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Alberta jobsites face crackdown after safety blitz
Dec 31, 2010

Safety officers will target commercial construction sites in Alberta for inspection in the upcoming year after a safety blitz found a number of contractors were in violation of provincial legislation. […]

Oil sands firms look at outsourcing
Dec 27, 2010

As Canada’s oil sands companies work to head off another looming labour crunch, some have begun looking at moving huge numbers of employees out of Fort McMurray, Alta. – and […]

Provinces reach agreement on pooled pension plan
Dec 26, 2010

Provincial finance ministers last week reached an agreement on a framework for the Pooled Registered Pension Plan (PRPP), a new private-sector retirement plan that aims to benefit small and medium […]

Federal, provincial finance ministers agree on private pension plan
Dec 22, 2010

Federal and provincial finance ministers had different views on how to ensure Canadians have enough money for retirement but managed to agree on allowing more private involvement. “We are all […]

HST levy, CPP on agenda as finance ministers meet in K-Country
Dec 21, 2010

As Canada’s finance ministers meet today in Kananaskis Country to wrestle with a thorny national pension debate, Alberta Finance Minister Ted Morton will also be pushing for Ottawa and the […]

Alberta construction site safety blitz planned after violations found
Dec 21, 2010

Safety officers will target commercial construction sites in Alberta for inspection in the upcoming year after a safety blitz found a number of contractors were in violation of provincial legislation. […]