An upcoming increase to the minimum wage in New Brunswick may force business owners to reduce hours or lay off employees, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. “Businesses in New Brunswick right now are not exactly rolling in dough and they have to make some very ugly choices,” said Dan Kelly, the CFIB’s … Continue reading
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New Brunswick Health Minister Hugh Flemming says almost 400 jobs will be eliminated from the province’s health care system during the next year as the government looks to cut costs. Flemming says the changes are needed to rein in spending so that per capita health care costs are closer to the national average of about … Continue reading
The issue means 200 employees at Industrial Rail Services could be affected, depending on how long it takes to fix the problem, according to Dick Carpenter, the company’s president… via Via Rail car restorer facing major layoffs – New Brunswick – CBC News.
What is rapidly changing is the distribution of new immigrants within Canada. From 1991 to 2006, Ontario attracted 54.5 per cent of the immigrant population (using Census data for those years). During that same period, the Maritime provinces attracted less than 1 per cent of immigrants, even though the region’s population was more than 5.5 … Continue reading