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Province makes changes to Saskatchewan Employment Act
Some Saskatchewan students are getting more protection under The Saskatchewan Employment Act. The government announced Tuesday it has made some changes to occupational health and safety provisions in ...
May 23, 2023
Sask. reducing barriers for internationally educated health-care workers
Saskatchewan is looking to make it easier for people trained outside of Saskatchewan to get their credentials recognized in the province, with a move the provincial government calls "nation-leading." ...
Apr 05, 2023 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Saskatchewan added 3,200 jobs in February, unemployment unchanged
Saskatchewan is taking care of business. The province added 3,200 full-time jobs in February, according to Statistics Canada data released Friday. Meanwhile, the provincial unemployment rate remained ...
Mar 10, 2023
January job numbers show positive trends in Saskatchewan, Canada
The first month of 2023 showed some positive trends in the provincial and national job markets. Saskatchewan added 4,500 new jobs in January, according to numbers released by Statistics Canada. Over t...
Feb 10, 2023
Indigenous software company aims to create jobs in Prince Albert
An Indigenous software company is planning to bring new tech-sector jobs to Prince Albert. PLATO, Canada's only Indigenous software testing and technology services company, said it's currently recruit...
Jan 25, 2023
Saskatchewan looking to remove employment barriers for newcomers
Saskatchewan is trying to make it easier for newcomers to the province to work here. On Tuesday, the provincial government announced new regulations aimed at reducing what it called “administrat...
Dec 06, 2022
Language barriers make for concern among Ukrainian newcomers at job fair
Hundreds of people, including many Ukrainian newcomers, arrived eager to find work at a job fair held at Prairieland Park on Wednesday. A woman named Iryna said she and her son, Yurii, were there to l...
Dec 01, 2022 Many displaced Ukrainians who are new to Saskatoon were at Prairieland Park for a job fair on Nov. 30, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon career fair offering opportunities to Ukrainian refugees
A career fair in Saskatoon on Wednesday will offer opportunities to Ukrainian refugees in Saskatchewan. The fair, hosted by the Government of Saskatchewan, will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Pr...
Nov 29, 2022 Elizabeth Andres embraces the Ukrainian mom, Elena, she has been waiting five months to meet face-to-face at the Saskatoon airport on Nov. 23, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Canada's unemployment holds steady as economy adds jobs
Statistics Canada says the employment rate in Saskatchewan grew by 1.1 per cent over the last month. It followed a trend nationally which saw Canada's employment rate grow by 0.6 per cent in October a...
Nov 04, 2022
Province advertises new health care positions amid shortage
The provincial government is advertising more than 125 new, full-time positions in health care, as many parts of the province struggle with a shortage of doctors and medical workers. The new postings ...
Oct 14, 2022
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