Labour & Employment
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March 28, 2024
Supreme Court of Canada rules Charter applies to First Nation government and its citizens
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 6-1 that the Charter applies to a First Nation government and its citizens in Yukon, as well as ruling 4-3 that the Charter’s s. 25 shields from a community member’s s. 15 equality rights challenge the self-governing Vuntut Gwitchin’s constitutional requirement that its elected leadership must live on the First Nation's traditional territory.
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March 28, 2024
Encouraging news about employer positive approach to mental health issues | Courtney Mulqueen
Few of us are able to escape workplace stress, but a growing commitment by more employers toward a more preventative approach to mental health issues is a promising sign.
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March 27, 2024
College of Pharmacists considering legal action over reports of corporate interference
The regulator for Ontario’s more than 17,800 pharmacists says it will not tolerate corporate pressure to provide unnecessary services to improve profits and is considering legal action to prevent it.
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March 26, 2024
Racialized officers still less than 1 in 10 police; women’s presence grew in 2023: StatsCan
The number of police officers in Canada did not keep pace with the growth in the country’s population, according to the latest Statistics Canada report, which also found that the percentage of female police officers kept climbing in 2023 while the presence of racialized police officers remained stuck much lower than the percentage of racialized Canadians.
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March 26, 2024
Why Canadians like to invest in the U.S.
For years, Canadians and Canadian businesses have looked south for a variety of reasons. These include diversifying their business interests across multiple markets, growing above and beyond their domestic capabilities, and taking advantage of localized opportunities in the U.S. as, in some instances, the opportunities in the U.S. outstrip those available only in Canada. Canadians have also used U.S. expansion as a springboard to expansion elsewhere worldwide, such as in Europe, Central and South America, Asia and Africa.
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March 26, 2024
It’s time to spring clean your HR department
With spring in full swing, it’s the perfect time to get organized and get rid of clutter. It's also a great time for businesses to take this time to review all key HR functions and ensure they are all up to date.
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March 22, 2024
Ottawa unveils proposed military justice reforms ‘in response to’ Fish and Arbour external reviews
The federal Liberal government has proposed long-awaited reforms to “modernize” the National Defence Act (NDA), including measures to bolster the independence of key military justice system actors.
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March 22, 2024
Ottawa looks to reduce percentage of temporary residents to five per cent of population
Citing the need to “ramp things down,” in part to address Canada’s “affordability challenge” in such areas as housing, Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the federal government wants to stem the rapid growth in temporary residents by reducing their number over the next three years from 6.2 per cent of Canada’s population (2.5 million people in 2023) to five per cent.
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March 21, 2024
Ottawa tables recommendations to establish inclusive federal workplace program
In the midst of multimillion-dollar legal battle with its Black employees, the federal government has released an expert panel's recommendations on the design and creation of a new "restorative engagement program" (REP) to “help foster a diverse and inclusive public service free of workplace discrimination and harassment.”
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March 22, 2024
Canada to set temporary immigration levels starting in September | Colin Singer
Canada will start limiting temporary immigration and gradually work on reducing it over the coming three years, says Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Starting this fall, the federal government plans to reduce the number of temporary residents in Canada to 5 per cent of its population over the next three years. It is currently 6.2 per cent.