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Alberta – Labour Policy

 

Government Improves Temporary Foreign Worker Program

May 1, 2012
The Government of Canada has announced important changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. The improvement will mean less red tape and expedited applications for businesses bringing skilled immigrants to Canada. Find out how it can benefit your business.

Increased EI premiums: the fight is not over!

January 12, 2012
In 2010, CFIB launched an Employment Insurance (EI) premiums campaign, one of the most comprehensive lobbying campaigns in our history. Though we celebrated a success for 2011, we knew that the battle was not done.

Alberta receives mediocre ratings in first-ever national comparison

December 13, 2011 – Calgary - According to a new groundbreaking research report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), provincial workers’ compensation boards across Canada, including Alberta, are doing a relatively poor overall job in meeting the needs of small business.

Alberta workplace injury and fatality record now public

October 13, 2010
The Alberta government recently announced that workplace injury and fatality records will now be available online for all employers in the province. Find out more about the plan and our reaction .

Advancing a better way to help low-income Albertans

August 10, 2010
The government’s policy of linking Alberta’s minimum wage to average weekly earnings is flawed. A better approach to help low income Albertans – a goal we all agree on – is to change the tax system to allow low-income workers to keep more of what they earn. Find out more about what CFIB is doing about the issue this summer.
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