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 18 January 2017 New business services centre to open in EdmundstonSears Canada is opening a business services centre in Edmundston this spring, creating 180 new jobs. From left: Stephen Lund, CEO of Opportunities NB; Leigh Lampert, vice-president, strategic objectives, Sears Canada; Premier Brian Gallant; Economic Development Francine Landry, who is also minister responsible for Opportunities NB; and Edmundston Mayor Cyrille ...  |
 12 January 2017 Minimum wage to increase in AprilThe provincial government reiterated its commitment today to increase the minimum wage from $10.65 per hour to $11 per hour. The increase, announced at Frank’s Finer Diner in Fredericton, will take effect on April 1. From left: Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault; diner employee Karen Tims; Premier ... |
 06 January 2017 Investment in jobs in the Miramichi regionThe Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour is investing $446,000 through the Youth Employment Fund, One Job Pledge and Workforce Expansion programs to support jobs in the Miramichi region. From left: Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Lisa Harris; Miramichi Mayor Adam Lordon; Jim Gertridge, general manager of the Rodd ... |
 05 January 2017 Investments made in CCNB campusThe provincial and federal governments are investing a combined $2.158 million to improve research infrastructure and industrial services at the Grand Falls Centre of Excellence in Agricultural and Biotechnological Sciences at the Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) site in Grand Falls. From left: Victoria-La Vallée MLA Chuck Chiasson; Post-Secondary Education, ... |
 13 December 2016 Investment in Promise PartnershipThe provincial government has invested more than $216,000 in the Promise Partnership over the last two academic years at the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Saint John campus through the Access and Success program. From left: UNB Saint John vice-president Robert MacKinnon; former Promise Partnership participant Kyle Rogers; Post-Secondary Education, ... |
 08 November 2016 Funding announced for InspireNBThe provincial government is providing $345,000 to Venn Innovation for the provincewide implementation of InspireNB, a career exploration and planning resource for young people designed to raise awareness of available employment opportunities. From left: Treasury Board President Roger Melanson; Bernice MacNaughton High School student John Quimby; InspireNB program manager Jessica ... |
 07 November 2016 Investments made in multi-research greenhouse at UNB Saint JohnThe provincial and federal governments, together with the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Saint John campus, are investing $1 million to build a multi-research greenhouse at the university. Back, from left: Andrew Flewelling, UNB Saint John PhD student; and Don Darling, mayor of Saint John. Front, from left: Fundy ... |
 02 November 2016 Take Our Kids to Work DayGrade 9 students across New Brunswick are participating today in Take Our Kids to Work Day, which is part of Career Week, Oct. 31 to Nov. 4. From left: students Zachary Stewart and Marie-Pier Mazerolle; Education and Early Childhood Minister Brian Kenny; students Hilary Sinclair and Josh Humphrey. |
 31 October 2016 New programs announced for CCNB CampbelltonThe provincial government is investing more than $424,000 to help the Campbellton campus of the Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick deliver two new programs focused on senior care. Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault made the announcement today. |
 21 October 2016 Paramedic training course to be offered at CCNBA paramedic training course managed from the Campbellton campus of the Collège comunautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) will be offered to any one of the five CCNB campuses at a time, depending on where it is most needed. The 15-seat program, which begins in September 2017, will take up to two ... |
 19 October 2016 Tourism group receives funding for pilot projectThe provincial government is investing $222,000 in the Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick to develop a training program for the tourism industry. From left: Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault; Tourism, Heritage and Culture Minister John Ames; and Ron Drisdelle, the association’s executive director. |
 13 October 2016 Immigration planning discussedThe future of immigration was a main topic as Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault, whose responsibilities also include immigration, met with his federal, provincial and territorial counterparts in Winnipeg. From left: Alfred Moses, minister of education, culture and employment (Northwest Territories); Christina Gray, minister of labour (Alberta); ... |
 11 October 2016 Government supports immigrant business initiativeThe provincial government is providing more than $100,000 to the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce to help launch Succession Connect, a pilot program meant to match immigrants with local turnkey businesses. From left: Fredericton Chamber of Commerce CEO Krista Ross; Fredericton Mayor Mike O’Brien; Fredericton MP Matt DeCourcey; Families and Children ... |
 27 September 2016 Investment in Miramichi senior employment programThe provincial government is investing $196,000 in the Miramichi John Howard Society through the Targeted Initiative for Older Workers program. From left: Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Lisa Harris; Roberta McIntyre, Miramichi regional director for the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour; Bill Bastarache, executive director of the John ... |
 26 September 2016 Funding announced to support trucking industryThe provincial government is providing up to $200,000 to the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association to help identify ways to address labour shortages in the trucking industry. From left: Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault; Jean-Marc Picard, executive director of the association; Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Bill Fraser; and ... |
 22 September 2016 Atlantic provinces to support mental health, and career development and transitionThe provincial government committed to a number of actions to support public and post-secondary education students in the area of mental health and career transitioning These were the major themes that emerged from the meeting of the Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training held in St. John’s. Standing, ... |
 15 September 2016 Infrastructure investments made at Mount Allison UniversityThe provincial and federal governments are investing $10.25 million in infrastructure upgrades at Mount Allison University. From left: university president and vice-chancellor Robert Campbell; Premier Brian Gallant; environmental science student and event emcee Taylor Crosby; Fisheries, Oceans and Coast Guard Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Memramcook-Tantamar MLA Bernard LeBlanc. |
 13 September 2016 High school students to explore career opportunities in provincewide competitionHigh school students across New Brunswick will take part this month in a provincial educational competition. ChatterHigh is an online educational game that engages students, teachers and parents in labour market information and career planning. From left: Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Brian Kenny; Teo Vanoplynus and Ashley Cameron, ... |
 06 September 2016 Governments make major investment at University of New BrunswickThe provincial and federal governments are investing nearly $25 million to build the Centre for Healthy Living at the University of New Brunswick through the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund. The university is also investing $11.1 million. From left: university president Eddy Campbell; Fredericton MP Matt DeCourcey; federal Fisheries, Oceans ... |
 12 August 2016 Provincial government providing $750,000 to SHAD programThe provincial government is providing $750,000 to the SHAD program during the next five years. From left: Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault; SHAD Fellows Sophie Gagnon, from Fredericton, and Nash Brewer, from Temperance Vale; and Susan Montague, member of SHAD’s board of directors. |
 10 August 2016 Agreement renewed with Dalhousie University and University of New Brunswick to continue training doctorsAn agreement with Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, an English-language, distributed medical education program based in Saint John, has been renewed for five years. Front, from left: Service New Brunswick Minister Ed Doherty; Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault; and Health Minister Victor Boudreau. Back, from left: Dalhousie Medical ... |
 28 June 2016 Ministers meet with poverty reduction advocates and stakeholdersFamilies and Children Minister Stephen Horsman; Service New Brunswick Minister Ed Doherty, who is also minister responsible for poverty reduction; and Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault recently met with poverty reduction advocates and stakeholders. They also toured the Crescent Valley and Hazen White/St. Francis School where a ... |
 22 June 2016 Mentorship program a successPost-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arsenault celebrated the success of the New Brunswick Mentor Assistance Program at an event in Rothesay. The program is committed to training 1,000 skilled tradespeople in 1,000 business days through effective on-the-job mentorship. At just over 500 days, the program has already helped ... |
 15 June 2016 Minister meets with student representativesPost-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault met with members of the New Brunswick Student Alliance today. From left: Robert Burroughs, executive director of the alliance; Arseneault; and Katie Beers, vice-president external, University of New Brunswick Student Union. |
 02 May 2016 Five public libraries open on SundayFive public libraries will be open every day under a pilot project to further promote literacy in New Brunswick. Post-secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Francine Landry visited the Mgr. W.J. Conway Public Library in Edmundston on May 1 to celebrate the new Sunday opening. From left: Stéphane Dupuy, director ... |
