Premier Kathleen Wynne announces government is committed to fulfilling the region's wish for all-day service to Toronto. ...
Category: Jobs and Employment
Ontario lends Ivaco $7 million to expand steel mill, boost jobs
Steelmaker's plant in L'Orignal, a village on the Ottawa River, will add 41 jobs as it modernizes and expands. ...
Anne Golden to be appointed to Metrolinx board
The chair of last year's Transit Investment Strategy Advisory Panel will be appointed to Metrolinx's board of directors in the coming weeks, QP Briefing has learned. ...
Soaring Pan Am security tied to London’s Games experience
Assistant Deputy Minister Tim Casey says $239 million price tag a result of changes in the costing for private security, which in turn was a lesson gleaned from the 2012 Summer Olympics. ...
Sitel to add 500 jobs at St. Catharines call centre
Announcement by Onex-owned company comes as St. Catharines continues to struggle after streamlining of auto sector in the region. ...
Cisco picks Toronto for one of four global innovation hubs
Tech giant's investment - lured by $220 million in provincial funding - will create 5,000 jobs in "one of the most technologically advanced buildings in the world," Cisco Canada president Nitin Kawale says. ...
Chrysler’s pass on government funding ups the ante with union
Auto maker signals it will press for efficiency, lower costs in 2016 contract talks; Unifor head laments the government being shut out exposes a deeper concern about the lack of an industrial strategy. ...
Chrysler to retool plants, but not with government aid
Request for financial aid for Windsor and Brampton plant upgrades was "being used as a political football," CEO Sergio Marchionne says, but company will carry on with its projects. ...
Private member’s bill targets internship abuses
While acknowledging benefits of unpaid internships, "far too often we see the system just isn't working as it should," says NDP MPP Jonah Schein, who tabled the bill. ...
Wynne blasts Hudak for ‘ransom’ language; PC leader says no to corporate handouts
The Liberal and Progressive Conservative leaders battled over the role of public funds to encourage private investments Monday. ...