Staff | August 14, 2020 A member of parliament from the New Democratic Party is introducing a motion to convert the Canada Emergency Response Benefit into a guaranteed livable basic income. The motion from Leah Gazan, the representative for...
The Canadian Press | August 14, 2020 Canada’s official fiscal watchdog says the federal wage subsidy program may cost $14 billion less than the government predicted. A new report by Parliamentary Budget Office analyst Ben Segel-Brown...
Jennifer Paterson | August 14, 2020 Company culture is a common term, but what does it actually mean? Though it’s one of those non-tangible concepts that can be difficult to put into words, company culture is...
Benefits Canada | August 14, 2020 As the global economy slogs through one of the most dire situations in living memory, some predict it will bounce right back to its old self, while others aren’t...
In 2015, Dow Inc. and DuPont agreed to merge and then subsequently spin off into three independent companies. Corteva Agriscience, the agriculture division of DowDuPont for four years, became a stand-alone public company on...
The Canadian Press | August 12, 2020 A former Starbucks Canada employee is suing the company for unpaid overtime for himself and other store managers. Trevor Hopman is the lead plaintiff in a proposed class action...
Staff | August 12, 2020 The University of Toronto Asset Management Corp. has received its highest scores in the United Nations’ principles for responsible investing’s annual assessment of its approach to responsible investing. It received A+ marks...
Staff | August 12, 2020 The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association is recommending the federal government develop a strategy for high-cost drugs for rare diseases, potentially by harmonizing catastrophic drug coverage across the country. In its August...
Staff with files from Canadian Press | August 11, 2020 The federal government is setting a temporary minimum unemployment rate of 13.1 per cent for all employment insurance economic regions across Canada. The move, which took effect Aug....
Staff | August 11, 2020 Much debate remains as to whether private equity is an appropriate option for members of capital accumulation plans. Canada’s neighbours to the south have been examining the potential legal pitfalls of...