Inflation Up By 8.8 Percent In Nova Scotia And New Brunswick
Canada’s inflation rate skyrocketed to a nearly 40-year high of 7.7 percent during the month of May but basic costs rose even higher in the Maritimes.
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UNB Boot Camps Will Teach Tech Skills For Jobs With A Shortage Of Workers
The coding boot camps, announced earlier this year, began taking applications this week.
Ottawa Unveils $8.9-Billion Plan To Tackle Inflation
The measures are all designed to provide more money and benefits to Canadians who would struggle to meet daily needs because of the rising cost of living.
N.B. Government Employees There To Help People And Companies Grow And Prosper
Sponsored: Whether helping immigrants adapt to new personal and professional lives in New Brunswick or assisting a growing business through a funding application process, the province’s public employees are happy to be of service.
Fredericton Designer Teams Up With McDonalds Canada
Kirsten Stackhouse is one of 15 Canadian artists whose work will be featured on McDonald’s trays for one of the company’s sustainability projects.
The McKenna Institute And IBM Canada Want To Upskill 40,000 New Brunswickers Over The Next Five Years
In selling a vision that goes beyond institutional learning, former New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna wants to aim higher to advance New Brunswick’s digital economy.
Small Is Beautiful: The ‘Secret Sauce’ To Successful Businesses In Atlantic Canada
Three Atlantic Canada business people discussed what the “secret sauce” to successfully working in the provinces at a conference hosted by the Public Policy Forum on June 14.
New Brunswick-Owned Cosmetic Company Receives LGBTQ+ Owned Business Certification
Upfront Cosmetics, a New Brunswick founded eco-friendly hair care company, received it’s LGBTQ+ owned business certification. Some larger companies have supplier diversity mandates, meaning they have to purchase a certain amount of goods or services from minority-owned or diverse enterprises. This certification will allow Upfront Cosmetics to compete with other companies.
Port Saint John Expansion Could Increase Region’s GDP By $1 Billlion
The port expansion comes as New Brunswick faces the daunting task of filling an estimated 120,000 job openings over the next decade. And the province’s deputy labour minister warns there will soon be more non-workers than workers if steps are not taken.
Top Exec Leaving Crombie REIT
Headquartered in New Glasgow, Crombie REIT has business ties to Sobeys’ parent company, Empire Company Ltd. – its largest shareholder. Crombie REIT owns 294 income-producing properties, the majority of which are grocery-related, and include Sobeys locations across Canada, for a total of 18.5-million square feet across all 10 Canadian provinces.
