--- title: "Canada Articles | Metaintro" canonical: "https://www.metaintro.com/blog/tag/canada" language: "en" author: "Metaintro" --- [Back to Blog](/blog) # Canada 18 posts [![Giant haul trucks parked idle at an open-pit copper mine in British Columbia](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/highland-valley-copper-strike-1200-workers-teck-hero.jpg) News ### 1,200 Workers Walk Off the Job at Canada's Largest Copper Mine More than 1,200 USW Local 7619 members struck Teck's Highland Valley Copper on Oct. 24 over wages, pensions and trades retention. What it means for workers. October 27, 2026Read Article](/blog/highland-valley-copper-strike-1200-workers-teck) [![An instructor and two factory workers in hard hats and orange jackets at a machine control panel during a training session](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/canada-workforce-retention-retraining-program-1000-per-worker-hero.jpg) News ### Canadian Employers Can Now Claim Up to $1,000 per Worker to Retrain Staff Through Work-Sharing Canadian employers can claim up to $1,000 per worker for training under Work-Sharing, and staff who train can see income replacement rise to about 70%. October 26, 2026Read Article](/blog/canada-workforce-retention-retraining-program-1000-per-worker) [![Empty game studio desks with switched-off monitors and small clay creature sculpts in winter daylight](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/ea-bioware-closure-400-jobs-2026-hero.jpg) News ### About 400 EA Workers Face Job Cuts Worldwide as BioWare Closes After More Than 30 Years About 400 EA jobs are being cut worldwide, about 50 of them at BioWare, as the Edmonton studio closes. See what Alberta law and Canada's EI offer workers. October 22, 2026Read Article](/blog/ea-bioware-closure-400-jobs-2026) [![A cardboard box with a plant, a mug and a jacket on a wooden bench on an autumn Montreal street](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10623.jpg) News ### Lightspeed Workers Get No Breakdown Yet of Which Teams Lose Out in a 250-Role Reduction Lightspeed says 250 roles are affected by layoffs and vacancies it will not fill, with no split given. Here is what laid-off staff and job seekers can do next. October 14, 2026Read Article](/blog/lightspeed-250-roles-layoffs-unfilled-vacancies) [![A cardboard box of classroom supplies on a wooden bench in a bright school hallway with autumn maple trees outside](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10522.jpg) News ### Canadian Workers Lost 68,000 Jobs in September, With Education and Public Sector Staff Hit Hardest Canada lost 68,000 jobs in September and unemployment rose to 6.5% from 6.4%. Public sector, education and Quebec jobs fell most while Alberta added work. October 12, 2026Read Article](/blog/canada-68000-jobs-lost-september-2026-unemployment-6-5) [![A polished wooden restaurant bar counter with plates, wine glasses and a card payment terminal](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10484.jpg) News ### 72% of Ontario Tipped Workers Say Their Tips Fell Over Two Years, Here Is What Servers Can Do 72% of Ontario tipped workers say tips fell, in a survey of 250 tipped respondents. See the small-sample caveat, the $17.95 wage and Ontario tip rules. October 7, 2026Read Article](/blog/canada-tipping-recession-ontario-72-percent-2026) [![Large steel pipeline sections on wooden skids beside a construction corridor below snow-capped mountains](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10435.jpg) News ### Up to 140,000 Jobs Projected as Canada Fast-Tracks the Pacific Link Pipeline, With Construction Possible From September 2027 Up to 140,000 jobs are projected for Canada's Pacific Link pipeline, with building possible from Sept. 2027. See which trades built the last West Coast line. October 2, 2026Read Article](/blog/pacific-link-pipeline-140000-jobs-canada) [![Shelves of foreign-language dictionaries in a reference library with headphones on a cart](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10424.jpg) News ### Speak Mandarin, Punjabi or Spanish? CSIS Is Hiring Communications Analysts at Up to $120,917 CSIS pays $99,392 to $120,917 for analysts who translate Mandarin, Russian, Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi or Spanish. See who qualifies, which cities and how to apply. October 1, 2026Read Article](/blog/csis-foreign-language-communications-analyst-hiring) [![A liquefied natural gas plant with a large storage tank and cranes on a mountain-ringed coastal inlet](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10407.jpg) News ### Up to 4,000 Peak Construction Jobs Expected in Kitimat With LNG Canada Phase 2 Approved LNG Canada Phase 2 is expected to bring up to 4,000 peak construction jobs to Kitimat, with about 90 full-time and 150 contractor roles added once it is done. September 30, 2026Read Article](/blog/lng-canada-phase-2-kitimat-4000-construction-jobs) [![A steel mill with tall stacks on a harbour with rolled steel coils lined up in the foreground](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10397.jpg) News ### Up to 500 Stelco Workers Affected by Hamilton Idle as Lake Erie Works Jobs Are Offered to Some Up to 500 Stelco employees are affected as Hamilton Works begins winding down around Oct. 9. The union counts 350 layoffs and 46 Lake Erie openings for them. September 29, 2026Read Article](/blog/stelco-hamilton-layoffs-lake-erie-works-jobs) [![Empty desks and moving boxes in an office with large windows looking out on snowy mountains](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10364.jpg) News ### 96 Thinkific Workers Lose Their Jobs as the Course Platform Shifts Focus to Enterprise Clients Thinkific cut 96 jobs, about 30% of staff, to focus on enterprise clients. What British Columbia rules say laid off workers are owed and how to claim EI. September 25, 2026Read Article](/blog/thinkific-96-layoffs-enterprise-shift) [![A hospital nursing station with medication carts and folded linen in a bright corridor](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10320.jpg) News ### Hamilton Health Sciences Workers Face 413 Position Cuts, but 157 of Those Jobs Are Already Empty Hamilton Health Sciences is cutting 413 positions, 157 of them vacant, including 143 nursing roles. What nurses, aides and clerks are owed and where to go next. September 22, 2026Read Article](/blog/hamilton-health-sciences-413-job-cuts) [View All Blog Posts](/blog/p/1) [Return to navigation](#main-navigation)