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Newfoundland and Labrador Jobs Forum Builds Partnership to Shape Future Workforce
June 11, 2025 Industry partners, educators, labour representatives, community leaders and various levels of government engaged in the inaugural meeting of the Newfoundland and Labrador Jobs Forum to discuss the evolving labour market and identify shared priorities to support the province’s economic growth. The event, hosted by the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Jobs, Immigration […]
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Applications open for the 2025-26 Community Enhancement Employment Program – 100.1 BayFM
June 2, 2025 Projects must directly support tourism and economic development, community and municipal infrastructure, and/or community services. Applications are now being accepted for the 2025-26 Community Enhancement Employment Program. Projects must directly support tourism and economic development, community and municipal infrastructure, and/or community services. The program provides funding to eligible rural project sponsors such […]
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Expanded Paid Domestic Violence Leave Takes Effect
1 April 2025 Nova Scotians experiencing domestic violence have access to more paid leave starting today, April 1. The Province has increased paid domestic violence leave from three to five days, giving employees more time to seek medical, legal and social supports without the added concern of lost income. “Nobody should have to choose between […]
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Public Advisory: Minimum Wage Increase, April 1
March 24, 2025 The Provincial Government is reminding employers the minimum wage will increase by 40 cents to $16.00 per hour, effective April 1, 2025. -30- NT4
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Nova Scotia Expands Paid Domestic Violence Leave
February 19, 2025 Nova Scotia is increasing paid domestic violence leave from three to five days, effective April 1. The change aims to give employees more time to access essential medical, legal and social support services. Currently, employees with at least three months of service are eligible for up to 16 continuous weeks of domestic […]
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Minister Dempster Announces Increase to the Minimum Wage
February 14, 2025 Today, the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister Responsible for Labour, announced a $0.40 increase to the minimum wage rate, effective April 1, 2025, in accordance with Newfoundland and Labrador’s Labour Standards Regulations. As of April 1, 2025, the minimum wage will be $16.00 per hour. The minimum overtime wage rate will increase to […]
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2025 SEED employer applications available Jan. 6
FREDERICTON – Employer applications for the Student Employment Experience Development (SEED) program will be accepted between Jan. 6 and Feb. 7. “The SEED program is an important government investment in our students and our communities,” said Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Alyson Townsend. “This annual funding provides more opportunities for students to gain crucial […]
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Federal, provincial and territorial ministers most responsible for early learning and child care meet to drive progress on a draft workforce strategy and discuss the long-term sustainability of their Canada-wide system partnership
From: Employment and Social Development Canada November 28, 2024 Federal, provincial and territorial ministers* most responsible for early learning and child care gathered today in Charlottetown to advance shared priorities. The meeting was co-chaired by the Honourable Jenna Sudds, Canada’s Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and the Honourable Rob Lantz, Prince Edward Island’s […]
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Governments of Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada Announce Early Learning and Child Care Action Plan, More than 10,000 Spaces Now Operating at $10-a-day or Less in the Province
August 9, 2024 Families across Canada know that affordable child care is not a luxury—it is a necessity. That is why the Government of Canada is working with provincial, territorial, and Indigenous partners to implement a Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) system that will bring fees for regulated child care across the country […]
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Governments of Canada and New Brunswick announce Early Learning and Child Care Action Plan
From: Employment and Social Development Canada August 7, 2024 Affordable child care is not a luxury—it is a necessity. That is why the Government of Canada is working with provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners to implement a Canada-wide early learning and child care (ELCC) system that will bring fees for regulated child care across the […]
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