85 m. ago Ontario among provinces getting minimum wage increase in 2025

Many Canadians entering the workforce are likely to get a pay bump as the minimum wage in certain provinces is set to increase in 2025.Today, the federal minimum wage has been raised to keep pace with inflation, going up 45 cents to $17.75. This raise applies to employees and interns working in the federally regulated private sector, including businesses like banks, telecom companies and interprovincial air, marine, rail and road transportation.Many provinces also increase their hourly amount in the spring and summer, while others do so in the fall. Some provinces might not raise it at all.According to the government, if the minimum wage in a province or territory is higher than the federal number, federally regulated employers must apply the higher rate.Last year, some workers in Canada saw bumps in their paycheques after several provinces raised their minimum wage.Here's what minimum wage rates look like across the country and when some Canadians can expect another raise.British C...

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26 h. ago Canada's federal minimum wage for 2025 goes up on April Fools' Day

A lot of Canadians are about to get a raise this week, as the federal minimum wage for 2025 is set to increase on April 1.No, this is not an April Fools' joke. The hourly amount is adjusted annually on that day to keep pace with inflation.Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, a Canadian law firm that specializes in employment law, says the federal minimum wage applies to employees and interns working in the federally regulated private sector. This includes businesses like banks, telecommunications companies, and interprovincial air, marine, rail and road transportation.The federal hourly wage went up in 2024 from $16.65 to $17.30. This year, it will increase by 45 cents from $17.30 to $17.75.The modest increase is higher than what was projected by some Canadian litigation and immigration firms earlier this year. ImmigCanada predicted the new rate would be around $17.70 per hour. This pay bump is based on last year's Consumer Price Index (CPI).In February, Minister of Employment, Workforce Developme...

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27 h. ago Carney promises home building program, Poilievre pitches national energy corridor

OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-track approval of key infrastructure. The two rival party leaders touted the plans as national projects to stand up to the United States as it […]

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4 d. ago B.C.'s affordability issues overshadowed by tariffs in federal campaign, say voters

High cost of living is hard for families, and local businesses worry about the future. But are federal election candidates listening?

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4 d. ago Trump Administration Sues to Void Union Deals Across Government

Donald Trump’s administration moved to invalidate contracts between a swath of US government agencies and the largest federal union representing their employees, marking a sweeping attack on collective bargaining rights as the president aims to lay off government workers.

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5 d. ago Western Canadian business groups want next federal government to unleash West's economic power

Business councils from Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia have come together to lobby the federal government on natural resource issues

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6 d. ago Nearly half of small businesses do not see the U.S. as a reliable partner: CFIB

TORONTO — Canadian small businesses are losing confidence in the U.S. as a reliable trading partner, and are shifting to suppliers in domestic and other international markets in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. A new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says 47 per cent of members it recently surveyed do […]

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6 d. ago Nearly half of small businesses do not see U.S. as a reliable partner: CFIB

A new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says 47 per cent of small businesses do not consider the U.S. a reliable trading partner. The business group says the disruption caused by U.S.-Canada tariffs is causing business owners to shift suppliers and investments to domestic and international markets other than the U.S. CFIB […]

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6 d. ago Alex Tapscott: Let’s make Canada the richest country in the world

Sensible government policies to unleash Canada's entrepreneurial potential

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7 d. ago CIBC signs federal government’s code of conduct for generative AI

CIBC says it has signed on to the federal government’s voluntary code of conduct for generative artificial intelligence. It says it is the first major Canadian bank to sign the code. CIBC introduced several generative AI pilot programs last year. Dave Gillespie, CIBC’s executive vice-president for infrastructure, architecture and modernization, says the bank is reinforcing […]

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7 d. ago Australia 2025 Federal Budget: Who Were the Winners and Losers

As Australians prepare to head to the polls, the government unveiled its 2025-26 federal budget, which promises further relief for all taxpayers, as well as some incentives for families with kids in early childhood education, student debt holders and beer drinkers. Here’s a breakdown of some of the winners and losers in Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ pre-election fiscal blueprint.

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1 week ago Saskatchewan Urges Carney to Deal With Threat of Chinese Tariffs

China’s tariffs on canola are the “most immediate threat” to western Canada’s economy, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said, even as the US threatens to raise import taxes against a wide range of Canadian goods.

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1 week ago Ford stands by Chinese EV tariffs, Moe says they protect ‘non

Scott Moe said electric vehicle tariffs are a 'Western Canadian expense at the benefit of a non-existent EV auto industry in Eastern Canada.'

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1 week ago U.S. trade war has Ontario business owners' confidence at historic lows

Ontario small business owners are bracing for the worst amid some of the most uncertain economic times the province has ever faced.Canada's most populous province is expected to be one of the hardest hit by a tariff war with the U.S., and confidence among small business owners in Ontario has plummeted to historic lows.The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)'s Business Barometer long-term index took a total nosedive in March, with the small business confidence indicator dropping 24.8 index points to an all-time low of 25 nationwide.To put this sharp decline into perspective, this figure represents lower levels of small business owners' confidence than any point recorded during the pandemic years in the early 2020s, the 2008 financial crisis, or even in the wake of the September 11 attacks in 2001.CFIB"Small business owners are feeling pessimistic about their business's perspectives for the next few months or even beyond. It's hard to make critical decisions for the lon...

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1 week ago Small business confidence hits record low amid US. tariffs: CFIB

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says small business confidence dropped to an all-time low in March as the trade war with the U.S. ramped up.

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2 w. ago UK Urges Economic Pressure on Russia If Putin Balks at Truce

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on Western nations to ramp up economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin if he delays a ceasefire in Ukraine, as he prepared to host a fresh round of discussions with like-minded leaders about securing a truce.

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2 w. ago Six Federal Agencies Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judge Orders

A San Francisco federal judge ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands of the government’s newest employees who were terminated in February.

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2 w. ago US Interior Chief Pitches Resources on Federal Lands as Assets Worth Trillions

Donald Trump’s Interior Secretary is making the case that the oil, gas and minerals in the vast federal lands and waters he is charged with overseeing should be viewed as part of “America’s balance sheet” worth trillions of dollars.

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3 w. ago Businesses seek new suppliers, shift production in response to tariffs

Businesses are rejigging their supply chains in response to tariffs, including finding new suppliers and shifting production, even as it’s unclear what will be subject to tariffs and for how long. Dan Kelly of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business said about half of the organization’s members are either actively seeking new suppliers or looking […]

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3 w. ago Federal support will help but businesses say B.C. needs to step up to the plate on tariffs

B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey promised tariff relief would be coming from Ottawa but businesses say they need help from the province as well.

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