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06 December 2017 Minister: Free Tuition Program a success in its first yearThe government announced today that 76 per cent of student financial assistance recipients attending publicly funded universities or colleges in the province in the 2017-18 academic year qualified for the Free Tuition Program or Tuition Relief for the Middle Class. |
30 November 2017 Committee established to strengthen labour-government relationsThe provincial government has established a labour-government steering committee to build stronger relationships between government and the labour movement and to identify areas of co-operation. |
14 November 2017 Investment in immigrant retention researchCombined investments of more than $400,000 by the provincial and federal governments will help NouLAB at the University of New Brunswick’s Pond-Deshpande Centre research ways to increase immigrant retention. |
07 November 2017 Job fairs aim to boost labour forceA series of job fairs will take place in various communities during the month of November, to recruit new workers to fill job vacancies in New Brunswick. |
30 October 2017 Students to develop entrepreneurial skills to promote career choicesStudents in schools, universities and community colleges in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island will be invited to promote and strengthen their entrepreneurial skills from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. as part of the second annual career week organized by the Council of Atlantic Ministers ... |
26 October 2017 Public consultation on workers’ compensation systemThe independent task force appointed to examine the workers’ compensation system in New Brunswick today released a discussion paper and a schedule of public meetings to encourage participation in its upcoming consultation process. |
25 October 2017 First contract legislation proposedThe provincial government has introduced amendments to the Industrial Relations Act to include first contract arbitration with the intention of promoting fairness and better relationships between workers and employers when they first enter into collective bargaining. Similar legislation is in place in other provinces. |
18 October 2017 New workplace regulations will aim to prevent violence and protect workersThe provincial government is working with stakeholders to develop new workplace regulations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act aimed at preventing workplace violence and intends to have them in place by April 28 of 2018. |
13 October 2017 Harmonization of trades, shared IT system aim to reduce barriers for apprentices and employersA new shared information technology system will be developed by the four Atlantic provinces and Manitoba, allowing people to make the journey from apprentice to certified tradesperson faster and easier. |
06 October 2017 Medicare now available for international studentsMedicare coverage is now available for international students studying full-time in New Brunswick. |
02 October 2017 Students compete in provincewide career competitionHigh school students across New Brunswick will take part in the second annual ChatterHigh competition from Oct. 2 to Dec. 1. |
22 September 2017 Public libraries offering free admission passes to Beaverbrook Art Gallery in OctoberMembers of the public may visit any of the province’s 62 public libraries in October and use their library card to sign out one free admission pass to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton. |
14 September 2017 Governments celebrate milestone at Shippagan campusesConstruction is well underway on an $11 million co-location project at Campus de la Péninsule acadienne of the Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick and at the Shippagan campus of the Université de Moncton. |
07 September 2017 Province to host job fairs to boost labour forceThe provincial government is organizing a series of job fairs across the province and across Canada in the coming months to recruit new workers to fill job vacancies. |
03 September 2017 Labour Day messageThe following statement and cabinet announcement was issued today by Premier Brian Gallant in recognition of Labour Day, Monday, Sept. 4: |
01 September 2017 Kings Landing and public libraries offering free admission passes again this SeptemberPublic library cardholders can visit any of the province’s 62 public libraries in September and use their library card to sign out one free admission pass to Kings Landing. |
01 September 2017 Respectful Workplace Week, Sept. 4 - 8The following statement was issued today by Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault. |
20 July 2017 SEED program underwayThe Summer Employment Experience Development (SEED) program is underway, with 1,600 students participating. |
20 June 2017 World Refugee Day messageThe following statement was issued today by Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault on the occasion of World Refugee Day. |
14 June 2017 Student financial assistance applications now availableStudents interested in the Free Tuition Program can now apply for student financial assistance for the 2017-18 academic year. |
14 June 2017 Renovations at NBCC Miramichi campusThe provincial government will award a tender in the weeks ahead for brick and stone repointing at the St. Michael’s Building on the Miramichi campus of the New Brunswick Community College. |
02 June 2017 Funding for Transition NBThe provincial government is investing $450,000 into Ability New Brunswick for the implementation of Transition NB, a transition planning program for youths with a disability. |
01 June 2017 Summer Reading Club registrations now openYoung readers are encouraged to register for the 2017 Summer Reading Club, being held at New Brunswick’s public libraries in June, July and August. |
31 May 2017 Workers’ compensation task force members announcedThe provincial government today announced the members of its new workers’ compensation task force. |
30 May 2017 New Brunswick students to participate in national competitionThirty-seven students from across New Brunswick will compete in 28 categories at the 2017 Skills Canada National Competition, May 31 to June 3, in Winnipeg. |