4 d. ago Ford government declines to say if temporary foreign worker program should end

Premier Doug Ford's office declined to take a position on whether or not the temporary foreign worker program should come to an end amidst growing unemployment in his province.

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4 d. ago Strike watch: A roundup of labour activity happening across the country

Numerous labour actions taking place as companies, workers and governments navigate turbulent economy and fallout from trade war

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8 d. ago Osoyoos, B.C. pub workers facing deportation due to government backlog and policy changes

“Even after submitting all the legal documents, what was the reason I got the refusal?” he asks. “What did I do wrong? I didn’t do anything wrong.”

Politics

9 d. ago People questioning how so many Ontario companies claim they can't find local hires

While a growing number of Ontario residents are finding themselves out of work amid a deadly recession-ish/unemployment crisis combo, a suspiciously high number of local businesses continue to take advantage of the federal government's foreign worker program to hire overseas staffers — and residents are catching on.Canada's Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA) are certainly nothing new, but far more people are talking about the tool lately than perhaps ever before as Ontario (and the rest of the country) continues to battle a struggling economy, rampant job losses, tariff-related woes and the inevitable effects of a sharp population surge fueled by immigration.Brands like Tim Hortons have been called out for seemingly overutilizing of LMIAs, which are meant to be reserved solely for cases where there is "a need for a foreign worker to fill a job [because] no Canadian worker or permanent resident is available to do it."A q...

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1 week ago Alberta government workers approve mediated deal, strike averted

A new contract has been reached between some 23,000 civil servants and the Alberta government, averting a strike that could’ve happened as soon as next week. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says the mediator-recommended deal passed with 63 per cent of voting members in favour and 36.5 per cent opposed. In a release Wednesday, […]

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1 week ago Strike averted: 23K Alberta civil servants get new contract via mediated deal

A new contract has been reached between some 23,000 Alberta government workers represented by AUPE and the province, averting a strike that could’ve happened as soon as next week.

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1 week ago Carney’s Conservative Rival Targets Foreign Workers in Clash Over Jobs

Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre demanded the government abolish the country’s temporary foreign worker program, arguing that it allows employers to import low-wage labor at the expense of young Canadians.

Society

1 week ago B.C. marks Labour Day as BCGEU prepares for Tuesday strike action

The B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) has issued strike notice, with up to 34,000 members set to start job action as early as 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday.

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1 week ago B.C. government workers issue strike notice: What you need to know

Workers that could be going on strike include government administration staffers, health workers, firefighters, prison officers and court employees, among others

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1 week ago B.C. government workers commence strike action Tuesday: What you need to know

Workers that could be going on strike include government administration staffers, health workers, firefighters, prison officers and court employees, among others

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1 week ago B.C. government workers to begin strike action Tuesday: What you need to know

Workers that could be going on strike include government administration staffers, health workers, firefighters, prison officers and court employees, among others

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2 w. ago Federal, provincial public servants should be in office 5 days week: Ford

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. Speaking to reporters in Inglewood, Ont., Wednesday, Ford applauded the City of Ottawa’s recent decision to require its employees to work five days a week in the office starting in […]

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2 w. ago Federal, provincial public servants should work in the office 5 days a week, says Doug Ford

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. Speaking to reporters in Inglewood, Ont., Wednesday, Ford applauded the City of Ottawa’s recent decision to require its employees to work five days a week in the office starting in the new […]

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2 w. ago Public servants should work in office 5 days a week, Doug Ford says

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. 

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2 w. ago Democrats demand Trump resume a major offshore wind project near Rhode Island

A nearly complete wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut faces an uncertain future as the states’ Democratic governors, members of Congress and union workers are calling Monday for the Trump administration to let construction resume. The administration halted construction on the Revolution Wind project last week, saying the federal government needs […]

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2 w. ago Survey finds border agents among least satisfied public servants in Canada

A survey of public servants' job satisfaction suggests employees working with Canada Border Services and Canadian Security Intelligence Services are some of the least satisfied.

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3 w. ago Air Canada says almost all flights are back on schedule after strikes

Air Canada reports nearly all of its routes are back up and running following strike action by unionized flight attendants, which ended Tuesday.

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3 w. ago Steelworkers welcome new Protect Ontario Workers Employment Response (POWER) Centres to support workers

HAMILTON, Ontario, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes the launch of the Ontario government’s new Protect Ontario Workers Employment Response (POWER) Centres, announced today, which will provide resources to support workers affected by technological change, trade disruptions and job loss. “Steelworkers know that when jobs are lost, families and […]

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3 w. ago Opinion: PM needs to end his government’s war on worker bargaining power

Will Mark Carney go down in history as the prime minister who weakened worker bargaining power and accelerated the decline of the Canadian middle class? That’s the question many Canadian unions and workers are asking in the context of the contentious strike by Air Canada flight attendants. And they’re demanding a major course correction from […]

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3 w. ago Canada Post heads back into bargaining with union after delay

OTTAWA — Canada Post and the union representing postal workers are set to return to the bargaining table today. Plans to rekindle talks late last week were delayed due to a lack of federal government mediators. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers claimed labour unrest at Air Canada was pulling attention from the postal service’s […]

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