Buyer Beware – WHMIS Training
/in front, news/by CANSWorkSafeNB has learned that companies are contacting New Brunswick employers telling them they must retrain all staff on Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS). To convince employers to register for their course, the companies suggest the employers are not in compliance with provincial labour laws. Read more.
Skilled Trades Will Enable The Future Of Canada’s Economy
/in front, news/by CANS“If Canada is going to invest heavily in infrastructure, we must ensure we make equally strong investments in training talent that is going to build it.” Read more.
NON-RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT Q4 2016
/in front, news/by CANSNova Scotia’s non-residential building construction investment (seasonally adjusted) was $137.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2016. This was 3.6 per cent lower than the previous quarter owing to declines in all industrial (-9.5 per cent) and commercial (-4.4 per cent) construction, which were partially offset by growth in institutional and governmental building construction (+6.7 per cent). Read more.
Immigration on the Rise in Atlantic Canada
/in front, news/by CANSThe number of immigrants to Atlantic Canada has tripled since 2002, reaching a record 8,300 in 2015 and jumping to more than 11,600 in the first nine months of 2016, according to a Report Card issued today by the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council. Read more.