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Handling of cancer patient callous, clumsy

Posted Wed, 05/09/2012 - 08:39 by NickiReich

If B.C. Liberals want to know why they are in such political trouble, they should take a look at the way their government treated Jolayne Gammon - at once politically stupid, callous and incompetent.

Gammon lives in Esquimalt. She has had blood cancer since 2000 and breast cancer since March 2010. She's scheduled to have both breasts removed.

Recommendations chart the course for social innovation

Posted Mon, 04/30/2012 - 09:37 by NickiReich

On Friday April 27, the BC Social Innovation Council presented to government their Action Plan Recommendations to Maximize Social Innovation in British Columbia.

The plan charts out a course for government, businesses, non-profits and communities in British Columbia that sparks action now, while providing a strong foundation for the future.

Canada’s non-profit sector invents a solution to gaps in funding

Posted Fri, 04/20/2012 - 09:59 by NickiReich

The recession hit Canada’s non-profit sector hard. Demand surged. Donations shrank. Foundations suspended grants to protect their endowments. Government support held up for a time as Ottawa and the provinces poured money into the moribund economy, then it too was cut.

Federal funding for job training shouldn’t be linked to EI

Posted Tue, 04/17/2012 - 09:21 by NickiReich

Most of Ontario’s unemployed are not eligible for government-funded training programs. Last week the Toronto Star highlighted the extraordinary barriers that workers face when trying to access training programs.

Labour groups welcome changes to immigration rules for skilled workers

Posted Fri, 04/13/2012 - 09:41 by NickiReich

Canadian construction groups are welcoming changes to the immigration system to make it easier for businesses to hire urgently needed skilled trades workers.

A new stream for skilled workers in fields such as construction and manufacturing should be set up later this year, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said earlier this week.

Feds to centralize immigrant settlement services

Posted Thu, 04/12/2012 - 07:36 by NickiReich

The federal government is moving to centralize the delivery of immigrant settlement services, Postmedia News has learned.

On Thursday, the government will cancel agreements with British Columbia and Manitoba that allow the provinces to manage their own language training and jobs programs for newcomers using federal funds.

Rules eased for skilled workers

Posted Wed, 04/11/2012 - 08:26 by NickiReich

The federal government announced Tuesday it is creating a separate queue for foreign tradespeople to ease labour shortages in industries that employ them.

The current federal skilled worker program's emphasis on academic qualifications traditionally has favoured professionals, meaning tradespeople have made up only a small percentage of those entering Canada.

Economy adds 82,300 jobs in March, as unemployment rate dips to 7.2%

Posted Thu, 04/05/2012 - 11:15 by NickiReich

OTTAWA - After months of stagnant or even falling employment, Canada's economy began churning out jobs again last month — and in a big way — adding 82,300 workers to the labour force.

B.C.'s new computer network rolling out

Posted Mon, 04/02/2012 - 08:31 by NickiReich

$182-million cross-ministry system dogged by critics' privacy concerns

By Rob Shaw, Times Colonist; Times April 1, 2012

After years of development, a slew of privacy concerns and a revolving door of cabinet ministers, the B.C. government's $182-million cross-ministry computer system will quietly roll into service Monday across the province.

One-stop job centres will open Monday

Posted Mon, 04/02/2012 - 08:23 by NickiReich

Starting Monday, job hunters throughout British Columbia will be able to visit one-stop service centres to tap into employment programs funded by senior governments.

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