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Ottawa’s corporate-ethics watchdog has announced an investigation into fashion company Ralph Lauren over the alleged use of forced labour in its supply chains, while putting a Toronto-based mining firm on notice. Sheri Meyerhoffer, who is the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, said it’s not clear whether Ralph Lauren Canada LP …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 23, 2023 11:13 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Internationally trained engineers no longer require Canadian work experience to be licensed in Ontario. Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the province’s regulator for professional engineers has dropped the …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s labour ministry says it’s reviewing concerns brought forward by the CFL Players’ Association and other professional athlete unions. A spokeswoman for Monte McNaughton, Ontario’s minister Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, said that the review is part of the …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 29, 2022 9:15 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A hospital in southwestern Ontario says it will close its emergency department overnight Thursday, the latest in a number of recent temporary ER and urgent care centre closures in the province. …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 30, 2022 6:34 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new census release from Statistics Canada Wednesday is expected to shed light on how people got to work last year, and what kind of jobs they were doing. A notable …

Labour leaders in Ontario are celebrating after a court ruled the Ford government’s controversial wage restraint law — Bill 124 — unconstitutional. That decision could be subject to an immediate appeal from the province, which said its “intention is to appeal” the Superior Court of Ontario ruling. However, even as …

Premier Doug Ford’s battle with Ontario education workers, and his climb down after attempting to impose a contract on them, could mean his government is in for painful contract talks with other unions and frayed relationships with key labour allies, say experts who study the union movement. After weeks of …

Union leaders praised the newest generation of Canadians to enter the workforce on Labour Day Monday, saying the youthful cohort’s priorities — combined with changing standards ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic — are doing much to revitalize the country’s labour movement. Younger employees are entering the workforce in large numbers, …

Canada could face a summer of strikes and other labour disruptions as workers demand cost-of-living increases and better conditions than those seen throughout the past two years of the pandemic, say union officials and other observers.  Hundreds of thousands of health and education workers are among those whose unions and employers …

A year after retirement, Maryse Clavet was eager to get out of the house and back to work.  She picked up a part-time job at a local bed-and-breakfast, doing everything from changing the sheets to checking in guests at the front desk. “I’m still young, I’m able to work,” Clavet …