With safe housing one of main concerns for temporary foreign workers coming to British Columbia, the provincial government’s extension of its COVID-19 quarantine program is a step in the right direction, says the Mexican Consulate.
The 2021 growing season is starting and Berenice Diaz Ceballos, Mexico’s consul general in Vancouver, says it’s important that workers have a safe place to isolate once coming to Canada. Many of B.C.’s temporary foreign workers are from Mexico, as well as Honduras and Guatemala.
The program, which started last year, will fund hotel, food costs, laundry, and other supports. So far, the province has spent $17 million on almost 5,000 workers who arrived in the province between April 13 and Dec. 31, 2020. Sixty-four cases of COVID-19 were detected among those workers, all of whom recovered during the mandatory quarantine.
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In order to help maintain a robust workforce and better position our country for a strong economic recovery, the Government of Canada is investing in the skilled trades to ensure that Canadians have the training they need to access good, well-paying jobs. The Government is making targeted investments, so that key groups facing barriers like women, newcomers, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and Black and racialized Canadians can better find work in the skilled trades through projects led by unions and their partner organizations.
Today, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, announced $63.5 million, over five years, for 68 projects as part of the Union Training and Innovation Program (UTIP) 2020 call for proposals. This investment will help certify skilled tradespeople and prepare them to fill available jobs as the economy restarts. Minister Qualtrough made the announceme
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GATINEAU, QC, Feb. 15, 2021 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada is delivering on its commitment to create a barrier-free Canada with the implementation of the
Accessible Canada Act, which will help remove barriers, and increase access and opportunities for persons with disabilities.
Today, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, highlighted the publication of the first-ever proposed
Accessible Canada Regulations under the
Accessible Canada Act in the
Canada Gazette (Part I). These proposed regulations were drafted following consultations with key disability stakeholders and federally regulated entities.
These proposed regulations would establish a foundation for federally regulated entities to incorporate accessibility measures into their operations. The organizations would be required to develop and publish accessibility plans and progress reports, and establish feedback processe
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OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 9, 2021 /CNW/ - Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada has provided urgently-needed income support to millions of Canadians, which has helped them put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads during this crisis. The federal government is committed to continuing to support Canadians throughout this crisis.
Today, the Government of Canada announced that self-employed individuals who applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and would have qualified based on their gross income will not be required to repay the benefit, provided they also met all other eligibility requirements. The same approach will apply whether the individual applied through the Canada Revenue Agency or Service Canada.