TORONTO — Two of Canada’s biggest private-sector labour unions are formally exploring the possibility of creating a new, merged organization, a move they believe could spark other unions to join them. The Canadian Auto Workers and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers, which ha...

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released the results of its inspection blitz on access equipment and fall protection safety at construction sites. According to results, close to 3,000 orders were issued under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, including more than 200 stop-work orders. Wor...

OTTAWA — Canada’s factories were humming in November, a strong signal for the economy and jobs, and suggesting the battered manufacturing sector may have more life than previously thought. Statistics Canada said Thursday that manufacturing sales rose an above-consensus two per cent t...

A new Conference Board of Canada study released by the International Trade and Investment Centre challenges the conventional wisdom about Canada’s trade profile. Canada is less trade-dependent than previously thought, has a smaller trade relationship with the United States than commonly believ...

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has developed a web-based tool to help employers and suppliers label their chemical products, in compliance with Canadian and American workplace labelling regulations.   CANLabel will address many of the challenges employers and s...