public sector
Alberta still on track for $10.3B deficit, but signs point to growing economy
Update predicts 4% growth this year, up from the 2.6% forecast in last spring’s budget.
Government workers’ pay 10.6% higher than private-sector: study
Benefits for federal, provincial and municipal employees are also more generous.
Ont. public sector employment outpaces private
Fraser Institute study warns the crowding out effect is a concern.
Topping-up government wages costs taxpayers $20B per year: CFIB
Federal, provincial or municipal employees make up to 37% more than someone doing the same job in the private sector.
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11.5% pay advantage for Ont. government workers
Fraser Institute study says they get higher wages, better benefits.
BC premier wants more pipeline safety details
BC premier calls for Trans Mountain spill response plans be made public.
Electrolux oven plant in Tennessee to add 650 jobs by 2019
Company expects to produce up to 600,000 ovens annually at the plant that started production last fall.
Jobs, spending on the line as Newfoundland and Labrador drifts in red ink
Public service layoffs and program cuts have already started as anxious workers wait for more bad news.
Extra public sector sick days costing up to $3.5B
CFIB calls for alignment with private sector polices.
