[ad_1] Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Wednesday in Cambridge, Ont. that the province added almost 100,000 net new jobs in the final three months of 2018. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] With the jobless rate in Peterborough hovering around six per cent and a job fair Wednesday in nearby Lakefield, it was no surprise the turnout at the Village Legion was a healthy one. Even high school students took advantage of the four-hour event. READ MORE: Nova Scotia Works and YMCA host inaugural LGBTQ+ friendly[…]
[ad_1] TORONTO – The Ontario Labour Relations Board has ruled that members of Unifor engaged in unlawful strikes in their efforts to protest the planned closure of the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont. The ruling, dated Feb. 22 and posted by Unifor late Monday, orders the union and its members including president Jerry[…]
[ad_1] TORONTO – A new report suggests Ontario schools are not doing enough to prepare students for jobs and adulthood. The report from advocacy group People For Education suggests a policy to support career and life planning for students from kindergarten through Grade 12 is falling short. READ MORE: Ontario government ‘absolutely committed’ to full-day[…]
[ad_1] Ontario Health Minister Tuesday was vague on possible job losses that could come on the health care system overhaul, saying it would be up to local teams to determine what’s needed to meet the needs of communities. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] TORONTO – Ontario is consolidating its local and provincial health networks to create a central agency as part of a system overhaul, the health minister announced Tuesday, though she wouldn’t say if the move will save money or lead to job losses. Health Minister Christine Elliott said that legislation will be introduced later Tuesday[…]
[ad_1] TORONTO – Some workers in the provincial Child and Youth Advocate’s office will lose their jobs when the Ontario Ombudsman assumes its duties this spring, the watchdog said Friday. Ombudsman Paul Dube also confirmed that the advocate’s office in Thunder Bay will close but said he will consult with northern and Indigenous communities to[…]
[ad_1] Statistic’s Canada Labour Force Survey for January shows Ontario led overall employment increases across the country. According to the survey, the province added 41,400 jobs last month as a result of an increase in full-time work. The survey added, however, more people looked for work in the province, pushing the unemployment rate up to[…]
[ad_1] Donna Benson has groomed dogs for decades, but working for other people just hadn’t cut it for her. “I’ve groomed around Durham Region in many salons, but I think … it came to a point where I thought, ‘OK, I have different ideas and ways that I’d like to run my salon.’” Nine years[…]
[ad_1] TORONTO – The Toronto Catholic District School Board says the province’s decision to cut programs aimed at providing students with extra skills and support will result in the immediate loss of 95 part-time jobs. In a briefing note sent this week to trustees, the school board says the jobs losses will affected about 35[…]