Reading Time: < 1 minute The era of an “unlimited supply of cheap labour” in Canada is over, says Immigration Minister Marc Miller.
According to a report from Global News, Miller said employers may need to start offering higher wages to Canadian workers while speaking to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Wednesday.
Immigration minister calls era of “unlimited supply of cheap labour” at an end
Federal government moves to end disputes at ports of Vancouver and Montreal
Labour board will take a few days to issue order; West Coast union says it will file a legal challenge
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said this morning he had directed the country's labor relations board to order an end to disputes at the ports of Vancouver and Montreal, citing the economic damage inflicted.
Montreal dockworkers’ union rejects offer; lockout begins
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Montreal Longshoremen's Union rejected a final offer made for a new labour contract, leading to a lockout being declared, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) and the union said on Sunday.
Montreal port employers threaten shutdown
Reading Time: < 1 minute Port of Montreal terminal operators have threatened to shut down most operations as of Sunday after providing a "final, comprehensive offer" to the longshore union.
Labor dispute stops canola oil, forestry exports from West Coast
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's exports of canola oil and forest products from West Coast ports, including the Port of Vancouver, have halted due to a labor dispute, producers said on Thursday.
West coast ports shutdown enters second day
Reading Time: 2 minutes The British Columbia ports labour dispute continued on Tuesday, impacting exports at Canada's biggest port in Vancouver with no sign of negotiating progress.
Vancouver port employer could shut out foremen, grain will not be hit
Reading Time: 2 minutes Port of Vancouver foremen will be locked out on Monday unless they scrap a proposed strike, employers at Canada's biggest port said on Friday, but grain handling would not be affected.
Canada’s immigration cuts could hurt labor pool, industry groups say
Reading Time: 2 minutes Immigration cuts, meant to ease strained housing and social services, could hurt the country's labor pool, some industry groups said yesterday.
Canada labour minister proposes new mediator for Montreal port workers strike
Reading Time: < 1 minute Federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon on Tuesday proposed the appointment of a special mediator for a 90-day period in a bid to solve the ongoing labour dispute at the Port of Montreal.
U.S. port strike ends leaving cargo backlog
Tentative deal includes 62 per cent wage hike over six years
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports began reopening late on Thursday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry's biggest work stoppage in nearly half a century, but clearing the cargo backlog will take time.
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