TORONTO, Monday, August 14 – Today the Keep Ontario Working Coalition (KOW) released the first and only independent economic impact analysis of Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces Better Job... Read more
Updated Food Recall Warning Raspberry mousse cakes recalled due to norovirus OTTAWA, August 16, 2017 – The food recall warning issued on August 11, 2017 has been updated to include add... Read more
Maple Lodge Farms brand Chicken Frankfurters and Zabiha Halal brand Chicken Frankfurters may be unsafe due to the potential presence of bone fragments OTTAWA, August 11, 2017 – Maple... Read more
Toronto, August 2nd, 2017—The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers welcomes the announcement by International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne that of the additional European... Read more
OTTAWA, August 3, 2017 – Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. is recalling Gold Coast brand Broccettes – Broccoli Florettes from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O26 contamination. Cons... Read more
Opening of the application period for the new Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) tariff rate quota (TRQ) for cheese The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade... Read more
News Release From Global Affairs Canada August 1, 2017 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada As part of its progressive trade agenda, the Government of Canada is working to ensure... Read more
On Friday the committee hearing on proposals for labour reform was packed as it was the last in a set of Ontario-wide public deputations, the Toronto Star reported. Economists, labour activi... Read more
On Friday, the government concluded two weeks of public consultations on proposed legislation that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. “With a planned 32 per cent increase in the mi... Read more
Minimum Wage Battle Begins in Ontario With the provincial Liberal government facing an election next year with sagging poll numbers, it has pivoted to the centre-left with measures such as f... Read more
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