Human Resources

The Public Service Alliance of Canada – Customs and Immigration Union (PSAC-CIU) has voted to strike as early as August 6, which could impact the movement of commercial goods, courier shipments,...Learn More

Designed to encourage businesses to rehire and grow as the economy bounces back, the Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP) supports payroll and can be used for hiring staff, increasing shifts, or incr...Learn More

Due to strong demand, the first application intake period for the Alberta Jobs Now Program closed July 23, 2021, earlier than anticipated. The program, which provides a grant of up to 25% of a new hir...Learn More

Under new amendments to the Employment Standards Act, youth aged 14 and 15 will be permitted to do jobs defined as “light work,” with permission from a parent or guardian. Examples of light w...Learn More

The Canadian Anti-Counterfeiting Network (CACN) is putting together an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) working group to discuss and support the development of a national program to protect Canadian...Learn More

On May 6, 2021, the Government of Canada opened a limited-time pathway to permanent residency for certain temporary foreign workers in essential non-healthcare occupations currently working in Canada...Learn More

The application portal for Manitoba’s Healthy Hire Jobs Grant program is now open. Under the program, local employers can apply for up to $50,000 in provincial support to help cover the wages of...Learn More

StatCan released its monthly labour report last Friday, and the results were encouraging for the retail community. The industry outperformed the national averages, which saw employment rise by 231,000...Learn More

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