46 h. ago The Ontario Sunshine List just dropped in 2025 and here's who took home the most

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List is officially out! March's annual window into wages gives Ontario residents a glimpse of just how much public sector employees raked in the previous year.This is an annual list that discloses salaries for any public service employee who earns over $100,000, first introduced in 1996 by former Premier Mike Harris.The latest list of top earners dropped the first week of spring 2025, covering salaries earned in 2024. The top public sector earner of the year was Ken Hartwick, Ontario Power Generation's President and CEO, who earned $2,010,895.76 of taxpayer money last year. Hartwick has been with the OPG since March 2016, when he was hired as the energy provider's Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President OPGWhile not the highest earners, noteworthy figures include Premier Doug Ford, who took home $208,974 (the same salary he earned the year before), and TVO journalist Steve Paikin, who ear...

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3 d. ago Four things public servants need to know about the federal government's new AI strategy

Artificial intelligence has the potential to be both transformational and highly disruptive for the government's workforce.

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3 d. ago How Canada Wins: Housing in former federal office buildings can revitalize Ottawa neighbourhoods

Housing affordability and supply have become an enormous crisis for Parliament and city hall alike, but more vacant federal government office buildings bring with them opportunity, too.  

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3 d. ago Former deputy chief alleges head of Lethbridge police broke COVID rules in 2021

A former Lethbridge deputy chief alleges that police chief Shahin Mehdizadeh engaged in discreditable conduct and broke public health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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3 d. ago Rupert Resources Closes $51.75 Million Bought Deal Equity Financing

Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for release, publication, distribution or dissemination directly, or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or into the United States TORONTO — Rupert Resources Ltd. (TSX:RUP) (“Rupert Resources” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced “bought deal” public offering […]

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4 d. ago Si vous voulez des baisses d’impôt... arrêtez de vous plaindre des mauvais services publics

Permettez-moi de vous offrir une autre perspective que celle qu’on a pu lire au cours des derniers jours.

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4 d. ago Unions rally against 3,300 job cuts, 7,000 salary reductions at IRCC

Workers at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada are in fight-or-flight mode, one local president said.

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4 d. ago Unions rally against 3,300 job cuts, 2,000 salary reductions at IRCC

Workers at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada are in fight-or-flight mode, one local president said.

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6 d. ago Feds spent $1.13 million on TikTok ads despite ban on government devices

The government reportedly launched a national security review of TikTok in September 2023 and later ordered the Chinese-owned app to shutter its Canadian operations.

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6 d. ago La bataille des baisses d’impôts au fédéral devrait inspirer Québec

La crise des services publics au Québec menace la légitimité de nos impôts élevés.

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6 d. ago Combien vous coûte le budget du Québec? La classe moyenne paie une facture salée pour ses services publics

Ce mardi, c’est jour de budget à Québec. La grande question qui revient souvent: où va VOTRE argent?

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7 d. ago Could injured Mounties doing administrative roles threaten other public servants' jobs?

Public Service Confidential looks at whether public servants need to worry about accommodated officers taking their duties.

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1 week ago MacDougall: This election, the public service can't just hibernate

It's customary for the federal bureaucracy to go into 'caretaker' mode during a campaign. But thanks to Trump, the public service needs to hit the ground running the minute the new government is chosen.

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1 week ago Wellington Street future uncertain ahead of federal election. Here's what you need to know

Progress on talks to give control over the corridor in front of Parliament Hill to the federal government has been slow.

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1 week ago U.S. could block Canadian attempts to buy new fighter jets to replace F

Defence analysts say the Americans could derail attempts to buy alternatives, as all of the jets contain U.S.-built equipment.

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2 w. ago Should public servants delay retirement or take the benefits now?

Daniel Quan-Watson runs the numbers in Public Service Confidential to see if staying longer pays off for public servants nearing retirement.

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2 w. ago City Hall denies role as employer, stalling council staff union bid

The unionization of Toronto City Council staff is on hold. AMAPCEO, which represents workers in Ontario’s public service and a number of workplaces tied to government, put forward an update Friday that said “a challenge has been made to our application to form a union” by the City of Toronto, which disputes its status as […]

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2 w. ago CANADA CARBON INC. ANNOUNCES PRIVATE PLACEMENT AND SHARES FOR DEBT TRANSACTION

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR RELEASE PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR DISSEMINATION DIRECTLY, OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES Toronto, ON, Canada, March 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canada Carbon Inc. (the “Company“) (TSX-V : CCB) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of […]

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2 w. ago Black public servants offered free French tutors to reduce underrepresentation

Only around 168 of the 7,200 core public service executives identify as Black

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2 w. ago CBSA and RCMP unions squabble over who should patrol the border with U.S.

The unions are duel over whether CBSA officers should have a bigger role in bolstering the border.

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