
Feds finalize Visa, Mastercard agreements lowering fees for small businesses
The federal government says it has finalized agreements with Visa and Mastercard that will lower transaction fees for small businesses.

Feds finalize Visa, Mastercard agreements lowering fees for small businesses
The federal government says it has finalized agreements with Visa and Mastercard that will lower transaction fees for small businesses.

Wage increases secured by striking workers shouldn’t be seen as ‘fat cat’: experts
Labour experts say the wage increases the country’s largest federal public-sector union secured Monday are far from the hefty gains some might perceive them to

One tourist company struggles to stay afloat in the midst of downtown job action
A week into the federal public service strike, the owner of a small tourism company on Sparks Street says the picketing currently underway downtown will

As more than 155,000 public-service employees took to the picket lines for the second day of a nationwide strike Thursday, a major business advocacy group

Both union, government warn of major service disruptions as a result of strike
Canada’s largest federal public-service union and Ottawa are both warning of likely service disruptions as nearly one-third of all federal workers remain on strike for

Bargaining continues as federal workers picket, major service disruptions expected
Canada’s largest federal public-service union and the federal government remain at the bargaining table as workers strike and service disruptions begin to be felt across

$491B federal budget invests heavily in green economic transformation
The 2023 federal budget promises “transformative investments” in Canada’s green economy as the country tries to maintain its place in the global clean tech revolution

These are the three things you should expect in the federal Liberals’ upcoming budget
The federal Liberal government is expected to release its budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year on Tuesday: Here’s a look at three big things to


Small business pandemic recovery must be priority for federal budget, local advocates say
The head of Ottawa’s BIA network says she’d like to see measures in the March 28 federal budget that will help return businesses to their
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