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Legislation to Amend the Fair Registration Practices Act Passes Third Reading
Source: Newfoundland & Labrador - Government Releases
Date: 2026-10-29 21:20:12.0
Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Labour, Governance, Immigration]Legislative amendments to the Fair Registration Practices Act have passed third reading in the House of Assembly in Newfoundland and Labrador. Introduced by Minister of Jobs, Growth and Rural Development Lin Paddock, the amendments transition the list of regulatory bodies covered under the statute into regulations to enhance flexibility and responsiveness. This statutory change enables the Provincial Government to more swiftly incorporate regulatory bodies, comply with interprovincial labour mobility commitments, and reduce regulatory red tape without requiring individual amendments to the act for each body added or removed. The core purpose of the Fair Registration Practices Act and the public protection mandates of independent regulatory bodies remain unchanged.
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Alberta government to end DEI public sector hiring
Source: Global News Politics
Date: 2026-10-27 21:37:20.0
Tags: [Alberta, Governance, Labour, Education]The Alberta government tabled a new legislative bill under Premier Danielle Smith to prohibit public bodies—including public agencies, Crown corporations, post-secondary schools, school boards, and municipalities—from utilizing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in hiring decisions. The proposed legislation mandates that hiring must be based strictly on merit and qualifications. Furthermore, the bill prohibits public bodies from implementing mandatory DEI training for staff unless deemed strictly necessary for the job, and government officials indicated that the policy may eventually extend to non-profit agencies receiving government grants through future regulations.
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Legislative Amendments Proposed to Strengthen Administration of Fair Registration Practices Act
Source: Newfoundland & Labrador - Government Releases
Date: 2026-10-27 19:55:05.0
Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Labour, Governance, Immigration]The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, through Minister of Jobs, Growth and Rural Development Lin Paddock, introduced legislative amendments to the Fair Registration Practices Act on October 27, 2026. The proposed changes shift the list of regulated bodies covered by the legislation into regulations, streamlining the process to add or remove regulatory bodies and reduce administrative red tape. This reform aims to help the province respond more rapidly to labour mobility commitments, interprovincial credential recognition, and workforce demands for internationally educated and out-of-province professionals without requiring statutory legislative amendments. The amendments preserve the core mandate of the act and the authority of regulatory bodies to establish and assess professional qualifications and public protection standards.
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C-222 (45-1) - Relieving Grieving Parents of an Administrative Burden Act (Evan's Law)
Source: Parliament of Canada (LEGISinfo)
Date: 2026-10-27 19:44:40.0
Tags: [National, Labour, Social Services, Governance]Bill C-222, titled the Relieving Grieving Parents of an Administrative Burden Act (Evan's Law) and sponsored by Liberal MP Terry Beech, proposes amendments to the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code regarding the death of a child. The Private Member's Bill passed second reading unanimously with 331 votes in the House of Commons on February 4, 2026, received amendments from the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons and Disabilities (HUMA) in April 2026, and advanced to third reading debate on October 27, 2026.
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'Undermining the very profession': Alberta Teachers' Association gives province straight Ds one year after historic strike
Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
Date: 2026-10-27 19:34:36.0
Tags: [Alberta, Education, Labour, Governance]One year after the 23-day strike by 51,000 teachers that ended with the provincial passage of Bill 2 (the Back to School Act), Alberta Teachers' Association President Jason Schilling gave the Government of Alberta straight Ds regarding class sizes, complexity, and teacher salaries. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides countered that the 2026 provincial budget allocated a record $10.8 billion to education—a $722 million increase from 2025—and noted the hiring of over 2,100 new teachers, including 566 staff for complexity teams. Schilling maintained that classrooms remain overcrowded, citing instances of 37 students in a single high school class, and argued the province has fallen short of the 5,000 new teachers needed.
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Provincial Government Releases Core Staffing Review
Source: Newfoundland & Labrador - Government Releases
Date: 2026-10-26 18:30:12.0
Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Healthcare, Labour, Governance]The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador released a core staffing review conducted by Deloitte Inc. that evaluates minimum staffing levels and skill mixes across six Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services sites, including Community Health Mount Pearl Square and the Health Sciences Centre. The report outlines 21 recommendations focused on enabling staff to work to full value, stabilizing core staffing, transitioning to forecasted staffing models, and reducing structural loads. Minister of Health and Community Services Joedy Wall announced that the government is collaborating with the Registered Nurses’ Union Newfoundland and Labrador, NAPE, and CUPE to review the recommendations.
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Solu Med inc. de Montréal perd son autorisation de contracter et est inscrite au RENA
Source: Quebec - Fil de presse gouvernemental
Date: 2026-10-26 11:59:00.0
Tags: [Quebec, Healthcare, Labour, Governance, Public Safety]The Autorité des marchés publics has revoked the contracting authorization of Solu Med inc., a Montreal-based nursing personnel placement agency. Consequently, the company has been officially registered in Quebec's Registre des entreprises non admissibles aux contrats publics (RENA), barring it from participating in public sector contracts.
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Nearly half of staff in N.W.T. and Yukon could be affected by layoffs: Parks Canada
Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
Date: 2026-10-24 00:11:21.0
Tags: [National, Environment, Labour, Governance]Parks Canada is undergoing a workforce adjustment requiring the agency to absorb nearly $145 million in budget reductions over the next three years following a federal comprehensive expenditure review. Across the country, the restructuring will eliminate the equivalent of 500 full-time jobs, with nearly 3,000 employees receiving workforce adjustment notices. In the North, 67 of 147 staff in the Northwest Territories and 58 of 137 staff in the Yukon are affected, representing approximately 45 per cent of Parks Canada's workforce in those two territories.
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C-247 (45-1) - An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code
Source: Parliament of Canada (LEGISinfo)
Date: 2026-10-22 14:25:16.0
Tags: [National, Labour, Governance]Bill C-247, titled An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, is a Private Member's Bill sponsored by NDP Member of Parliament Leah Gazan representing Winnipeg Centre. The legislative initiative was introduced and completed first reading in the House of Commons on October 6, 2025, and subsequently reached second reading, with major debate sessions occurring on May 27, 2026, and October 22, 2026. The bill is currently at the second reading stage in the House of Commons, receiving commentary from Liberal, Conservative, and Bloc Québécois representatives.
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N.S. NDP remove party whip following post about France protests
Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
Date: 2026-10-21 22:41:28.0
Tags: [Nova Scotia, Governance, Labour, Justice]The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party removed MLA Paul Wozney from his role as party whip following a social media post in which he called for France-style civil unrest to oppose government legislation. Wozney's comments were made in response to a legal remedy concerning Bill 148, the Public Services Sustainability (2015) Act, which was previously ruled unconstitutional by the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. NDP Leader Claudia Chender condemned the remarks as careless and affirmed that the party unequivocally denounces violence or suggestions of violence in civic life.
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CRA awards $12M contract to subsidiary of U.S. company over non-profit Commissionaires
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-10-20 21:21:30.0
Tags: [National, Public Safety, Labour, Governance]The Canada Revenue Agency awarded a $12 million security contract to Universal Protection Service of Canada Corporation—a subsidiary of Allied Universal Security Services—over the non-profit organization Commissionaires, following a competitive bidding process where the price difference was less than one per cent or $80,000. The decision drew criticism from opposition MPs including Conservative Michael Barrett and NDP Gord Johns regarding the bypassing of the veteran-employing Commissionaires in favor of a foreign-owned corporation with ties to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Secretary of State for the Canada Revenue Agency Wayne Long defended the independent procurement process, stating it resulted in a qualified Canadian supplier without political interference.
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Proposed remedy for workers affected by Bill 148 could cost N.S. $470 million
Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
Date: 2026-10-19 20:15:49.0
Tags: [Nova Scotia, Labour, Finance, Justice, Governance]The Nova Scotia government has agreed to pay an estimated $470 million in compensation to roughly 81,000 public sector employees following a court ruling on Bill 148. Introduced in December 2015 by the former Liberal government and enacted in 2017, the legislation imposed four-year wage restrictions and eliminated long-term service awards. In February, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Ann Smith ruled that Bill 148 infringed upon public servants' Charter rights, ordering a legal remedy. Nova Scotia Minister of Finance John Lohr stated that the $470 million settlement cost is reflected in the 2025–26 provincial budget, though Justice Smith must still give final sign-off on the proposed remedy.
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Yukon wildland firefighters welcome plan to expand presumptive cancer coverage
Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
Date: 2026-10-09 11:00:00.0
Tags: [National, Labour, Public Safety, Governance, Environment]The Yukon government tabled a bill to amend the territorial Workers' Safety and Compensation Act to extend presumptive cancer coverage to wildland firefighters. Previously, only full-time and part-time structural firefighters received this coverage under the legislation. The proposed amendment covers all wildland firefighters equally, including government employees and independent contractors, with industry representatives aiming for formal legislative passage prior to the winter legislative break.
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Yukon to extend presumptive cancer coverage to wildland firefighters
Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
Date: 2026-10-07 00:23:01.0
Tags: [National, Labour, Healthcare, Public Safety, Governance]The Yukon government tabled a bill in the Legislative Assembly to amend the territory's Workers' Safety and Compensation Act to extend presumptive cancer coverage to wildland firefighters. Previously, only full-time and part-time structural firefighters were covered under the legislation for 19 types of cancer. Under the proposed statutory amendments introduced by Minister Laura Lang, wildland firefighters diagnosed with listed cancers and meeting eligibility requirements will have their conditions legally presumed to be work-related, streamlining the claims process.
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Canada's spy agency shakes up hiring process to 'meet operational needs': documents
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-10-04 08:00:00.0
Tags: [National, Public Safety, Defence, Labour, Governance]The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) implemented a series of recruitment and onboarding reforms to address structural bottlenecks and reduce the 12-to-18-month security clearance timeline. Internal documents reveal that CSIS, which previously maintained a hiring ratio of 85 per cent internal appointments to 15 per cent external hires as of March 2026, is establishing a dedicated external recruitment team and outsourcing psychological screening and standardized testing. Additional changes allow candidates to apply directly to regional offices, adjust official language requirements where appropriate, and shorten training programs to fill critical vacancies for intelligence officers, engineers, and analysts.
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Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Report A-2026-030 Released
Source: Newfoundland & Labrador - Government Releases
Date: 2026-09-28 14:00:25.0
Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Governance, Public Safety, Labour]The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Newfoundland and Labrador released Report A-2026-030, reviewing a complaint against the Treasury Board Secretariat regarding a request for records concerning a workplace safety concern and work refusal. The Treasury Board Secretariat withheld information under sections 29 (policy advice or recommendations), 30 (legal advice), and 40 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy) of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. The Commissioner found that the Treasury Board Secretariat appropriately applied sections 29 and 40 and conducted a reasonable search for records, but noted that current jurisprudence bars her from testing the veracity of a section 30 legal advice claim without evidence.
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Alberta referendum questions don't target permanent residents, new Canadians: Schow
Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
Date: 2026-09-28 11:05:03.0
Tags: [Alberta, Immigration, Labour, Healthcare, Education, Governance]Alberta Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration Joseph Schow defended the upcoming October 19, 2026 referendum ballot, which features five questions asking Albertans if they wish to take more control over immigration policies, reduce temporary foreign worker and student numbers, and require temporary residents to contribute to education and healthcare costs. Schow stated the measures target an influx of temporary foreign workers and students that have strained public systems and contributed to a youth unemployment rate of 15 per cent. According to federal statistics cited, a total of 385,000 foreign workers and students are expected in Canada this year, with caps dropping to 370,000 in both 2027 and 2028.
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Unions have new leverage, not less, under Liberals' new major projects bill: jobs minister
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-09-27 08:00:00.0
Tags: [National, Labour, Governance, Indigenous]The federal government introduced Bill C-39, an omnibus major projects bill proposing amendments to Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to place guardrails around back-to-work legislation. Under the proposed changes, the minister must appoint a special mediator for a 21-day period and consider a publicly released recommendations report before issuing an order based on the national interest. Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu defended the legislation by arguing that public scrutiny of the mediator's report increases union leverage, though organized labour groups like the Canadian Labour Congress and the Canadian Union of Public Employees strongly oppose the changes. Additionally, Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse-Nepinak raised concerns over the bill's one-year timeline cap for federal project reviews, arguing it subordinates the honour of the Crown to commercial interests.
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Carney government to study new major projects bill with tool last used in Harper era
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-09-25 20:34:29.0
Tags: [National, Infrastructure, Economy, Labour, Governance, Indigenous]The federal government led by Prime Minister Mark Carney introduced Bill C-39, a 244-page omnibus bill titled the Building Canada Strong Act designed to fast-track major economic development projects and address labour disruptions across 24 different acts and regulations. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon announced that the bill will be referred to a specialized "legislative committee"—a parliamentary mechanism last used by the federal government under Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2012 for Bill C-11. The legislation has drawn criticism from organized labour, environmental groups, and the Assembly of First Nations over proposed alterations to consultation practices, impact assessments, and the Canada Labour Code. While opposition parties intend to scrutinize the bill and propose amendments in committee, the governing Liberals hold a majority to pass the legislation in the House of Commons.
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Some federal departments, agencies spending millions on more office time for staff
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-09-24 16:15:25.0
Tags: [National, Labour, Governance, Finance]Thirteen federal government departments and agencies plan to spend a combined $18,720,150 to reconfigure or acquire office space following a Treasury Board directive increasing mandatory in-office work targets to four days a week for public servants and full-time for executives. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada leads the expenditures at nearly $5.7 million, followed by Fisheries and Outcomes Canada at $4.2 million, the Canada Border Services Agency at $3.9 million, and Correctional Service Canada at $1.37 million. Treasury Board Secretary Bill Matthews stated the mandate is a philosophical choice aimed at improving teamwork, while union representatives and opposition MPs criticized the spending and lack of cost-effectiveness research.
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