COCA Newsletter – September 2018
No Explanation for Construction Job Losses Statistics Canada reported that employment in Ontario’s construction industry dipped 1.7% shedding 8,800 jobs in August. Construction employment in July stood at 527,500 compared to 518,700 in August. Across all sectors employment in Ontario declined
In a Flash | Ontario Proposes Minimum Pay Rates for Government Contracts
In a Flash Ontario Proposes Minimum Pay Rates for Government Contracts April 18, 2018 Premier Kathleen Wynne introduced the Government Contract Wages Act, 2018 (the “Act”), on April 17, 2018. The proposed Act, if passed, would set minimum wages for workers in certain