In this edition:
- Ottawa threatens Stellantis with legal action over Brampton plant reversal
- Plan for precedent-setting residential towers toppled by Welland council
- Ontario will invest over $60 million in skilled trades apprentices
- Port Cares board appoints Chandra Hardeen as new CEO
- Nestlé cuts 16,000 jobs as part of an intensifying cost-cutting campaign
- Eckler Ltd. survey shows salary increases will drop in 2026
- Canadian Tire to continue Hudson’s Bay Blanket Fund legacy
- Crackdown on temporary foreign worker program has cut illegal sale of jobs, says federal minister
- TSB releases latest watchlist and urges action on safety issues
- Focus on Climate
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Ottawa threatens Stellantis with legal action over Brampton plant reversal
The federal government is threatening automaker Stellantis with legal action if the company doesn’t “respect its obligations” to Canadians years after the company agreed to an auto pact promising billions of dollars in performance incentives.
“Should Stellantis choose not to respect its obligations, we will act in the interest of all Canadians and hold the company to full account, and exercise all options, including legal,” said Industry Minister Mélanie Joly in a letter to Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa.
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Plan for precedent-setting residential towers toppled by Welland council
Neighbours applauded and cheered as Welland city councillors shot down a six-tower residential project described as “a squeeze and bleed,” with too many apartments planned for too small an area.
Councillors voted unanimously against zoning amendments Tuesday that would have allowed development of two 16-storey, one 10-storey and one eight-storey towers, as well as two four-storey stacked townhouse buildings on 3.88 hectares of land on Niagara Street, just south of Woodlawn Road.
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Ontario will invest over $60 million in skilled trades apprentices
The Ontario government announced an investment of $64.2 million over the next three years to expand in-class apprenticeship training, helping more apprentices across the province gain the skills they need to land rewarding careers in the skilled trades.
This investment, through the In-Class Enhancement Fund (IEF), will create up to 4,000 new training seats each year, helping apprentices access in-class training faster while covering their $10-per-day Level 1 classroom fees.
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Port Cares board appoints Chandra Hardeen as new CEO
The Board of Directors of Port Cares has appointed Chandra Hardeen as the agency’s new Executive Director effective November 17, 2025. With nearly three decades of progressive experience in the social service and public sector domains, Chandra is an experienced leader with an extensive background in operations and facility management, contract management and administration.
Prior to joining Port Cares, Chandra most recently held the position of Director, Community Investment with the United Way Niagara.
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Nestlé cuts 16,000 jobs as part of an intensifying cost-cutting campaign
Nestlé is cutting 16,000 jobs globally as the Swiss food giant cuts costs as part of its efforts to revive its financial performance.
Nestlé, which makes Nescafé, KitKats, pet foods and many other well-known consumer brands, said Thursday that the job cuts will take place over the next two years. The Swiss company also said that it is raising targeted cost cuts to 3 billion Swiss francs (US$3.76 billion) by the end of next year, up from a planned 2.5 billion Swiss francs ($3.13 billion).
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Eckler Ltd. survey shows salary increases will drop in 2026
Canadian organizations are planning average base salary increases of 3.3% in 2026, according to Eckler’s latest compensation e-planning survey (excluding salary freezes). The organization stated that this is slightly below the actual increase of 3.4% in 2025, signalling a more cautious approach to budget planning amid slowing economic conditions and stabilizing inflation.
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Canadian Tire to continue Hudson’s Bay Blanket Fund legacy
Canadian Tire will begin selling the iconic Hudson’s Bay point blankets and continue the program that donates proceeds to Indigenous-led initiatives, marking the first major product launch since acquiring the Hudson’s Bay intellectual property earlier this year.
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Carney won’t say whether Canada will drop Chinese EV tariffs
Following assurances from China’s ambassador to Canada that China would drop its tariffs on Canadian canola products if Canada scraps its levies on electric vehicles (EVs), Prime Minister Mark Carney won’t say whether that’s a move he’s ready to make.
Ambassador Wang Di made the comments in an exclusive interview with CTV Question Period last week, telling host Vassy Kapelos through a translator that China will “reciprocate accordingly” if Canada removes the “unilateral unjustified tariffs” on Chinese products.
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Crackdown on temporary foreign worker program has cut illegal sale of jobs, says federal minister
The illegal sale of jobs to foreigners hoping to work in Canada has declined in the past year, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says, due to increasing enforcement and policy changes to the temporary foreign worker program (TFWP).
“I have instructed my officials to make sure that we crack down on fraud in the system in every way,” she said.
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TSB releases latest watchlist and urges action on safety issues
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) releases its latest Watchlist, underscoring the need for stronger action on persistent and emerging safety issues in the nation’s air, marine, and rail sectors. Despite years of investigation and numerous recommendations, the TSB finds that “serious, and often preventable, occurrences continue to happen,” putting people, property, and the environment at risk.
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