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Beverly Beuermann-King of R’n’R Consulting says it’s critical to start a conversation with a struggling employee in a safe and comfortable location. Then, point to unusual behaviours and speak naturally.
News

Subtle signs can show mental health strain in employees

Employees often don’t reach out because they fear they could lose their job

By Diana Martin December 17, 2021
How easy is it to recognize when an employee is having an off-day or dealing with mental health issues?  Not that easy, as pandemic times have shown. Twenty-one months into […] Read more

(File photo by Lorraine Stevenson)
Crops

Elevators hope mandatory vaccination doesn’t disrupt operations

New regulations will require all federally regulated employees to comply early in 2022

By Allan Dawson December 11, 2021
Canada’s major companies hope their operations won’t be disrupted when Ottawa requires federally regulated employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 starting early in 2022. “It depends on whether employees that aren’t […] Read more

File photo of an Ontario cherry orchard. (UpdogDesigns/iStock/Getty Images)

Audit finds Canada failing migrant farmworkers on COVID-19, housing inspections

By Anna Mehler Paperny December 9, 2021
Toronto | Reuters — As the COVID-19 pandemic raged, federal government inspectors frequently deemed the employers of migrant workers compliant with health and safety rules despite a lack of evidence, […] Read more

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Business, Markets/Business

Resource-rich Canada grapples with key labour issues

From agriculture to the oilpatch, lack of labour is driving up wages

By Nia Williams, Rod Nickel December 6, 2021
Canada’s economic recovery from the pandemic is being hampered by labour shortages across industries ranging from energy to aviation to agriculture, forcing companies to consider multiple salary hikes and offer […] Read more

As of Nov. 17, eligible expenses for the Enhanced Agri-food Workplace Protection Program will increase to $50,000 from $15,000 per farm and the application deadline is Feb. 1, 2022.
News

Province expands eligibility under workplace protection program

Deadline extended to February 2022 to offset costs related to COVID-19

By Diana Martin November 30, 2021
The Ontario government has made changes to the Enhanced Agri-food Workplace Protection Program (EAWPP) that are expected to increase uptake by farmers. Eligible costs have expanded and the application deadline […] Read more


UFCW Local 401 board member and Cargill employee Joseph Kog (l) and Local 401 president Thomas Hesse with their strike notice on Nov. 10, 2021. (GoUnion.ca)
Livestock

Cargill beef plant workers serve strike notice

Without a deal, High River workers will walk Dec. 6

By Dave Bedard November 11, 2021
Unionized workers at Cargill’s cattle slaughter and processing plant at High River, Alta. will start strike action next month unless a deal can be reached with the company, their union […] Read more

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APEC ministers call for curbs on farm, fuel, fishing subsidies

By David Brunnstrom, David Lawder, Praveen Menon November 10, 2021
Washington/Wellington | Reuters — Pacific Rim trade and foreign ministers on Tuesday pledged to sustain the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic while pursuing talks to curb subsidies for fisheries and […] Read more

Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland appears at a news conference in Ottawa on Sept. 24, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Blair Gable)
Markets

Canada to wind down broad-based COVID aid programs

Feds opt for targeted measures as economy recovers

By David Ljunggren October 22, 2021
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will not extend existing broad-based COVID-19 support programs for companies and individuals when they expire on Saturday because the economy is recovering well, Finance Minister […] Read more


A view near the Canadian end of the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor and Detroit and is considered one of North America’s busiest trade routes. (Steven_Kriemadis/iStock/Getty Images)

U.S. to lift restrictions Nov. 8 for vaccinated foreign travelers

By David Shepardson October 15, 2021
Washington | Reuters — The White House on Friday will lift COVID-19 travel restrictions for fully vaccinated international visitors starting Nov. 8, ending historic restrictions that had barred much of […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery, Markets

Canada concerned about supply chain issues, watching ports ‘closely’

By Reuters October 14, 2021
Reuters –– Canada is concerned about the challenges facing global supply chains and is watching the country’s ports very closely, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday. Freeland, speaking to […] Read more

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