Category: Canada

The Different Kinds of Employment in Canada FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT. A permanent or full-time job is the way of working we tend to be most familiar with. PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT. CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT. TEMPORARY WORK THROUGH A STAFFING AGENCY. VOLUNTARY WORK. LOOKING FOR PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY WORK IN CANADA? What types of work is there in Canada? Types […]

every-two-weeks. The amount paid out is based on earnings. The basic benefit rate is an every-two-weeks payment that’s 55 percent of your average bi-weekly income, up to a maximum yearly income cutoff of $53,100 (a maximum of $562 per week, as of January 2019). Is maternity pay weekly Canada? Your choice determines the number of […]

The ban on the manufacture and import of these harmful single-use plastics, barring a few targeted exceptions to recognize specific cases, will come into effect in December 2022. When were plastic bags banned in Canada? The Government of Canada has begun the roll-out of its much-anticipated ban on single-use plastic products. On June 22, 2022, […]

The mother takes 17 weeks of maternity leave starting seven weeks before the day the child is born and then takes 35 weeks of parental leave immediately after the maternity leave ends. The maternity leave ends when the child is 10 weeks old and the parental leave ends when the child is 45 weeks old. […]

You can receive extended parental benefits for up to 61 weeks. If you share these benefits with the other parent(s), you can receive 8 additional weeks for a total of up to 69 weeks, which can be divided however you choose. One parent cannot receive more than 61 weeks of extended parental benefits. Can Mom […]

Such Is My Beloved by Morley Callaghan. Underground To Canada by Barbara Smucker; foreword by Lawrence Hill. Barometer Rising by Hugh MacLennan. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The Wars by Timothy Findley. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler. The Diviners by Margaret Laurence.

Over the years Nova Scotia has become known as the prov- ince that banned both Last Tango in Paris and A Clockwork Orange and as the purveyor of cut versions of films that would have mystified even the most editorially conscious of the legendary Hollywood Studio bosses. Is a clockwork orange banned in Canada? 4) […]

You can’t actually “recycle” an old pillow. In Canada and the USA, you can’t put pillows in the blue bin as textiles can’t usually be recycled. Textile recycling rates are very low, especially in Canada. Can I put pillows in my recycling bin? Stuffed items such as cushions, pillows and duvets can’t be recyled, please […]

In Canada, maternity and parental benefits are federal and funded by Employment Insurance (EI) except for in the province of Quebec. Almost every working Canadian pays into EI, and then they can withdraw from it in the event of a layoff, job loss, or parenthood. Is maternity leave paid by employer or government Canada? The […]

If the reason for voluntarily taking a period of leave is without just cause, you will not be paid regular benefits for the entire period of the leave. However, you may still be paid maternity, parental, sickness and compassionate care benefits as long as you qualify for these benefits. What happens if I quit during […]