The federal government will invest $5 billion to help automotive firms and other tariff-affected sectors adapt to trade disruptions, the minister responsible …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
WSIB cuts premium rates to lowest level in 50 years for Ontario businesses
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board will reduce average premium rates for Ontario businesses to $1.23 per $100 of insurable payroll in …
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FeaturedRemote WorkingWorkforce Statistics
Remote work could free up Toronto office space for housing conversions
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberStatistics Canada research shows Toronto’s financial district contains more than 3,600 teleworkable jobs per half-square-kilometre, suggesting significant potential for office-to-residential building conversions …
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Labour Relations
Retirement residence workers in Mississauga, Ont., awarded wage increases and new premiums
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn arbitration board has awarded staff at Robert Speck Retirement Residence in Mississauga a series of wage increases, new premiums and changes …
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BenefitsCompensationFeaturedLabour Relations
Caledon firefighters awarded wage increases and new overtime rules in arbitration
An arbitrator has awarded wage increases, enhanced benefits, and clarified overtime rules for full-time firefighters in Caledon, Ont., settling a new three-year …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Highline Produce fined $115,000 after mushroom worker critically injured in Kingsville, Ont.
A Leamington-based mushroom producer has been fined $115,000 after a worker was critically injured at its Kingsville facility, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, …
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Nearly 500 Blue Line Taxi drivers in Ottawa walked off the job at 2:30 p.m. Thursday after the company refused to continue …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsRemote Working
Ontario public servant unions to rally against return-to-office mandates by province
By Vanessa Tiberio Hundreds of public servants rallied outside Queen’s Park on Thursday to protest the province’s return-to-office mandate, in the latest outcry …
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Employment Law
New Hamburg veterinarian convicted of sexual exploitation involving another local vet
By Galen Simmons | The Wilmot-Tavistock Gazette A retired New Hamburg veterinarian has been sentenced to two years conditional house arrest after pleading …
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CompensationDiversity, Equity & InclusionFeaturedPayroll
Ontario releases roadmap to close 13% gender pay gap
Ontario’s Pay Equity Office released a new report today outlining global best practices for closing the gender wage gap, which stands at …


