Small companies worry Trudeau’s carbon tax will result in wage cuts, job loss: poll – National

Small companies worry Trudeau’s carbon tax will result in wage cuts, job loss: poll – National

in Feb 12, 2019

[ad_1] A large proportion of small and medium-sized businesses soon to be subjected to Ottawa’s carbon tax worry they’ll be unable to pass along the bulk of the extra costs to their customers, suggests a new survey being released Tuesday. The online survey was completed by 3,527 members of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business[…]

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Job cuts ahead: Layoff protection for Manitoba’s civil servants about to end – Winnipeg

Job cuts ahead: Layoff protection for Manitoba’s civil servants about to end – Winnipeg

in Dec 30, 2018

[ad_1] More public-sector job cuts appear to be coming in Manitoba and a long-standing ban on civil service layoffs is about to expire. Premier Brian Pallister, in his third year of a promise to eliminate the deficit by 2024, says he is not planning any large-scale layoffs, but some trimming remains to be done, largely[…]

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SNC-Lavalin cuts 100 jobs as politicians fear company is vulnerable to foreign takeover – Montreal

SNC-Lavalin cuts 100 jobs as politicians fear company is vulnerable to foreign takeover – Montreal

in Dec 13, 2018

[ad_1] SNC-Lavalin Inc. is eliminating about 100 positions in Canada at the same time as the Quebec engineering firm is being described by political leaders as being vulnerable to a foreign takeover. The Montreal-based firm says the workforce reduction is attributable to the completion of various projects across the country. “We are hiring employees based[…]

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