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Skilled trade workers in Ottawa are trying to persuade young people to consider construction trades for a career as a shortage looms. Within the next decade the industry will need about 100,000 additional...

London’s employment and training agencies are reeling from more than $2 million in cuts to local job programs, a provincial government move that’s triggered more than a dozen layoffs and...

The 2019 budget includes a planned change to the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program that will create a "dedicated stream to help Ontario's technology sector attract highly skilled employees" who would...

The 2019/2020 Ontario Budget was announced today, and creates even more uncertainty for people who receive benefits from the Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) system....

A skilled labour shortage in Ontario in the past three years has slowed the growth of construction companies, prompting some to turn down work and others to decline to bid on...

On March 15th, the Minister of Education announced that the province was modernizing curriculum, going “back to basics” in math, and making significant reductions in funding for school boards. According...

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says the Ford government's plans to privatize and outsource Ontario's employment and training programs will leave even more Ontarians stuck in a downward spiral of being either jobless...

The Government of Ontario has announced changes to its employment services. Employment programs for Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program will be integrated into Employment Ontario to create...

Ontario's Progressive Conservative government is eliminating free tuition for students from low-income families while also cutting tuition fees. The Ontario Student Assistance Plan grants had become unsustainable and it was time to refocus...

As we pulled up in front of the college campus, I could sense that my student, Sam*, was both nervous and filled with anticipation. I was excited, too. This was...