Author: Muriel Schmidt

Average Dollar Tree Cashier hourly pay in Canada is approximately $14.63, which meets the national average. How much does Dollar Tree pay in Canada? How much does Dollar Tree in Canada pay? Average Dollar Tree hourly pay ranges from approximately $12.35 per hour for PT Assistant to $17.98 per hour for Store Manager. How much […]

If there’s no stated period in the contract, the Canadian common law requires a “reasonable notice”, which is usually two weeks. The employer may negotiate a longer notice, depending on the employee’s position, length of service, pay, and time it would likely take to replace the employee. What is the maximum notice period for leaving […]

Common law notice can be several weeks, several months, or even a couple of years. In Canada, the maximum amount of common law notice is generally 24 months whereas the minimum is usually no less than three months. What is classed as reasonable notice? For most employees a notice period of between 1- 3 months […]

2005. Boxing Day sales in 1984 26 had been pushed aside by Black Friday, a day of deals that is the traditional start of holiday shopping season for Americans. It spread to Canada around 2005, according to reports in the CBC archives. When did Boxing Day start in Canada? Boxing Day Customs It has been […]

Who to call first An expected death: call the doctor who was caring for the deceased person. An unexpected death: call emergency services first. No available doctor/emergency services in the area: contact the local coroner’s office. What needs to be done after someone dies in Canada? Contact CRA with the social insurance number of the […]

Friday marks the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, as U.S.-style Black Friday sales are now firmly entrenched in Canada, too. Do Canadians shop on Black Friday? There are no shortages of holiday sales and over half of Canadians report an intention to shop on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Boxing Day or other upcoming […]

Citizenship and Employment During the hiring process (recruitment advertisements, job application forms, and job interviews), potential employers are entitled to ask applicants if they are legally entitled to work in Canada but not about their specific citizenship status or where they were born. Are employers allowed to ask about citizenship? Generally, California employers may not […]

Wednesday. What day is it today? Today is Wednesday, 14 December 2022. What day is today 2022 Canada? Calendar day info (Canada) Today’s date is December 12, 2022 (in red border in above calendar). Today is the 346th day of 2022 and the 50th Monday. Is Today Monday or Sunday? The date today is Monday, […]

Halloween and Trick or Treating in Canada It wasn’t until the massive influx of Irish and Scottish immigrants in the mid-1800s that Halloween celebrations were introduced to Canada. The first recorded instance in North America of children dressing in disguise on Halloween was in Vancouver, BC, in 1898. Why is Halloween popular in Canada? Every […]

For the most part, children in Canada attend kindergarten for a year or two at the age of four or five by choice. School then becomes mandatory as of grade one, which tends to be at the age of six years old. Depending on the province, schools go up to either grade 11 or 12, […]