'We need a way to resolve work stoppages to keep our railways and ports open for business,' says senator
Ottawa frames spending as defensive economic measure 'in a rapidly changing world'
Funding will focus on skills training, employment services
Employers can hire up to 100,000 young workers under program
Employment and Social Development Canada assessing whether federal labour laws around collective bargaining, health and safety, and sucessor employers need updating
Renewals will run April 15 to June 1, 2026
Will change how disputed terminations, leave decisions and records of employment scrutinized
New federal base pay rate higher than earlier projected rate of $18.10
With the program, ‘employers have more time to stabilize and build and ensure workers can stay on the job, protect their incomes, and build new skills for the future’
‘As global trade evolves, no worker will be left behind’
