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Jan 27, 2025 · Establishing an employee’s province of employment (POE) is important to ensure that the proper payroll deductions are withheld. While this may seem straightforward at first glance, determining POE has several layers that payroll professionals must understand to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. In this article, Canadian HR Reporter explains how employers can determine a worker ...

Jan 8, 2025 · Canada’s labour market likely continued to underperform compared to a “resilient” US market in the last month of 2024, according to experts from Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Economics. Canada likely added 10,000 jobs last month. That pales in comparison to the projected 195,000 jobs that the US labour market added in the same month, say RBC Economics’ assistant chief economist Nathan ...

Feb 3, 2025 · The study also found that Canadian tariff cuts primarily affected new job entrants rather than incumbent workers, limiting the overall impact on long-term employment. With Canadians expecting job cuts, 80% of them want the Canadian federal government to support people who would be impacted by job losses because of the tariffs, according to a previous report. Free trade and long-term earnings ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Canadian employers are scaling back salary increase budgets for 2025, moving closer to pre-pandemic norms, according to findings from Normandin Beaudry’s 2025 Salary Increase Pulse Survey. The survey, which gathered input from nearly 400 organizations in late 2024, highlights a continued cooling in salary budgets as inflationary pressures ease and the labour market stabilizes. About 68% of ...

Jan 20, 2025 · The business pages have been filled with articles chronicling announcements by famous firms like Amazon requiring their employees to return to work full time at the office (aka “RTO” for return to the office). In response, social media channels -and job search resume boards - overflow with complaints from disgruntled employees objecting to those decisions. This article will firstly discuss ...

Mar 18, 2025 · That meant he undertook three trips to Canada in 2018, networking and giving interviews. And his persistence paid off, as he landed a job at BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA). “That's when I decided to actually move with family to a different country.” Joining Vancouver Aquarium Talk about challenges – Mittal became director of HR at the Vancouver Aquarium in May 2021 after two ...

Mar 3, 2025 · This article was produced in partnership with HRPA. As HR professionals gear up for an exciting year, the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) has assembled an impressive roster of events and workshops designed to enhance learning, leadership, and workplace strategies. With topics ranging from workplace investigations and legislative updates to talent innovation, mental health, and ...

Dec 19, 2024 · Daniel Heath, a labour and employment lawyer at Harris and Company in Vancouver, agrees that legislative changes were a big part of the 2024 employment law landscape. “I really look at 2024 as a year of legislative intervention into the working conditions, entitlements and rights of employees - particularly in British Columbia, where I am, but it's also the case in Ontario and for federal ...

Mar 20, 2025 · A company’s decision not to hire a worker was because of the worker’s aggressive and inappropriate behaviour during an interview, not the worker’s race, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has ruled.