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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Survey shows two-thirds of oil and gas company employers cut labour costs due to COVID-19

Survey shows two-thirds of oil and gas company employers cut labour costs due to COVID-19

in Nov 20, 2020

A survey by energy labour market organization PetroLMI shows that more than two-thirds of the employers in Canada’s oil and gas sector imposed labour cost reduction measures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, including 37 per cent who enacted permanent layoffs. The division of Energy Safety Canada surveyed 300 energy industry workers[…]

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Kingston Health Sciences Centre running $3.8M deficit due to COVID-19 costs – Kingston

Kingston Health Sciences Centre running $3.8M deficit due to COVID-19 costs – Kingston

in Oct 29, 2020

Kingston Health Sciences Centre is currently running a $3.8 million deficit to date for the 2020- 2021 fiscal year. These numbers run from the beginning of April to the end of September, representing half of the fiscal year. The deficit breaks down into two main categories: just over $10M spent on COVID-19 related issues[…]

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Sarah McIver was arrested in China due to employer’s error, her aunt believes

Sarah McIver was arrested in China due to employer’s error, her aunt believes

in Dec 29, 2018

[ad_1] DRUMHELLER, Alta. –The aunt of an Alberta woman who has been released from custody in China says she believes it was a mistake by her niece’s employer that resulted in her arrest. Sarah McIver was detained earlier this month over a work-permit issue related to her teaching job, but her aunt Rhona McIver says[…]

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