In this episode: the latest developments in Canada Post negotiations, rising retail crime across the country, how Canadian businesses are adopting AI, Alberta’s launch of new employment services to better connect job seekers with work, and other topics.

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1. Canada Post is submitting new contract offers to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) in an effort to restart stalled negotiations | Canada Post to present new global offers in response to CUPW’s recent offers | Canada Post
2. Canadian businesses are rapidly increasing their adoption of artificial intelligence | AI on the Horizon: September 18, 2025 - The Conference Board of Canada
3. Alberta is launching WorkFirst Alberta, a new, enhanced suite of employment services designed to better connect job seekers with meaningful work and help employers find skilled talent | Transforming employment services in Alberta | alberta.ca
4. TELUS Health’s 43rd annual Salary Projection Survey reports that Canadian employers are dialing back salary increase expectations | SURVEY: Market uncertainty and international tariffs prompt organizations to take more cautious approach to salary planning
5. Retail Council of Canada reports that retail crime in Canada has escalated sharply in both scale and severity, affecting businesses, employees, and communities | 2025-Retail-Crime-Report-3-1.pdf

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In this episode: Canada’s weakening labour market amid trade uncertainty, Alberta’s $8 million youth hiring incentive, Canada Post workers halting flyer deliveries, workplace happiness trends from ADP Canada, and other topics.

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1. Canada’s labour market weakened in August, with employment falling by 66,000 jobs and the unemployment rate climbing to 7.1%—the highest since 2016 outside of the pandemic | Labour Market Losses Deepen as U.S.–Canada Trade Uncertainty Continues - The Conference Board of Canada
2. Alberta is launching a new youth hiring incentive worth $8 million to help young people aged 15-24 gain work experience, build skills, and boost confidence | Kick-starting careers for young Albertans | alberta.ca
3. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is shifting its strike tactics, ending a ban on overtime and instead halting the delivery of commercial flyers starting September 15, 2025 | Canada Post union to lift overtime ban, stop delivering flyers
4. Air Canada Flight attendants have overwhelmingly rejected the latest wage proposal | CUPE Local 4092 - Home
5. According to ADP Canada’s latest Happiness@Work Index, Canadians are holding steady when it comes to workplace satisfaction | ADP Canada Happiness@Work Index: As Summer Cools, Happiness Stays Warm
6. HR leaders have powerful opportunities to cut costs and boost performance by leaning into data | 5 Data-Driven Ways HR Can Optimize Costs

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In this episode: wage increases for federal workers, Google’s request for employees to work 60 hours per week to speed up AI development, federal employees not complying with the government's three-days-per-week office work rule and other topics.

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1. No deal reached between Canada Post and the Union this weekend | Canada Post and union say no deal reached during mediated talks this weekend
2. The Canadian government is increasing the federal minimum wage to $17.75 per hour on April 1, 2025, a 2.4% increase | Increasing the federal minimum wage starting April 1, 2025 - Canada.ca
3. A significant number of federal public servants in Canada are not complying with the government's three-days-per-week office work rule | Large number of public servants in biggest departments breaking remote work rules
4. Mass firings of US probationary federal employees by the Trump administration were likely unlawful | US judge says mass firings of some federal workers likely illegal
5. Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder, urged employees to work in the office at least every weekday to help the company achieve artificial general intelligence (AGI) | Google’s Sergey Brin Asks Workers to Spend More Time In the Office - The New York Times
6. AI adoption in recruitment is expanding rapidly | HireVue’s 2025 AI report shows the majority of HR leaders trust AI hiring decisions | HireVue

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