The department will reserve immigration spaces for up to 6,000 undocumented construction workers, and allow qualified temporary foreign workers to study in apprenticeship programs without a study permit.

Statistics Canada said Friday that the Canadian economy added just 1,100 jobs last month, falling short of economists' expectations and well below the 76,000 jobs added in January.

A construction foreman working for a road contractor has been fined $20,000 in connection with a 2022 incident that led to a fatal injury.

Stellantis said Thursday it is "temporarily pausing work" on both the Jeep model and the plant as it reassess its product strategy in a dynamic environment.

Employment activity was most notable among young workers, where unemployment rates decreased by one percentage point – from 15% to 14% – over the 12-month period.