Random on-sight inspections, more federal government oversight needed for TFW program
Random on-sight inspections and more federal government oversight overall is needed for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFW) to be effective for Canadians and for workers using the program, say many analysts. NDP MP Jinny Sims (Newton-North Delta, B.C.), her party’s critic for employment and social development, said she received information from the government indicating […]
Feds’ support of labour bills could be tactic of larger political strategy in next election, claims Liberal MP
The government’s support to push some controversial private members’ labour bills through Parliament are part of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s plans to help win the next election by siphoning votes away from the Liberals, claims Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner, his party’s labour and employment and social development critic. In an interview on the Hill last […]
AFN national chief Bellegarde wants employment parity for First Nations by 2025
The newly-elected Assembly of First Nations national chief has only been in office for a month, and already he is indicating ambitious goals for the First Nations employment and social development file. AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde said Canada cannot wait to address the issues that will generate higher employment rates and overall socioeconomic standings […]
‘A zero-tolerance policy for physical injuries in the workplace is essential’: Minister Leitch
Canada’s federal Labour Minister Kellie Leitch says she has been “aggressively pursuing” unions to educate their employees on the right to refuse unsafe work following changes made to the Canada Labour Code that came into effect in late October 2014 redefining what “danger” means for the 10 per cent of Canadian employees in sectors including […]
Campus Research
University of Manitoba adding grad students, prioritizing indigenous education
The University of Manitoba is increasing enrollment in its research-based graduate programs while at the same time its campus experiences a boost in the amount of self-declared indigenous students attending the school. The graduate student growth comes in the wake of the university becoming a member of the U15 group of Canadian research universities, an […]
Opposition critics voice concerns over universites’ precarious work, class sizes
Opposition post-secondary education critics are voicing concern over the precarious work situation making its way into Canada’s academic post-secondary sector and the potential impact on the education and research produced in universities and colleges dealing with an increased enrolment and tight budgets. A Council of Ontario Universities (COU) study, called Faculty At Work: A Preliminary […]
Thunder Bay college promoting biomass
Confederation College in Thunder Bay says it has an economically and environmentally sustainable way of heating homes in communities in northwestern Ontario, and it now wants the provincial government to get rid of restrictive regulatory laws. The answer to some of the province’s energy woes, says the college, are biomass boilers, three of which are […]
University of Windsor releases few details on MOU with Chinese government companies
University of Windsor officials are releasing only small amounts of details regarding a memorandum of understanding the school signed with Chinese government companies to study the potential market for electric vehicles in North America. “The details of it I am not at liberty to talk about,” said Narayan Kar, associate professor in the department of […]
UBC using SSHRC funding on language revitalization, ocean research
University of British Columbia researchers are busy starting work with partners across Canada and the world on new projects related to oceans, language revitalization and community development, funded in part by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. The government announced the funding of 71 new grants, through the SSHRC, at the end of August. UBC […]
