In this episode: union negotiations of the Common Front in Quebec and Teachers in Saskatchewan, challenging situation in the restaurant industry, preparation for the wildfire season in Alberta, and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.Follow us on: X @cadHRnews; LinkedIn @ Canada HR News Podcast. Members of Quebec’s Common Front union have voted 74.8 per cent in favour of the agreement in principle with the Quebec government | Common Front members vote yes to agreement in principle in Quebec | CityNews Montreal Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation gave notice of one-day job actions | Teachers Announce Rotating Strike, Withdrawal of Noon-Hour Supervision and Extracurricular Activities - Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (stf.sk.ca) In Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers Think Tank delivers new initiatives to improve recruitment and retention of teachers in the province | Teachers Think Tank Results in New Initiatives to Improve Recruitment and Retention of Teachers in the Province; Media Availability at 4:00 p.m. - News Releases (gov.nl.ca) BMO's annual retirement survey reveals that Millennials believe they will need about $2.1M to retire | BMO Annual Retirement Study: Canadians Believe They Need $1.7M to Retire - Up 20 Per Cent from 2020 - Feb 7, 2023 The restaurant industry is preparing for a tough first half of 2024 | Challenges for the Restaurant Industry Persist into 2024 after Record Breaking Bankruptcies - Restaurants Canada Dozens of contractors looking to volunteer in the firefight as Alberta wildfire season kicks off | Dozens of contractors looking to volunteer in the firefight as Alberta wildfire season kicks off | CBC News Alberta’s government plans to invest an additional $24 million per year over the next three years to create 3,200 apprenticeship seats | Supporting and growing Alberta’s skilled trades | alberta.ca 

In this episode: bill 124 in Ontario deemed unconstitutional, union negotiations at Air Transat and University of Toronto, the province with the highest workplace harassment rate in the country and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.Follow us on: X @cadHRnews; LinkedIn @ Canada HR News Podcast. The Canadian economy added 37,000 jobs in January as unemployment fell slightly to 5.7 per cent | Canada's economy added 37,000 jobs in January as unemployment declines to 5.7% | CBC News In Ontario Bill 124 was ruled unconstitutional by the province’s top court, and will be repealed | Bill 124 ruled unconstitutional by Ontario’s top court, will be repealed | Globalnews.ca CUPE continues to bargain on behalf of its 2100 flight attendants at Air Transat | CUPE to present a recommendation from mediators to Air Transat members | Canadian Union of Public Employees Academic staff at University of Toronto vote in support of strike action | Academic staff at University of Toronto vote in support of strike action | Canadian Union of Public Employees (cupe.ca) Canada’s agriculture sector is experiencing a severe and chronic labour shortage | Agriculture Labour Market Forecast 2023-2030 | CAHRC-CCRHA Saskatchewan among the worst provinces for workplace harassment | Sask. among worst provinces for workplace harassment in recent StatsCan study | CBC News Albertans would find out their entitlement to a portion of the Canada Pension Plan's assets in the fall 2024 | Alberta Pension Plan update: Minister Horner | alberta.ca Manitoba government received $633 million to hire 400 more doctors, 300 more nurses, 200 paramedics and 100 home care workers | Province of Manitoba | News Releases | More Doctors, More Nurses, Shorter Wait Times in Manitoba (gov.mb.ca) 

In this episode: job cuts at Bell Media, decline of rural communities, postponed retirements, provincial employment updates and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.Follow us on: Youtube @ Canada HR News - YouTube;  X @cadHRnews; LinkedIn @ Canada HR News Podcast. Bell announced last week that they would be cutting 4,800 jobs "at all levels of the company" | Bell to cut 4.8K jobs, sell 45 radio stations in major shake-up | Globalnews.ca  Indeed reports that in 2023, Canadian job seekers are applying for different jobs | From Manual Labour to Health Care: The Jobs That Attracted More Job Seekers in 2023 - Indeed Hiring Lab Canada In Canada, the demand for skilled talent remains high, which is good news for the Canadian professionals looking for new opportunities | Many Workers Planning to Change Jobs While Demand for Skilled Talent Continues - Feb 6, 2024 (roberthalf.ca) In Nova Scotia volunteer firefighters and volunteer members of ground search and rescue teams can now access new mental health supports | Mental Health Supports for Volunteer Firefighters, Ground Search and Rescue Now Available | Government of Nova Scotia News Releases A new provincially funded program to mentor and support physicians in the first five years of their practice will help Manitoba retain and recruit new doctors | Province of Manitoba | News Releases | Manitoba Government Invests in Program to Keep New Doctors Working in Province 35 per cent of working Canadians aged 50 and older say they can afford to retire when they want  | Perspectives on Growing Older in Canada: The 2023 NIA Ageing in Canada SurveyCanada's rural communities will continue their decline unless the government helps immigrants settle in smaller towns and village | Canada's rural communities will continue long decline unless something's done, says researcher | CBC News | Research team examines who’s most likely to move to rural Canada - Western News (westernu.ca)

In this episode: Manulife and Loblaw deal to distribute specialty drugs through Loblaw-owned pharmacy, updates on union strikes from AirTransat and Saskatchewan Teacher Federation, projected salary increases  in Canada, and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.Follow us on: Youtube @ Canada HR News - YouTube;  X @cadHRnews; LinkedIn @ Canada HR News Podcast. The Conference Board of Canada’s Index of Business Confidence rose by 6.2 points to 76.9 breaking a trend where the Index had fallen in nine consecutive quarters | Reawakening Optimism: Business Confidence Ascends at Last - The Conference Board of Canada Manulife's specialty drugs are now carried out "primarily" through Shoppers Drug Mart and other Loblaw-owned pharmacies | Manulife-Loblaw deal raises questions over ties between insurance companies, big drug retailers | CBC News Ontario manufacturers continue to face acute workforce needs with 18,900 jobs currently unfilled | CME says that there are more than 18,900 mfg. job vacancies in Ont. - Canadian Manufacturing Air Transat’s 2,100 flight attendants have rejected the tentative labour agreement reached on January 7 | New tentative agreement rejected by Air Transat flight attendants | Canadian Union of Public Employees (cupe.ca) , Canada's Air Transat cabin crew members reject second labor deal (msn.com) The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation has announced its 2nd round of job action | Second Round of Rotating Teacher Strikes - Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (stf.sk.ca) The government of Canada has been looking for a new HR system that meets the needs of its complex workforce | Government of Canada makes progress in exploring new human resources and pay system - Canada.ca In Canada, salaries are expected to rise by approximately 3.6%, the same as the forecasts reported in the summer | Salary increases for 2024 : Canadian Budget Forecasts remain stable since summer (normandin-beaudry.ca) Yukon increasing minimum wage from $16.77 to $17.59 as of April 1 | Yukon increasing minimum wage but some say it's still not enough | CBC News 

In this episode: use of social media for job prospects by immigrants before they arrive in Canada, tracking office attendance by employees, men taking care of their mental health, increase in compensation of oil and gas sector executives, and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.Follow us on: Youtube @ Canada HR News - YouTube;  X @cadHRnews; LinkedIn @ Canada HR News Podcast. Would you like to share your thoughts on HR news? Email us at [email protected]. The sponsor of this episode is careergoals.ca, a career and image consulting agency committed to making your career dreams come true. To receive a job search playbook that will set you up for success with your career in Canada visit careergoals.ca.Demand for green skills grows as companies are trying to achieve sustainability goals | Demand for Green Skills Grows as Companies Strive to Achieve Sustainability Goals65% of surveyed “pre-arrival newcomers” used social media for job prospects before coming to Canada | The Social Media Information Gap (TMU)8 in 10 companies will track employee office attendance in 2024 | 8 in 10 Companies Will Track Office Attendance in 2024 - ResumeBuilder.com Wayfair announced it will lay off approximately 1,650 employees | Canadian workers included in Wayfair layoffs as online retailer looks to trim costs | Globalnews.ca Oil and gas sector CEO compensation jumps double-digits amid surging profits | https://home.bedfordgroup.com/oilandgascompensation_report-2023 More men now address their mental health | More men are addressing stress, anxiety and depression (telus.com) New Brunswick will exempt newly graduated nursing students from first-time registration fees | Registration fees waived for newly graduated nurses (gnb.ca) 

In this episode: in-demand jobs and top skills sought by employers, a round of layoffs at Google, protecting workers during cold weather, financial concerns of pre-retirees, and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.Follow us on: Youtube @ Canada HR News - YouTube;  X @cadHRnews; LinkedIn @ Canada HR News Podcast.The sponsor of this episode is careergoals.ca, a career and image consulting agency committed to making your career dreams come true. To receive a job search playbook that will set you up for success with your career in Canada visit careergoals.ca. Randstad Canada posted its list of the 15 most in-demand jobs in Canada for 2024 | In-demand Jobs in Canada in 2024 | Randstad Canada Working with artificial intelligence is a new key skill among candidates applying for jobs | AI skills in demand as companies develop 2024 hiring plans for Canada (thestar.com) Google is laying off hundreds of employees across multiple teams | Google lays off hundreds in Assistant, hardware, engineering teams | Reuters WorkSafeBC urges employers to safeguard workers against winter hazards | WorkSafeBC urges employers to safeguard workers against winter hazards as cold snap forecast for B.C. | WorkSafeBC The income gap between Canada’s newest immigrants and other Canadian workers has narrowed significantly | Income gap between new immigrants and all Canadians shrunk by half in four years: PBO – Winnipeg Free Press A significant proportion of Canadians 50+ are in a financially vulnerable position | OSC survey reveals gaps in Canadians’ retirement experiences and preparedness | OSC 

In this episode: a provincial divide in Canada’s job market, actions that journalist take to improve their mental health, union strike updates, latest happiness index from ADP, and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.Follow us on: Youtube @ Canada HR News - YouTube;  X @cadHRnews; LinkedIn @ Canada HR News Podcast.The sponsor of this episode is careergoals.ca, a career and image consulting agency committed to making your career dreams come true. To receive a job search playbook that will set you up for success with your career in Canada visit careergoals.ca. Canada’s labour market has experienced a growing provincial divide |  The Provincial Divide in Canada’s Job Market (td.com) A Series of forums announced to examine best practices for mental health in the journalism industry | Series of forums announced to examine best practices for mental health in the journalism industryThe British Columbia Lottery Corp. is allowing employees to substitute up to 6 statutory holidays in a calendar year for other personal, cultural or religious days | BCLC allowing employees to swap statutory holidays for personal, cultural days of significance | Benefits Canada.com Negotiations have resumed between  Air Transat and the union representing its 2,100 flight attendants | Air Transat: negotiations resume after union rejects tentative agreement | CTV News There was overall decrease in satisfaction for workers across Canada in December|  ADP Canada Happiness@Work Index: Workers' Happiness DwindlesIt's been a big year for the Government of Saskatchewan's Red Tape Reduction Committee | 2023 Marks Another Successful Year of Red Tape Reduction | News and Media | Government of Saskatchewan 

In this episode: about 420 thousand public workers are on strike in Quebec, Ontario’s plan to track job-related illnesses, a province with the highest AI adoption rate in the workplace, HR trends in 2024 and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.We take a short holiday break before the end of the year. Happy holidays to all our listeners! Follow us on: Youtube @ Canada HR News - YouTube;  X @cadHRnews; LinkedIn @ Canada HR News Podcast.The sponsor of this episode is careergoals.ca, a career and image consulting agency committed to making your career dreams come true. To receive a job search playbook that will set you up for success with your career in Canada visit careergoals.ca. The 420,000 Quebec workers representing the coalition of public sector unions known as “common front" entered a seven-day strike | Striking health-care workers rip Quebec’s new health system reform bill - Montreal | Globalnews.ca Ontario launching a new plan to track job-related illnesses | Ontario launching new plan to track job-related illnesses | CBC News Representatives from Canada Life apologized for poor public service health insurance | Canada Life apologizes for poor public service health insurance service | CBC News According to Robert Half, the job market will remain resilient heading into 2024 | More Than Half of Canadian Companies Plan to Increase Hiring in the First Half of 2024 (newswire.ca)McLean & Company released the HR Trends Report 2024 | HR Trends Report 2024 | McLean & Company (mcleanco.com) The Government of Canada has launched the Business Disability Network | Government of Canada celebrates the launch of the Canadian Business Disability Network to help advance the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the workforce  - Canada.ca More than one-quarter of Quebec employees are using generative artificial intelligence tools to help with work tasks | More than one quarter of Quebecers use generative AI - KPMG Canada 

In this episode: the first unionized Starbucks in Quebec and the situation with the strike of major unions in this province, AI robots developed at UBC that may revolutionize construction industry, safety measures for lobster fishers during the lobster season and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.Follow us on: Youtube @ Canada HR News - YouTube;  X @cadHRnews; LinkedIn @ Canada HR News Podcast.The sponsor of this episode is careergoals.ca, a career and image consulting agency committed to making your career dreams come true. To receive a job search playbook that will set you up for success with your career in Canada visit careergoals.ca. A Starbucks in Chicoutimi is the first in Quebec to unionize | Chicoutimi Starbucks becomes first unionized franchise in Quebec | CTV News Some major Quebec unions are on strike | Some major Quebec unions still on strike; Common Front members back at work | CTV News UBC Faculty of Applied Science researchers transform construction vehicles AI robots | AI-powered robots a gamechanger for faster, safer construction - News | UBC Applied Science Safety reminders for fishers during the lobster season in Nova Scotia | Government Urges Safety as Southwestern Lobster Season Starts - Government of Nova Scotia, Canada Canada Revenue Agency has denied or adjusted $458 million in funds disbursed to employers during a pandemic wage subsidy program | CRA claws back $458 million in pandemic-era wage subsidies after partial audit (msn.com) Manulife Investment Management cut 250 jobs globally | Manulife's investment management unit cuts 250 wealth and asset management jobs | Reuters Canada's Top 100 Employers have been revealed last week by Mediacorp Canada | Canada's Top 100 Employers (2024) (canadastop100.com) 

In this episode: Indeed reports a slowdown in holiday hiring, situation with unions in Quebec, layoffs at Canadian Tire and other organizations, Pay and AI transparency legislation is proposed in Ontario and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.Follow us on: Youtube @ Canada HR News - YouTube;  X @cadHRnews; LinkedIn @ Canada HR News Podcast.The sponsor of this episode is careergoals.ca, a career and image consulting agency committed to making your career dreams come true. To receive a job search playbook that will set you up for success with your career in Canada visit careergoals.ca. Indeed reports that as of November 3rd, Canadian holiday job postings were down 30% from a year earlier | Holiday Hiring Appetite Cooler This Year, While Job Seeker Interest Rebounds - Indeed Hiring Lab Canada Quebec's Common Front of public sector workers says it will strike again in two weeks | Quebec's Common Front says it will strike again in 2 weeks if negotiations continue to stall | CTV News Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. has cut about 3% of its workforce | Canadian Tire cuts about 3% of workforce | CTV News A wave of layoffs last year, which left thousands of Canadian workers jobless, is continuing this year | These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2023 (thestar.com) The 2023 living wage for Metro Vancouver is $25.68 per hour | ccpa-bc-Working-for-a-Living-Wage-2023.pdf (policyalternatives.ca) The Ontario government is introducing pay and ai transparency legislation | Ontario to Require Employers to Disclose Salary Ranges and AI Use in Hiring | Ontario Newsroom