
Liberals target 60,000 student work placements with funding roll out
The federal government is rolling out millions in new spending to help thousands of students heading back to campus find work placements during their studies.

Liberals target 60,000 student work placements with funding roll out
The federal government is rolling out millions in new spending to help thousands of students heading back to campus find work placements during their studies.

New collective agreements blamed for slowdown in resolving government pay problems
Problems with the federal government’s public service pay system got worse over the last month as pay system employees struggled to process changes to civil

Simons CEO feels ‘vindicated’ as national expansion ushers in new era for retailer
The head of Quebec-based department store chain Simons is feeling vindicated as it completes the first phase of a five-year, $200 million national expansion even

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
The banks are doing just fine, thanks: Investors got a first look last week at how Canadian banks are faring amid a housing market slowdown

After first quarter, feds on track to meet $28.5B deficit prediction: report
Three months into the fiscal year, the public books are on track to meet the Trudeau government’s deficit projection of $28.5 billion, an update on

Cominar REIT to focus on Ottawa, Quebec as it sells 14% of portfolio
Locally, Cominar owns the Vanguard Building at 171 Slater St., three lowrise office buildings at 700, 750 and 770 Palladium Dr. in Kanata and the

CIBC expects ‘moderation’ in new mortgages as new regulations take shape
Soaring home prices have been a boon to mortgage businesses, but recent government efforts to cool the housing market could impact lenders if the economy

Double fines for rule-breaking realtors, Ontario industry association says
The Ontario Real Estate Association says fines should be doubled for realtors who break the rules, at a time when agents are collecting big commissions

Five hour days, vacation cash among work perks at B.C. tech companies
From vacation cash to luxury cars, some technology companies in British Columbia are offering big perks to woo prospective employees. Multinationals like Amazon and Microsoft

Ontario tweaks labour reform bill, but no changes to minimum wage phase-in
A major Ontario labour reform bill is being tweaked but so far is seeing no significant changes to key parts, including a controversial phase-in of
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