Thousands of federal government workers receive layoff notices
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada said federal government workers are being forced into a 'Hunger Games-style fight for jobs.'
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Montreal public transit ridership fell in 2025 due to rotating strikes, agency says
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Montreal’s public transit agency says commuters took about 20 million fewer trips on its network in 2025 as metros and buses were disrupted by rotating strikes.
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Statistics Canada to cut 850 jobs, 12 per cent of executive team
sootoday - OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says it will be cutting around 850 of its staff along with 12 per cent of its executive team.
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Labour arbitrator overturns Canada Post firing over undelivered mail
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - A Canada Post mail carrier fired for keeping thousands of letters undelivered for months has been reinstated after a labour arbitrator ruled the behaviour stemmed from emotional and medical difficulties rather than deliberate misconduct.
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Statistics Canada to release December jobs data
The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - Statistics Canada is set to release labour force figures for December this morning.
- Data release announcements (3)
- Economic policy forecasts (2)
- Regional employment breakdowns (4)
- Unemployment surges at 6.8% (6)
Data release announcements
Economic policy forecasts
Regional employment breakdowns
Unemployment surges at 6.8%
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NDP leadership candidates scramble to raise funds ahead of membership deadlines
David Baxter / theglobeandmail - Membership cutoff for voting eligibility and the final fundraising deadline are both on Jan. 28
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Air Transat pilots overwhelmingly ratify new contract after narrowly avoiding strike
Christopher Reynolds / theglobeandmail - Aviators voted 91 per cent in favour of five-year contract which includes large raises for most pilots
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As Ontario civil servants return to office full time, union calls order 'ridiculous'
sootoday - TORONTO — Ontario government employees are expected to return to the office five days per week starting Monday, despite objections from public sector unions.
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Canada slashes immigration targets for 2026 — critics say that doesn't go far enough
David Wiechnik / westernstandard - In 2026, Ottawa is planning to sharply reduce immigration under the 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan for Canada after years of record-high intake, but critics are saying these lower numbers are still too high.
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Strike suspends operations at Quebec ski resort Le Massif de Charlevoix
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A major Quebec ski resort shut down Friday after a union representing about 300 workers launched a strike, suspending lifts, slopes and most services at Le Massif de Charlevoix.
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Ontario’s public service heads back to the office, meaning more traffic and emissions
Fatima Syed / thenarwhal - Doug Ford is bringing bureaucrats back to the office in January, but can transit and traffic across the Greater Toronto Area contend with tens of thousands more commuters?
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Canada’s highest-paid CEOs made an average of $16.2-million in 2024, report says
Ian Bickis / theglobeandmail - Gap between their payout and average worker wages widened to a record 248 times more
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Here are some of the new rules in Ontario coming into effect on Jan. 1
Joseph Ryan / citynews - New laws and regulations are coming to Ontario in the new year, including rules on pay transparency for job postings and harsher penalties for impaired driving offences. Here are some of the rules and changes coming into effect as of Jan. 1: WORKFORCE The…
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About one-third of Canadians say they're optimistic about the new year: survey
Catherine Morrison / nationalobserver - This year has been marked by economic upheaval, global conflict and climate change-induced natural disasters, and only a third of Canadians are optimistic things will get better in 2026, a new Leger poll suggests.
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Canada’s GDP shrank 0.3% in October, erasing September’s gain: StatCan
Ari Rabinovitch / globalnews - Canada's GDP fell 0.3 per cent in October, which more than offset the previous increase of 0.2 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.
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Canada Post, union reach tentative agreements that include higher wage hikes, enhanced benefits
theglobeandmail - Ratification votes to be held in early 2026
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Federal public servants to learn about job cuts in the new year
Catherine Morrison / theglobeandmail - Government plans to reduce size of public service by about 40,000 people
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Resident’s death at Oakville group home amid staff strike not considered suspicious
John Marchesan / citynews - A resident of an Oakville group home for adults with developmental disabilities that has been at the centre of a bitter labour dispute has died. Police in Halton Region say emergency crews responded to a medical call Friday morning at 53 Bond Street, a ca…
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Quebec family doctors vote 97 per cent in favour of revised deal with government
sootoday - MONTREAL — Quebec's family doctor federation says its members have voted 97 per cent in favour of an agreement in principle with the provincial government.
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Mark Carney shakes up roster of deputy ministers heading into the holidays
sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is shuffling the senior ranks of the federal public service heading into the new year.
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