation that would extend mandatory Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage to about 29,000 frontline… …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Arbitrator sets compensation rates for Laurentian faculty after strike
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA labour arbitrator has ordered Laurentian University to compensate full-time faculty at 40 per cent of salary — plus a $1,000 lump… …
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A union representing electrical distribution workers has won the right to proceed with a grievance alleging that Milton Hydro Distribution brought control… …
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FeaturedAwards and Competitions
Trent University Durham students win prizes for future-of-work ideas
Three teams took top honours at Trent University Durham Greater Toronto Area’s first annual Business STRIDE Challenge, earning cash prizes and charitable… …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Northdale Manor workers win $1 per hour raises, new pension plan in arbitration
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberWorkers at a Temiskaming Shores retirement home will receive flat-rate wage increases of $1 per hour in each of two years, along… …
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A Brampton retirement home must pay its workers across-the-board wage increases of 3.5 per cent in each of two years under an… …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsMental Health
Federal and Ontario governments fund $25.7M PTSI centre for first responders, health workers
The federal government and the Province of Ontario have committed a combined $25.7 million to build Ontario’s first dedicated treatment facilities for… …
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The Ontario Labour Relations Board has directed a certification vote covering all six Ottawa-area locations of Equator Coffee after the company challenged… …
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The City of Toronto had just cause to terminate a part-time recreation worker convicted of armed robbery, an arbitrator has ruled, finding… …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM IUOE Local 793 and Ducon Utilities finalize three-year collective agreement covering utility sector operators
The deal runs from Sept. 1, 2025 to Aug. 31, 2028 and includes wage increases totalling $2.74/hr over three years for journeyperson… …

