HR News Canada

by Todd Humber
Black public servants gain expanded mental health, leadership supports under Ottawa’s action plan
Anthropic updates AI safety policy, separates company commitments from industry recommendations
Most organizations adding AI skills to jobs but not paying more for them, report finds
Most Canadian employers still skeptical of self-taught skills, survey finds

What repeated absences reveal about the health of your workplace

by Todd Humber

When an employee keeps missing work, frustration is a common reaction. But Carmen Bellows, Sun Life’s Director of Mental Health, says managers should begin by asking: “What’s changed?” Repeated absences often reflect pressures or struggles that call for …

Nova Scotia legislation creates skilled trades institute at NSCC with $25M investment

Small firms drove Canada’s 37% residential construction productivity drop, StatCan finds

Trump defends tariff regime in State of the Union address after top court blow

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Resilience at Work: In Partnership with Sun Life

Building workplace resilience takes strategy, culture and daily practice

Loneliness crisis at work affecting four in 10 Canadian employees

How managers are preventing burnout and building resilient teams

Uncertainty and social disconnection straining employee resilience, Sun Life report finds

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The hidden cost of workplace loneliness — and how leaders can respond

Almost half of Toronto-area immigrant settlement services expect program closures

SHRM names Carolynn Johnson president of CEO Action for Inclusion & Diversity

Air Canada named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for eighth time in 10 years

George Brown Polytechnic earns Canada’s Best Diversity Employer designation for first time

Jazz Aviation marks 15th consecutive year on Canada’s Best Diversity Employers list

Canada’s Best Diversity Employers 2026 named by Mediacorp Canada

Labour Relations| In Partnership with Queen's IRC

Canadian Union of Postal Workers set to vote on tentative deals in spring

by The Canadian Press

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its members will hold a ratification vote on tentative agreements with Canada Post between April 20 and May 30.  The deals …

Tentative contract reached for 25,000 B.C. health-science workers
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences reaches arbitrated deal with OPSEU

Federal government’s Phoenix pay system still failing a decade later, union warns

B.C. paramedics union reaches agreement in principle, avoids possible job action

Nurses discouraged from working at Winnipeg hospital due to safety concerns

U.S. Supreme Court tariff ruling offers little relief for Canadian workers, Unifor warns

WestJet entitled to assign short vacation blocks during pilot training gaps, arbitrator rules

PIPSC files unfair labour practice complaint over federal return-to-office mandate

Employment Law| In Partnership with HR Law Canada

Former B.C. school trustee to challenge $750,000 penalty for anti-SOGI campaign

by The Canadian Press

Advocate urges feds to update equity act, settle class action with Black employees

by The Canadian Press

Tribunal reinstates benefits after barrel racing surveillance deemed insufficient proof of recovery

by HR Law Canada

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Opinion

Pittsburgh nurses are fighting for better staffing ratios – and the research backs them up

by The Conversation

Endometriosis: How a U.K. court ruling could make workplaces better for those with the condition

How AI resurrects racist stereotypes and disinformation — and why fact-checking isn’t enough

Canada’s ethnic and racial wage gap rivals it’s gender gap — but gets a fraction of the policy attention

Mental Health

Moral injury gaining recognition as workplaces face rising mental health claims

by Todd Humber

Stress costs Canadian small business owners 31 days of productivity each year

Mental health days rare despite widespread recognition of workplace stress

Why psychological safety is the missing piece in performance

Workplace Safety| In Partnership with Safety News Canada

William Laird Cronk appointed chair of WorkSafeBC’s board of directors

by Safety News Canada

Abduction of Mexican mine workers raises doubts over touted security improvements

by The Associated Press

Tribunal reinstates benefits after barrel racing surveillance deemed insufficient proof of recovery

by HR Law Canada

Recruitment & Retention

Alberta pledges record $7.7 billion for physician recruitment, compensation in 2026 budget

by HR News Canada Staff

Recruitment costs rose in 2025 despite softer labour market, report finds

Canada should work to recruit bilingual health workers, Senate report says

Skills-first hiring strategies gain traction among employers, new research finds

Artificial Intelligence

Most organizations adding AI skills to jobs but not paying more for them, report finds

by HR News Canada Staff

Workleap launches AI agent to help managers track team performance in Slack

AI could mark the end of young people learning on the job – with terrible results

AI threatens to eat business software – and it could change the way we work

Global HR News

Pittsburgh nurses are fighting for better staffing ratios – and the research backs them up

Supreme Court ruling against Trump’s tariffs is unlikely to mean an end to trade policy chaos

Job hugging: Rising retention rates may be masking a workplace crisis

U.S. court allows class action against Amazon over pre-hire personality test to proceed

Diversity

SHRM names Carolynn Johnson president of CEO Action for Inclusion & Diversity

Jazz Aviation marks 15th consecutive year on Canada’s Best Diversity Employers list

Canada’s Best Diversity Employers 2026 named by Mediacorp Canada

Former B.C. school trustee to challenge $750,000 penalty for anti-SOGI campaign

Industry News

UKG, Ellucian partner to connect workforce and student systems for colleges

by HR News Canada Staff

Workleap launches AI agent to help managers track team performance in Slack

by HR News Canada Staff

Nearly 90% of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S. use UKG technology

by HR News Canada Staff

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SHRM names Carolynn Johnson president of CEO Action for Inclusion & Diversity

by HR News Canada Staff

Government appoints six vice-chairpersons to Canada Industrial Relations Board

by HR News Canada Staff

HR News Canada welcomes Calista Liotta as brand marketing manager

by HR News Canada Staff

Top Employers

Air Canada named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for eighth time in 10 years

Visionet earns Great Place to Work certification in Canada for second straight year

DP World named to BC’s Top Employers list for eighth straight year

B.C.’s Top Employers shift to skills-based hiring as one million job openings loom in province

Remote & Hybrid Work

Availability of desk space unclear as feds boost in-office time for public servants

Federal union challenges return-to-office mandate, cites contradictions with Carney’s remote work views

Public servants ordered to work in-office 4 days a week starting in July

Thousands of Alberta government employees return to offices as hybrid work plan ends

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CAAT Pension Plan CEO placed on leave amid governance review
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Federal government’s Phoenix pay system still failing a decade later, union warns
Diversity programs have become a tick-the-box exercise. They need to become more political, not less
Endometriosis: How a U.K. court ruling could make workplaces better for those with the condition
Canada’s ethnic and racial wage gap rivals it’s gender gap — but gets a fraction of the policy attention
Recruitment costs rose in 2025 despite softer labour market, report finds
‘Amazing response from the community’: Fund helps workers displaced by lobster plant fire in Nova Scotia
Moral injury gaining recognition as workplaces face rising mental health claims
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