Human Resources News

Engage BC, an initiative of the Government Communications and Public Engagement (GCPE) arm of the provincial cabinet has released draft Accessibility B.C. Act Standards consultation: https://engage.go...Learn More

The City of Miramichi is conducting a survey, responding to the Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and the Greater Miramichi Chamber of Commerce’s call for retailers to be allowed to choose the Sunday h...Learn More

Buried within an 89-page omnibus budget bill presented before the legislature Monday, May 6 – Manitoba’s NDP government has introduced labour friendly legislation that would ban the use of rep...Learn More

Retail Council of Canada’s Human Resources Conference on April 25, 2024, brought together over 150 HR professionals to discuss pivotal insights into the retail industry’s workforce dynamics. S...Learn More

Over 150 HR professionals attended this annual conference to discuss pivotal insights into the retail industry's workforce dynamics. Insights from the day highlighted the importance of empathetic list...Learn More

In releasing its 2024 employer assessment rates, WorkSafe New Brunswick announced that it has reduced the average annual rate to $1.18 per $100 of assessable payroll. This rate will be the lowest in A...Learn More

The proposed changes around workplace behaviours, including harassment and violence, will create a single framework in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and will require employers to have...Learn More

The government of Alberta is hosting an “Employers’ Roles and Responsibilities when Hiring Foreign Workers” online presentation on October 18, 2023 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. MT. This 1.5-hour free web...Learn More

On Friday, September 22, 2023, Ontario Premier Doug Ford shuffled his cabinet following the resignation of the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development Monte McNaughton, and, e...Learn More

The minimum wage increase announced by the Ontario government on March 31, 2023 comes into effect on October 1, 2023. The province’s general minimum wage will increase from $15.50/hr to $16.55/hr. R...Learn More