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Child Poverty
Update on the Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy
Statistics Canada analysis on predictions of Canada’s overall poverty rate for 2023.
Service Canada offers bilingual services in In-Person offices to support service delivery to minority official languages communities.
What are the employer’s obligations under the Canada Labour Code with regards to providing regular breaks to employees? How do the associated regulations modify the application of those entitlements, and how do the entitlements apply in a unionized workplace?
A News Release was released on September 3, 2024, outlining improvements to the affordability of post-secondary education for Canadian students.
The United Nations’ (UN) Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery released his final report in August 2024. This report continues to liken the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program to a “breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.”
The volume of temporary foreign workers in Canada increased in response to historic labour shortages post the COVID-19 pandemic, raising concerns about Canadians’ and permanent resident access to jobs, housing, and social services.
What are some of the important findings of compliance inspections under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in the last fiscal year?
As reported in an article on June 10, 2024, Quebec is seeking to amend housing standard regulations for temporary foreign workers.