Ontario to launch integrated employment services system due to unemployment rates

in Jun 10, 2021

Ontario is launching a new integrated system of employment services it says will make it easier for residents to restart their careers. The province says it will be combining the employment services offered under various social assistance programs, such as Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program, in order to make the process[…]

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Coronavirus pandemic increases demand for private security services in B.C. – BC

Coronavirus pandemic increases demand for private security services in B.C. – BC

in Apr 02, 2020

As industries across the country lay off staff amid the coronavirus pandemic, security companies are seeing an increase in demand for their services. Vancouver police reported a spike in commercial break-ins at the end of March. In an interview with Simi Sara on CKNW, Robson Street Business Improvement Association executive director Teri Smith said[…]

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Emergency coronavirus benefit could be a model for future aid programs: minister – National

Emergency coronavirus benefit could be a model for future aid programs: minister – National

in Mar 26, 2020

[ad_1] OTTAWA — The newly created benefit for workers whose livelihoods are affected by COVID-19 may be a model for how the federal government helps unemployed Canadians in the future, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough said Thursday. Dubbed the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, the $2,000-a-month taxable benefit will be available to any worker who earned[…]

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Coronavirus: Montreal business owners struggle as revenues dry up amid pandemic – Montreal

Coronavirus: Montreal business owners struggle as revenues dry up amid pandemic – Montreal

in Mar 25, 2020

[ad_1] From the streets of downtown Montreal to the bedroom communities of the West Island, many businesses are closed as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, their employees furloughed. One lingerie merchant owner has closed her two shops and is now trying to survive with online sales and phone orders — something that’s novel for the[…]

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