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Working Canadians suffering from food insecurity: report
Working Canadians suffering from food insecurity: report
While on the job, employees are often worried about the rising cost of food and that concern is now affecting their productivity, according to a new report.
Sectoral bargaining and Canada's labour market challenges
Expanding sectoral bargaining could reshape how work is organized across Canada’s low-wage industries and solve Canada’s labour market challenges, two experts from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) claim.
B.C. pay transparency law narrows wage gap: report
British Columbia’s pay transparency law is beginning to deliver measurable results, with the province reporting a notable reduction in the gender pay gap, which narrowed from 18.4% in 2022 to 14.5% in 2025 since the legislation was introduced in 2023.
Workplace investigations has stripped power from CEOs
Twenty years ago, the most powerful people inside major corporations were obvious. The CEO. The board chair. Perhaps the founder. Occasionally the CFO. Today, during moments of internal crisis, the balance of power inside many organizations is very different.
Metro Inc. president and CEO Eric La Flèche to retire
Metro Inc. president and CEO Eric La Flèche is retiring at the end of 2026 after 18 years at the helm of the food and pharmacy retailer. Chief operating officer Marc Giroux will succeed La Flèche, effective Sept. 26.
TD executive jumps to BMO to head business banking
Bank of Montreal has hired Trevor van Arragon, a career Toronto-Dominion Bank executive, to fill a new role as head of Canadian business banking. Arragon will report directly to group head of Canadian personal and business banking Mathew Mehrotra.
Industry moves: IG Wealth, Hub International fill exec roles
Milorad Stefanovic has been promoted to senior vice-president, head of IG Wealth Management technology and portfolio delivery. He joined the firm in 2018 as vice-president, digital technology. He was previously with RBC for more than a decade.
How to be a mentor to new work colleagues
Mentorship provides an opportunity to listen and to share the insights one has learned through their personal and professional life. For Susan MacDougall, it is also about demonstrating gratitude and having her perspectives challenged.
Your employment contract may not be enforceable
In the case of employment contracts, what is written is often decidedly not what is done. Just because something is written in your employment contract does not automatically mean that it is legally enforceable. It seldom is.
Canadian workers are struggling to take paid vacation
Canadian workers are struggling to take annual paid vacation days. Can burnout be far behind? Deep in the woods in Alberta, Monique has equipped her family cabin with an office desk, dual computer monitors, a professional-grade headset and high-speed internet.
Why are digital credentials still unpopular in hiring?
The adoption of digital credentials in recruitment remains limited for many employers amid challenges in interpreting them, according to research. Digital credentials, as defined by 1EdTech, refer to the verifiable, secure, and digital records of an employee's skills and achievements.
Students struggle to land career-boosting summer jobs
After sending out more than a dozen applications since January, Tia Chong still hasn’t found a summer position. The 20-year-old Western University political science student says she was hoping to spend her summer working in research or communications.
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