Quebec Labour

• Number of temporary foreign workers in Quebec on the rise, labour minister says

  Labour Minister Jean Boulet said the "significant'' increase is due to increased demand from businesses, which have to contend with an aging population and labour shortages.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2023
  
• Quebec worker awarded more than $12K after being fired for taking sick leave

  Quebec's administrative labour tribunal wrote in its decision that the woman's employer went so far as to take her doctor's note and throw the paper in her direction.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2022
  
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• With more kids working and getting hurt on the job, Quebec to review labour laws

  Unlike other provinces, Quebec has no minimum working age. In British Columbia, for instance, the minimum working age was raised in 2021 to 16 from 12, with some exceptions.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2022
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• Job losses in Quebec during pandemic affected women more than men: report

  Nearly 300,000 lower-paying jobs were lost in Quebec in 2020 when the economy was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Those job losses affected women more than men.

  Economy

  May 3, 2021
• Quebec’s general minimum wage going up to $13.10 May 1

  A $0.60 increase is bringing Quebec's general minimum wage to $13.10 per hour, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity Jean Boulet announced on Wednesday. 

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2019
• Agreement reached at Montreal hotel just ahead of planned mass walkout

  The agreement, announced Wednesday by the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN-FC), includes wage increases of three per cent over the first three years and a four per cent bump in pay in the final year.

  Sep 8, 2016