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16 July 2024 Investment targets skilled trades and housingThe government is investing $276,000 in an initiative that will train new carpenters and construct new homes on Fredericton’s north side. |
12 July 2024 Candidates sought for Accessibility Advisory BoardThe government is seeking candidates to serve on an advisory board addressing accessibility issues. |
24 June 2024 Program key to filling upcoming corrections jobs: ministerThe provincial government is teaming up with the New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) to help train the next generation of correctional officers. |
14 June 2024 Minister calls for reversal of labour market transfer reductionPost-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Greg Turner has joined his regional counterparts in demanding the federal government reverse a $625 million reduction in labour market transfer agreements. |
12 June 2024 Provincial park passes available from public librariesNew Brunswickers can now use their public library card to check out a free day pass to a provincial park. |
17 May 2024 Accessibility legislation introducedThe government has introduced legislation aimed at creating a more accessible and inclusive New Brunswick. |
14 May 2024 Legislative amendments aim to improve benefits for injured workersThe provincial government has introduced legislative amendments meant to improve benefits for injured workers and their families while ensuring sustainability of the workers’ compensation system. |
07 May 2024 Legislative amendments aim to protect students, enhance accountability for private career collegesThe provincial government has introduced legislative amendments meant to increase protections for students and enhance accountability for private career colleges. |
03 May 2024 More internationally educated nurses welcomed to New BrunswickHealth Minister Bruce Fitch welcomed several internationally educated nurses during a visit to Villa Providence in Shediac today. |
30 April 2024 Education agreement reached with MoroccoThe provincial government has signed a bilateral agreement on education with Morocco. |
26 April 2024 Agreements reached with Ivory Coast to improve collaboration in education, training, labour force mobility, economy and cultureThe provincial government has signed two bilateral agreements with Ivory Coast focusing on economic relations, youth, education, training, professional mobility and culture. |
26 April 2024 New brand unveiled to boost interest in skilled tradesThe provincial government has launched Skilled Trades NB, its vision for the future of skilled trades and apprenticeship in New Brunswick. |
22 April 2024 Made-in-Canada education credential to replace GED testingNew Brunswick is one of several provinces and territories transitioning to the newly released Canadian Adult Education Credential from the General Education Development (GED) testing program. |
02 April 2024 Minimum wage increases to $15.30 per hourNew Brunswick’s minimum wage rose to $15.30 per hour on Monday. |
02 March 2024 Statement on fire at Covered Bridge Potato Chip factoryThe following joint statement was issued by Premier Blaine Higgs, Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries Margaret Johnson, and Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Greg Turner, who is also minister responsible for Opportunities New Brunswick. |
21 February 2024 Catapult Arts Accelerator providing artists with career toolsThe Catapult Arts Accelerator program continues to equip New Brunswick artists with the fundamental skills they need to build successful careers, according to Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Greg Turner. |
30 January 2024 Internationally educated nurses welcomed into health systemHealth Minister Bruce Fitch welcomed several internationally educated nurses during a visit to Loch Lomond Villa in Saint John today. |
29 January 2024 Workforce partnership formed to address labour shortages in construction sectorThe provincial and federal governments announced funding today to launch a Labour Force Adjustment Committee to develop short-term and long-term solutions to labour shortages in New Brunswick’s construction sector. |
29 January 2024 Minimum wage to increase April 1The province’s minimum wage will increase to $15.30 per hour on April 1, from the current rate of $14.75 per hour. |
15 January 2024 Registration fees waived for newly graduated nursesThe latest collaboration between the provincial government and the Nurses Association of New Brunswick will exempt newly graduated nursing students from first-time registration fees. |
20 December 2023 Funding to assist CCNB with modernization projectThe provincial government has announced funding for the initial phase of a modernization project at the Bathurst campus of Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB). |
18 December 2023 Committee to pursue opportunities for Port of Belledune and northern New BrunswickThe provincial government has announced funding for a committee that will support development at the Port of Belledune. |
07 December 2023 Path to accessibility legislation tabled in legislative assemblyA framework meant to achieve greater accessibility has been tabled in the legislature. |
17 November 2023 Strengthened entrepreneurship targeted with investment in UNB projectThe provincial government announced support today for a University of New Brunswick (UNB) pilot project aimed at strengthening entrepreneurship in the Saint John region. |
01 September 2023 Funding to support UNB’s three-year bachelor of nursing pilot programThe provincial government is providing financial support to help the University of New Brunswick (UNB) create a three-year bachelor of nursing program in Saint John. |