Alberta has introduced the Northern Alberta Teacher Award to encourage education students to work in rural and northern communities after graduation. The …
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New Brunswick launches recruitment and retention strategy to address teacher, allied health shortages
The New Brunswick government has released a retention and recruitment strategy to address shortages of teachers and allied health professionals in the …
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FeaturedLabour ShortagesOpinion
Internationally experienced teachers: An overlooked resource to address teaching shortages
By Gloria Ramirez, Victoria Handford, and Wei Lin Ang The increasing teacher shortage is a concerning global crisis. It will reach a …
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Two cabinet ministers say money a key factor in using Charter override on teachers
By Lisa Johnson Two Alberta cabinet ministers say money was a key factor in the United Conservative government’s decision to use the Charter’s …
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Teachers’ union criticizes Alberta’s Charter override on transgender policies
By Aaron Sousa The head of the Alberta Teachers’ Association says the province’s repeated use of the notwithstanding clause is an attempt to …
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By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press There were 13 disclosures about teacher-related misconduct — with an “almost even” split between employer and public tipsters …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Smith defends back-to-work law, says decision is the democratic job of lawmakers
By Lisa Johnson and Jack Farrell Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her government’s move to quickly pass back-to-work legislation invoking the Charter’s …
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Teachers challenge Alberta law using notwithstanding clause to end strike
By Lisa Johnson and Jack Farrell Alberta teachers say they’re taking Premier Danielle Smith’s government to court for overriding their Charter rights to …
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Unifor is criticizing Alberta’s back-to-work legislation as an attack on basic worker rights, saying the provincial government is fighting its own workers …
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More than 740,000 students head back to class in Alberta after teacher strike ends
It’s going to be a busy day for Alberta schools today as more than 740,000 students are set to return to class …


