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What are Employment Insurance supports available for workers and employers affected by wildfire evacuations?
Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have been negotiating new collective agreements for more than one year. On November 15, 2024, the employees went on strike, and, on December 17, 2025, the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered the employees back to work and to resume postal operations.
Negotiations in January and February 2025 between Canada Post and CUPW were mediated by the Industrial Inquiry Commission, and the Commissioner presented a report of recommendations to the Minister of Labour on May 15, 2025. The collective agreements expired on May 22, 2025, and the union is once again in a strike position. Negotiations are ongoing.
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has implemented procedures to ensure timely delivery of benefits and services to those affected by natural disasters.
What is the Government doing to protect the rights of workers who lose their jobs at The Bank of Nova Scotia?
Program funding and targets for Canada Summer Jobs
Provide an update on passport service delivery to Canadians
What is the Department doing to ensure that seniors receive the benefits to which they are entitled in a timely way?
Canada is experiencing one of its largest waves of job losses in years, as Hudson’s Bay moves forward with plans to close all of its stores and lay off a total of 8,000 employees by June 1, 2025. The terminations are occurring in stages, aligned with the schedule of store closures.
How is the Government of Canada supporting workers in seasonal employment?
What is the Employment Insurance (EI) premium rate for 2025?