Sentences with phrase «federal employment minister»

Federal Employment Minister, Jason Kenney, however, responded to the filing of the report arguing that «it is clear that the commission was a political exercise... whose only interest was to scare Quebecers.»

Federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney should nix the B.C. Liberal government's plan to use temporary foreign workers to develop the province's liquefied natural gas industry.

Matt Pascuzzo, spokesman for federal Employment Minister Patty Hajdu, said the government will ensure Canadians» health and safety are protected as it works with provinces and territories on measures addressing impairment at work.

The federal government is aware of the issue and will «make no bones» about exploiting it to boost the domestic economy, said the federal employment minister.

Not exact matches

Federal minister of employment and social development Jason Kenney has declared his admiration for Germany's co-op system and made noises about emulating it here, but there has been no action or investment yet to accompany his endorsement.

The other big announcement was Employment Minister Jason Kenney's decision to place a moratorium on new approvals for restaurants to hire temporary foreign workers, in response to a myriad of complaints about abuses under the federal program.

Reporting on Jason Kenney's announcement today that the federal government might challenge Quebec's so - called charter of values in court, the Canadian Press noted that the employment minister, who is also responsible for multiculturalism, was «uncharacteristically terse.»

In the federal employment anti-discrimination laws, a specific exception exists for religious bodies that discriminate on the basis of religion, and a couple of years ago, in the Hosanna - Tabor case, the Supreme Court held that the Constitution allows religious bodies to discriminate with respect to the employment of ministers.

(b.) Composition of the Federal Government representation is as follows: Minister of Labour and Employment (Chairman), Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (member), Minister of Budget and Planning (member), Minister of Finance (member), Minister of Solid Minerals (member) and Chairman National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission (member).

«The Federal Government of Nigeria has also initiated plans to establish modular refineries and other programmes to curb crude oil theft and to promote youth employment in the region,» the minister said.

The event had in attendance the Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo (SAN); Minister of FCT, Alhaji Mohammed Bello; Minister of State for National Planning, Hajia Zainab Ahmed; Head of the Federal Civil Service, Mrs Winifred Oyo - Ita and the Host, Dr Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment.

In the Federal Government's efforts to improve productivity in the non-oil sector, diversify the economy and create employment, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has urged Nigerians to join the government in championing the campaign for patronage of Made - in - Nigeria goods.

The statement read: «The attention of the Federal Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Nwabueze Ngige has been drawn to several media publications and statements signed by Mr. Didi Adodo on behalf of the association, the United Labour Congress, ULC, as its Secretary General.

Nigeria's Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has denied report where he was quoted as saying that the Federal Government had committed N1 billion for the burial ceremony of the late Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, had in an interview with State House correspondents at the end of Wednesday's Federal Executive Council meeting given an indication that Osinbajo had taken over the negotiation.

The federal government's long - promised changes to parental leave rules will go into effect early next month, says Families Minister Jean - Yves Duclos, allowing eligible new parents to take up to 18 months of employment insurance benefits after the birth of a child.

[The] e-brief summarises the approach taken in federal, state and territory and some overseas parliaments to codes of conduct for ministers and members of parliament, registers of interests, the post-separation employment of ministers and the use of ethics commissioners in providing advice on and / or conducting investigations into breaches of codes.

Bill C - 65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence), the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1, introduced on November 7, 2017, by the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, Patty Hajdu, seeks to amend both the Canada Labour Code and the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act to, according to the federal government, replace the patchwork of laws and policies that address violence and harassment within the federal jurisdiction, putting into place one comprehensive approach that takes the full spectrum of harassment and violence into consideration.

Bill C - 65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence), the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1, introduced on November 7, 2017, by the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, Patty Hajdu, seeks to amend both the Canada Labour Code and the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act to, according to the federal government, replace the patchwork of laws and policies that address violence and harassment within the federal jurisdiction, putting into place one comprehensive approach that takes the full spectrum of harassment and violence into consideration... [more]

With this in mind, this morning I have made a formal proposal to the federal ministers of Employment and Immigration.

There was little on offer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in the Federal Budget, with Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion emphasising greater employment and investment in Indigenous businesses as the government's priority.

The news that Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion plans to link priority for social housing in remote areas to school attendance and employment is ringing alarm bells for Paul... Read more

AIDA has also called on the Federal Government to support its work in growing the number of Indigenous doctors — who have doubled in number to 204 over the past seven years, saying this clearly fits Prime Minister Tony Abbott's focus in Indigenous affairs on employment, education and health outcomes.