Manitoba will now discontinue, reduce or deny employment and income assistance (EIA) benefits for people with outstanding warrants for serious crimes in an effort to encourage them to come forward and take responsibility for the issue.
Unemployed older workers in Manitoba are receiving help to improve their skills and re-enter the workforce thanks to the Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (TIOW).
More Manitobans were working in December 2011 than in November and total employment now stands at 626,300, according to figures released by Statistics Canada.
Ten federally and provincially funded projects will support unemployed older workers in small communities in Manitoba by helping them develop their skills and get back into the labour market.
New figures from Statistics Canada show new growth in Manitoba’s labour market as the provincial unemployment rate sits at 5.2 per cent, the third lowest in the country.
The Manitoba Labour and Immigration Employment Standards Branch advises it now posts administrative penalty orders on the provincial website.
The Manitoba government has made steady progress on the priorities of families, Premier Greg Selinger said recently when marking the end of the fall session of the legislature.
Manitoba continues to have one of the strongest labour markets in the country according to the latest Statistics Canada employment report.
Provincial Green Team grant applications are now available for not-for-profit organizations and rural municipal governments to hire students and youth for summer jobs in Manitoba, Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors Minister Jim Rondeau announced.
