The federal government issued $4.9 million in penalties to employers who violated temporary foreign worker program rules in fiscal 2024-2025, more than double the $2.1 million levied the previous year… …
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A Quebec Superior Court judge has denied McGill University’s request for an injunction that would have limited protests on campus, according to the Confédération des syndicats nationaux. Five labour u… …
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Ontario will raise its minimum wage to $17.60 per hour on Oct. 1, up 40 cents from the current rate of $17.20, affecting more than 800,000 workers across the province. …
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FeaturedWorkplace News
House arrest for worker who stole tools from Home Depot and sold them on Facebook
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A Home Depot worker fired two years ago for stealing DeWalt and Milwaukee brand power tools and listing them at a discount on Facebook Marketplace was …
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Amazon will go before Quebec’s Administrative Labour Tribunal (ALT) on Friday as the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) challenges the company’s decision to shut down seven warehouses earlier… To continue …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Advanced Building Innovation fined $60,000 after worker injured by automatic nailing machine
A Nepean, Ont., prefabricated home manufacturer has been fined $60,000 after a worker was injured by an automatic nailing machine that wasn’t properly locked out during repairs. Advanced Building Innovation …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Highline Produce fined $115,000 after mushroom worker critically injured in Kingsville, Ont.
A Leamington-based mushroom producer has been fined $115,000 after a worker was critically injured at its Kingsville facility, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development said. The incident …
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Sexual HarassmentWorkplace News
New Hamburg veterinarian convicted of sexual exploitation involving another local vet
By Galen Simmons | The Wilmot-Tavistock Gazette A retired New Hamburg veterinarian has been sentenced to two years conditional house arrest after pleading guilty to a charge of sexual exploitation of …
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Manitoba government stations police officers at Health Sciences Centre emergency department
The Manitoba government will place two uniformed police officers in the Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg emergency department around the clock to improve safety for patients and staff, ministers announced Tuesday. …
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ImmigrationWorkplace News
Nearly half of Canadians support eliminating temporary foreign worker program: Poll
A new poll shows Canadian employers may face growing political pressure over their use of temporary foreign workers, with 44 per cent of Canadians supporting elimination of the federal program. …