October 17, 2022

In this episode: provincial employment updates, possible strike of 55,000 education workers in Ontario, advances in inclusion practices among Canadian TSX-listed companies, and other topics. Follow us on twitter at Canada Human Resources News (@cadHRnews) and LinkedIn at Canada HR News Podcast for more updates.The governments of Nunavut and Saskatchewan have introduced new incentives to attract healthcare professionals and address staffing challenges | Province and territory announce incentives to boost recruitment | HRD Canada (hcamag.com)Nova Scotia is also taking creative steps towards retaining family doctors. The government is offering office space at no cost to four family physicians | Nova Scotia to provide office space for some doctors as recruiting incentive - CityNews HalifaxAbout 55,000 education workers in Ontario, such as custodians, early childhood educators and administration staff, will be in a legal strike position as of Nov. 3 | Ontario education workers will be in legal strike position in 17 days, CUPE says | CBC News The Nova Scotia government has proposed changes to the Labour Standards Code to provide an unpaid leave of absence of up to five consecutive working days for a pregnancy which does not result in a live birth, or an unpaid leave of up to 16 weeks if a pregnancy ends after the 19th week | N.S. government proposing leave from work for those who experience ‘end of pregnancy’ | Globalnews.ca The audit by Charron Human Resources reveals that employees at the Montreal call centre for Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reported having little time between calls, insufficient training, limited career development and a "strict" evaluation process that leaves them feeling "anxious and fearful." | External audit describes 'anxious and fearful' employees at immigration call centre | CBC News The law firm Osler has published their 8th annual report on diversity disclosure practices in Canada | Report: 2022 Diversity Disclosure Practices – Diversity and leadership at Canadian public companies (osler.com) The Government of Canada has launched an extensive online resource designed for Canadian organizations looking to adopt better equity and diversity practices to support the 30-50 challenge | WhatWorksToolkit – 5030 Challenge If you would like to be a guest on the podcast, send us a message at LinkedIn or X @CadHRNews