Employment and Social Development Canada

• Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Saskatoon

  An analysis of federal data shows that Saskatoon had, on average, 53,330 recipients during each four-week pay period for the pandemic aid.

  Canada

  Feb 15
• Coronavirus: Atlantic farmers seek federal answers on temporary foreign worker program

  Atlantic Canadian farmers are waiting for word from the federal government about how the country's temporary foreign worker program is going to work this year.

  Economy

  Feb 4
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• Quebec business owner says several workers refuse to return to work due to CERB

  A survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shows that one-quarter of small firms report that laid-off staff refused to return to work.

  Health

  Jul 17, 2020
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• Locked in: Edmonton parents find out flexible 18-month leave is firm on payment plan

  When Andrea Chmilar's husband was laid off in April 2019, she decided to cut her 18-month parental leave short.

  Lifestyle

  Nov 12, 2019
• 26 groups denied Canada Summer Jobs grants over abortion stance

  The federal government says it received nearly 40,000 applications for the Canada Summer Jobs program this year. About 400 were ruled out under new rules that say the money cannot be used to undermine human rights.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2019
• Charity suspended over terror financing concerns gets Canada Summer Jobs grant

  Although its charity status was suspended last September, ISNA-Canada has been approved for a $25,000 Canada Summer Jobs grant.

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2019
• Officials set to conduct review of Canada’s employment insurance zones

  Employment and Social Development Canada is working on a fast-tracked review of the current boundaries that help decide the number of hours workers need to put in to qualify for EI benefits and how much they can receive depending on where they live.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2019
• Millions of calls to government agencies go unanswered: Auditor General

  Seven million callers were sent to an automated system or were told to go to a website or to call back later.

  Politics

  May 7, 2019
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• Canadian employers content to avoid cost and headache of providing daycare

  Despite the rising number of women in the workforce and a federal government push to help even more join, few Canadian employers offer childcare in the workplace.

  Lifestyle

  May 28, 2018
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• Liberal child care benefit isn’t daycare cash, advocates say

  Federal officials went looking for Canadian daycares to help promote a Liberal government plan to increase the Canada child benefit - but instead found opposition to the idea of touting the benefit as key to defraying the cost of child care.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2017