Labour Market News

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In this section, you can browse archived news titles, whose links are no longer functional, for up to one year from the current date. The archived news can help you understand the labour market trends in geographic areas and industries that are of interest to you.

• Week of 2026-04-24 to 2026-04-30

  • A junior mining company says a major clean nickel discovery in central Newfoundland could be worth up to $2 billion, but advancing the project is stalled by a lack of early‑stage financing.

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  • Rogers Communications Inc. is offering voluntary departure packages to about 10,000 employees, in an effort to cut capital spending by 30% and boost cash flow. The company employs about 25,000 people, but its unsure how many workers will take the offer.

    cbc.ca

  • Bombardier has signed a multi‑year, multimillion‑dollar agreement with a St. John’s‑based AI company to integrate artificial intelligence into its aircraft design and manufacturing processes. The partnership will use AI‑powered engineering software to speed product development, improve design quality, and apply accumulated engineering knowledge across development cycles. The deal supports expanded use of AI in Canadian aerospace manufacturing and highlights growing adoption of advanced data‑driven tools in industrial engineering.

    colabsoftware.com
• Week of 2026-04-17 to 2026-04-23

  • Conception Bay South (NL) is altering the design of its proposed community centre due to new cost estimates. The project, slated to open in 2027, will see the development costs rise to $22M from $16M largely due to the impact of trade and tariff issues.

    vocm.com

  • The NL Health Minister acknowledges that it is a struggle keeping the new Urgent Care Clinic, located in St. John’s East End, open during its scheduled business hours due to staffing shortages. The NL government is aiming to address problems around recruitment and retention.

    vocm.com

  • The Registered Nurses Union (RNU) in NL is hoping the upcoming provincial budget announcement will address issues in the healthcare system. The RNU states that patients are waiting too long for care and that nurses are overworked.

    vocm.com

  • The NL Federation of Agriculture states that farmers in NL may need some help from government to keep food costs under control. Rising prices for fertilizers and fuel are negatively impacting the industry.

    vocm.com

  • A pricing agreement has been reached to allow the NL snow crab fishery to proceed after a prolonged dispute. The deal confirms a minimum price of $5.30 per pound while introducing weekly price adjustments based on market conditions, with higher initial rates at the season’s start.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2026-04-10 to 2026-04-16

  • Sawmill operators in NL say the lumber sector remains strong despite uncertainty surrounding the province’s struggling newsprint industry. The two largest sawmills take different approaches, with one closely integrated with the Corner Brook paper mill and dependent on its survival, while the other operates independently and is expanding production and exploring new energy uses.

    cbc.ca

  • Restaurants Canada is urging provinces to request participation in a federal pilot that raises the Temporary Foreign Worker cap in rural areas from 10 to 15 per cent of an employer’s workforce. The measure targets regions facing labour shortages outside major urban areas. NL is identified as a strong candidate but must formally opt-in.

    vocm.com

  • Two Freshii restaurant locations in St. John’s have temporarily closed due to bankruptcy. Notices posted at both sites list financial difficulties as the reason for the closure. The broader Canadian franchise continues to operate nationally.

    vocm.com
• Week of 2026-04-03 to 2026-04-09

  • The provincial student union is urging the upcoming budget to restore funding to the province’s only university after years of cuts that have reduced course offerings, increased tuition, enlarged class sizes, and limited facilities. Concerns include a recent reduction in social work program seats.

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  • The federal government will fund $81.7M over five years for its Atlantic Wild Salmon Strategy, with the Atlantic Salmon Federation adding $25M to that total. The money will go toward stabilizing and restoring habitats, with many species being endangered.

    cbc.ca

  • Seafood processors are hoping a growing northern cod stock will lead to an increase in the total allowable catch for the 2026–27 season. Harvesters and processors alike are watching closely as fisheries officials prepare to release a new management plan in the coming months.

    vocm.com

  • Staffing shortages in Newfoundland and Labrador schools are affecting students' well‑being and learning, according to a Gander MHA. A petition has been tabled calling for a full review of school support services and a government plan to recruit and retain staff.

    vocm.com
• Week of 2026-03-27 to 2026-04-02

  • N.L.’s minimum wage increased by 35 cents to $16.35 an hour as of April 1, 2026. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says that leaves about a $9 an hour gap between minimum wage and the province’s living wage of $25.31 an hour.

    vocm.com

  • Quinlan Brothers Ltd. have proposed building a new subsidiary fish processing plant in Bay de Verde to process fish by-product into products for use in aquaculture feed, pet food and for human consumption. The plant would require a full-time workforce of 8-10, with construction to begin in fall 2026 and fully operational in 2027.

    vocm.com

  • The N.L. Government has signed a new agreement with dentists, in effect until 2030, to improve dental services. The agreement will provide $250K to retain the 10 dentists currently working in under-serviced areas, while a $250K increase in the Rural Dental Bursary Program will allow an additional 5 dentists to be added, bringing the total to 15 dentists per year in under-serviced areas.

    vocm.com

  • The shortage of teachers in rural schools is creating an urban-rural divide in N.L.’s education system with urban centre teacher supply remaining fairly healthy. Memorial University’s Faculty of Education graduates between 200-220 new teachers each year but this is not enough to replace retiring rural teachers.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2026-03-20 to 2026-03-26

  • NAV Canada, which trains and employs air traffic controllers, states that Canada is short about 200 air traffic controllers. Training can take 10-18 months for a tower controller and 20-27 months for an ACC controller, with many not finishing the program.

    globalnews.ca

  • The federal minimum wage in Canada will go up on April 1, from $17.75 to $18.15 per hour. Workers in federally regulated industries such as air transportation, banking, ports, telecommunication, and most federal Crown corporations are among those affected.

    globalnews.ca

  • The Government of Canada has announced a $16 million investment in defense funding to support five local companies in Newfoundland and Labrador in the development and manufacturing of critical equipment and technologies, supporting over 115 highly skilled jobs. The companies are PAL Aerospace Ltd., Virtual Marine Technology Inc., Solace Power Inc., CoLab AI Inc., and Rutter Incorporated.

    canada.ca

  • The N.L. Health Authority currently has 267 nursing vacancies—covering full-time, part-time, and casual positions—and continues to rely on private agency nurses, with 180 expected to be in the system by the end of April 2026. They also continue to rely on retired nurses to help address the shortages.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2026-03-13 to 2026-03-19

  • There has been a sharp increase in rehiring of retired nurses in N.L., underscoring systemic recruitment and retention problems. Last fiscal year, 253 retired nurses worked an average of about 15,000 days, up from 6 retirees working a combined 158 days during fiscal year 2014-15. As of January, N.L. had 343 vacant registered nurse and nurse practitioner positions.

    cbc.ca

  • Ontario-based NordSpace, the company behind the spaceport in St. Lawrence, has been conditionally approved to receive $8.3M in federal funding aimed at developing the country’s space launch capability. NordSpace attempted a number of commercial space launches from the Burin Peninsula during the summer of 2025.

    vocm.com

  • The RCMP are working to staff the Carmanville detachment (60 km’s north of Gander), which currently has no officers on site, with 2 full-time officers as they deal with staffing shortages in rural detachments. In 2025, the RCMP hired 52 new officers in the province, across 42 separate detachments.

    cbc.ca

  • The building that housed Landings Restaurant in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's was destroyed by fire. The building was also home to a new food processing facility focusing on healthy, ready-to-go meals made with local ingredients, along with a retail store that was only weeks away from opening.

    cbc.ca

  • The N.L. Government has announced over $250M for highway construction projects over 2026-27, with tenders expected to be issued throughout the next few months. The first projects include rehabilitation of part of the Bonavista Highway and portions of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Corner Brook and Lewisporte areas.

    www.gov.nl.ca
• Week of 2026-03-06 to 2026-03-12

  • First Light, a non-profit Indigenous group, plans to open an Indigenous-led health clinic at its new headquarters and community centre in St. John's. Scheduled to open late-2026, the facility will feature a gymnasium and community meeting spaces. The clinic will be staffed with a physician and two nurse practitioners.

    cbc.ca

  • St. John’s Dockyard is looking at expansion and upgrades to its marine vessel repair and maintenance facility in St. John’s Harbour to accommodate larger vessels such as those working in the offshore oil and gas industry. The work will include replacing the existing piers and construction of a new larger marine lift, as well as additional berths.

    vocm.com

  • SpiceX, launched in 2020, has expanded its second location in St. John's, with the addition of a bakery - SpiceX Bakehouse. The company now has two locations, including a shop with take-out and Indian groceries, as well as a food truck.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2026-02-27 to 2026-03-05

  • The N.L. Government has reached a major milestone agreement to advance the Bay du Nord offshore project with partners Equinor and BP that will provide up to $6.4B in direct revenue to the province during Phase I and over 31M person-hours of work over 25 years. It includes employment targets for skilled trades apprentices and 1.9M person-hours of professional work in engineering, project and procurement management.

    www.gov.nl.ca

  • A federal investment of $8.5M will fund 40 AI projects throughout Atlantic Canada. Among those receiving funding are Aucure Inc. ($75K), trophi.ai ($950K), qualiTEAS Inc. ($60K), Expertise Hub Co-op ($131K), and Quidi Vidi Brewing ($50K).

    canada.ca

  • There are currently 630 retired teachers working in the Newfoundland and Labrador school system as substitutes, broken-down by region as follows: 255 (Avalon), 219 (Central), 146 (Western), and 10 (Labrador).

    vocm.com

  • Memorial University has received $31M from the Hebron and Hibernia projects to help improve student learning, research capacity and innovation with a focus on Engineering and Applied Science. Funding will support projects including the Student Design Hub, Centre for AI Placement Program, and the Canadian Network for Innovative Shipbuilding, Marine Research and Training.

    vocm.com

  • The Riverhead Wastewater Facility in St. John's will undergo a $139M expansion upgrade through shared Federal, provincial and municipal government funding. The facility treats wastewater from St. John’s, Mount Pearl and Paradise.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2026-02-20 to 2026-02-26

  • N.L.’s wind-to-hydrogen industry has been dealt another setback as the provincial government has stripped World Energy GH2, EverWind and Toqlukuti’k Wind and Hydrogen of their Crown land reserves for $34M in unpaid land reserve fees. Meanwhile, North Atlantic’s project near Arnold’s Cove and Exploits Valley Renewable Energy Corporation in central N.L. are progressing.

    cbc.ca

  • The Government of Canada has announced over $6.8M in combined federal/provincial/municipal funding to support expanded water and sewer infrastructure in Conception Bay South. The upgrades will support new home construction, higher density housing, and improved environmental impacts in the municipality.

    canada.ca
• Week of 2026-02-13 to 2026-02-19

  • A CFIB report found that 41% of Canadian owners plan to leave their businesses within five years, with the top reason being retirement. More businesses are closing down than are being created, with factors like insurance costs, rising wages, and higher building and product costs having an impact.

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  • N.L. Health Services says the province has made progress in addressing its nursing shortage, going from 752 nursing vacancies three years ago down to 345 nursing vacancies as of April 2025. Moreover, nearly 100% of Memorial University’s nursing graduates have accepted job offers. However, nurses are still facing mandated overtime and N.L. still experiences high usage of private agency nurses.

    cbc.ca

  • Memorial University has cut or paused over a dozen academic programs over the past year, including the 3-year bachelor of nursing program, master of fine arts degree, public policy certificate, quality management certificate, doctor of pharmacy degree and various diploma programs. Poor enrolment was cited as a factor in many of the cuts.

    cbc.ca

  • Air Transat is cancelling its summer service to Florida, with flights winding down in May/June, while a decision on whether to resume flights in the fall/winter will be made at a later date. Other airlines, including WestJet, are also reducing flights to the U.S., citing a drop in demand for American destinations.

    vocm.com
• Week of 2026-02-06 to 2026-02-12

  • Sport Tourism Canada has released an Economic Impact Assessment of the 2025 Canada Summer Games showing a $180M Boost to St. John’s Economy. This included over $40M in visitor spending with accommodations ($15.4M), restaurant/food services ($8.3M), and retail shopping ($4M), in addition to supporting 642 local jobs with $56.8M in wages/salaries.

    vocm.com

  • Though improvements have been made in nurse recruitment, approximately 300 nursing positions currently remain vacant – a significant number for a province the size of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Registered Nurses Union says reliance on travel agency nurses remains high, especially in the central and western coastal areas.

    vocm.com

  • Memorial University released a list of 19 programs being suspended, cancelled or absorbed into other programs for the 2025-2026 academic year, including the suspension of the resource-intensive 3-year accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. An accelerated option is still available through the Western Regional School’s Grenfell campus.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2026-01-30 to 2026-02-05

  • A recent study by Statistics Canada reveals the demographics most likely to experience consistent low income. Those most at risk were female lone-parent families (23%), those without a high school diploma (21%), and people with limitations in their daily activities (18%).

    globalnews.ca

  • The RCMP is seeing better recruitment numbers, as it attempts to staff vacancies in over 150 municipalities. Last year the RCMP had over 20,000 applications and 895 graduates. The goal is to streamline the onboarding process and to add 1,600 grads per year.

    cbc.ca

  • For the first time in history, Newfoundland and Labrador’s real estate industry, valued at $2 billion in 2025, has surpassed the combined economic contributions of the fishery and tourism sectors. The reasons cited were high demand, weak supply, labour shortages, longer build time frames and the high cost of building.

    vocm.com
• Week of 2026-01-23 to 2026-01-29

  • The N.L. Government has cancelled plans for a new $10B hospital at Kenmount Crossing and instead will be modernizing the existing St. Clare’s Hospital. Plans for a mid-sized theatre for St. John’s and a sports and wellness dome have also been cancelled, while projects including the Janeway redevelopment and the downtown wellness clinic are being paused.

    vocm.com

  • Memorial University has announced plans to sell off its U.K. campus, the Geo Centre, the Signal Hill campus, and the printing services building. Harlow Campus will see 7 employees laid off in late August when that campus closes. Discussions are ongoing for the 12 employees at the Johnson Geo Centre and no job cuts are expected at Signal Hill Campus or Printing Services, both of which will be relocated to the St. John’s campus.

    vocm.com

  • The 2026 Canadian State of Restaurants Report shows that the ongoing trade war with the U.S. has resulted in Canadian restaurants spending 37% more on food. Restaurants are also under pressure due to rising staff costs and labour shortages.

    infomedia.gc.ca

  • The N.L. Government’s 2026 Summer Employment Program for Students is accepting applications up until the February 19 deadline. That program is for non-profit and private sector employers, including municipalities, who wish to hire students.

    vocm.com
• Week of 2026-01-16 to 2026-01-22

  • Loblaw Companies Ltd. announced it will close the Dominion grocery store in St. John's on May 8. The Memorial Stadium location employs around 100 unionized workers with Unifor. The decision came from an evaluation of its store network, with the company now focussed on bolstering Dominion locations in Cabot Square and Blackmarsh Road.

    cbc.ca

  • The new Gander Community Health Centre, a family care and mental health and addictions facility, is expected to open later in January. Most of the roughly 50 staff members were recruited locally, but positions including a nurse practitioner and a family physician, are still being actively recruited.

    cbc.ca

  • Genoa Design International, a Mount Pearl-based digital design and 3D modeling firm, has been sold to Nova Scotia-based Membertou First Nation and Horizon Naval Engineering. The partnerhip aims to prioritize expansion within the marine sector.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2026-01-09 to 2026-01-15

  • Memorial University is reducing its executive team of vice-presidents from seven to three positions with provost and vice-president (academic), vice-president (finance and administration) and vice-president (research and innovation) remaining. The role of vice-president advancement and external relations and vice-provost (Labrador Campus) have been eliminated.

    vocm.com

  • The number of retired teachers working as substitutes in N.L. schools has soared in the last decade with about 1,700 substitutes currently on the list for NL Schools, about 600 of which are retirees. That compares to only 61 retiree substitutes 10 years ago. The lack of substitute teachers is felt most acutely in rural areas but still impacting urban centres.

    cbc.ca

  • North Atlantic (based in St. John’s) plans to develop a 45-turbine wind farm and hydrogen plant in the Sunnyside/Come by Chance area. The plans would create about 1,200 jobs during the construction phase which would cost about $1.75B. Final decisions on the proposed project are expected by the last quarter of 2026.

    vocm.com

  • RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador hired 52 new RCMP officers in 2025, in part due to changes in their recruitment and hiring processes.

    vocm.com

  • Restaurants Canada reports that about 41% of Canadian restaurants are losing money or just breaking even. Factors include inflation, rising costs, labour shortages, and less dining out. With food prices expected to rise by 4-6% and higher minimum wages, 2026 could also be difficult.

    cbc.ca

  • A proposed $90M dock expansion at the Port of Argentia is now threatened following the cancellation of a multi-billion-dollar hydrogen production project by Pattern Energy in Placentia Bay and a tax dispute between the port and the nearby Town of Placentia, as the market for hydrogen has not materialized.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2026-01-02 to 2026-01-08

  • N.L.’s Department of Transportation has reported challenges recruiting snowplow operators, particularly in the eastern region. Factors include lack of qualified applicants and competition from municipal government and the private sector. Overall, the province has received 180 applications to fill 50 new positions, with 44 moving through the screening process.

    vocm.com

  • Ottawa will continue to reduce Canada’s immigration numbers into 2026, when it is expected to admit 380,000 permanent residents and 230,000 temporary workers, while issuing 155,000 student visas. Experts contend that immigrants bring necessary skills and resources.

    citynews.ca

  • In preparation for the May 2026 census, Statistics Canada plans to hire 32,000 workers. Enumerators will earn $25.87 per hour to collect data, while crew leaders will be compensated $31.32 per hour to supervise workers.

    canada.ca

  • Ship repair company, Newdock (St. John’s), is exploring a $300M expansion to modernize its facilities to take on bigger vessels. A final investment decision is anticipated this spring. If approved, the two-year expansion project could double its workforce, adding 220 trades workers and staff and management positions.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2025-12-26 to 2026-01-01

  • New Found Gold, which recently acquired Maritime Resources Corp., is reviving the Hammerdown Mine project near King’s Point. With construction underway, the project is expected to create 159 jobs over its five-year lifetime. New Found Gold’s Queensway Gold Project (near Gander) is expected to create 153 jobs over 15 years.

    saltwire.com

  • Equinox's Valentine Gold Mine in central N.L. achieved full commercial production in late November 2025 as world gold prices soared. At the end of 2025, Equinox employed about 550 people at the site (expected to grow to 665 in 2026), plus around 600 contractors.

    saltwire.com
• Week of 2025-12-19 to 2025-12-25

  • Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services’ new Urgent Care Centre in Mount Pearl is scheduled to open on January 12, 2026. The facility will bridge the gap between emergency rooms and primary care.

    vocm.com

  • The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has reached a tentative 5-year agreement with Canada Post and its urban and rural workers. Highlights include enhanced benefits and wage increases of 6.5% in year 1, 3% in year 2, and years 3-5 indexed to inflation.

    citynews.ca

  • The N.L. Government has awarded a $17M contract to Olympic Construction to build a new 40-unit apartment building geared towards seniors and persons with disabilities in Pleasantville, St. John’s. The project has an anticipated completion date of summer 2027.

    www.gov.nl.ca

  • The Government of Canada announced almost $300k in funding to boost PictureNL’s international business development following NL’s film and television industry’s recent $1B production milestone. The funding will support strategic projects to enter new markets.

    canada.ca

  • The Atlantic Canada Cruise Association states that there were over 610 cruise ship vessels with 845,000 passenger visits to the region in 2025. The cruise association states that the numbers are strong and similar to those seen prior to the pandemic.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2025-12-12 to 2025-12-18

  • The federal government’s “Buy Canadian” policy for procurement for large infrastructure and defence projects is now in effect. The policy will apply to government contracts valued at $25M or more but will expand to contracts valued at $5M and over in 2026.

    globalnews.ca

  • N.L.’s film and television sector has achieved a major milestone as the Crown corporation PictureNL announced that over $1B in production activity has taken place since the agency back in 1997.

    vocm.com

  • For the first time since the U.S. trade war began, Canada exported more than it imported. Total exports rose by 6.3% in September, while imports fell 4.1%, resulting in a trade surplus of $153M. The largest exports were in metal and non-metallic mineral products.

    globalnews.ca
• Week of 2025-12-05 to 2025-12-11

  • An annual study by the Fraser Institute reports that medical wait times in 2025 were higher in Atlantic Canada than the other provinces. The Canadian median wait time was about 29 weeks, while N.B. was 60.9, N.S. - 49.0, P.E.I. - 49.7, and N.L. was 43.5 weeks.

    yourcharlottecounty.ca

  • The Government of Canada is hoping to attract more international doctors by offering a faster path to being a permanent resident. Eligible doctors would need one year of Canadian work experience as a general practitioner, surgeon, or clinical and laboratory medicine specialist.

    yourcharlottecounty.ca

  • Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association says staffing shortages resulting in a lack of primary care is a factor in increasing emergency room wait times. Some emergency departments have had to reduce services, provide service virtually or close temporarily, which diverts patients to other emergency departments.

    cbc.ca

  • About 68,000 federal public servants have received early retirement package information, as the federal government begins the process of cutting 40,000 positions. In the 2023-2024 fiscal year the federal public service peaked at about 368,000 staff.

    vocm.com

  • The federal government will invest $38.2M over 3 years to help small and medium defence businesses in Atlantic Canada to grow and modernize. Atlantic Canada directly employs about 10,000 people in the aerospace and defence industry, with over 200 firms.

    canada.ca
• Week of 2025-11-28 to 2025-12-04

  • The Government of Canada has announced $13M in funding through Canada’s Ocean Supercluster towards 4 ocean technology companies in Newfoundland and Labrador. These include Oceans Advance (St. John’s/$1.7M), Virtual Marine (Paradise/$1.1M), Compusult (Mount Pearl/$7.7M), and Genoa Design (Mount Pearl/$2.4M).

    vocm.com

  • Construction has begun on N.L.’s first Nordic spa, Iceavik Nordic Wellness in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, expected to open by the Fall of 2026. A second Nordic spa, proposed for Flatrock back in 2023, has not yet begun construction and remains in the planning stages.

    cbc.ca

  • A 2024 Fraser Institute report lists N.L. among its Top 10 global mining investment jurisdictions. The Labrador Trough produces over 30% of the country’s high-purity iron ore. Mining Industry N.L. says the mining sector needs support due to the expense of exploration.

    cbc.ca

  • The Government of Canada has announced over $7.1M in support for 68 projects through the Tourism Growth Program to help strengthen Atlantic Canada’s tourism ecosystem. The projects include infrastructure upgrades, new visitor experiences, and marketing initiatives to attract more travellers and extend the tourist season.

    canada.ca

  • The Canadian Dental Care Plan has reached a new Atlantic Canada milestones with over 370k people now covered under the Plan. The Government of Canada has also recently announced over $4.7M in funding over 3 years for five projects in the Atlantic region that will improve training for dental students.

    canada.ca

  • The Government of Canada has announced continued investments of $12.6M in Atlantic Canada’s network of Community Business Development Corporations to help entrepreneurs obtain financing and know-how to help them expand, hire, and grow.

    canada.ca
• Week of 2025-11-21 to 2025-11-27

  • N.L.’s sea urchin fishery may be in jeopardy. The number of sea urchins is declining, with only 13 of the 52 total commercial sea urchin licenses issued throughout N.L. having reported landings this season. Hodder's Shellfish, a sea urchin plant in Stoneville, employs over 30 full-time seasonal workers during good years, but due to lower quality yields this season, has dropped to about 25.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2025-11-14 to 2025-11-20

  • Canada Lands Company, a Crown corporation that specializes in the development and revitalization of former federal lands, has announced the next phase of development for the St. John’s neighbourhood of Pleasantville, that will feature up to 1,000 new housing units with a variety of housing types. Construction could begin as early as Spring 2026.

    saltwire.com

  • The N.L. Government has announced $3M in annual funding to hire 50 new snowplow operators to expand to 24/7 snow clearing on certain routes between December and March. Job listings for heavy equipment operators have already been posted along with a full list of routes.

    vocm.com

  • Metals giant Rio Tinto has announced an unspecified number of layoffs at its N.L. operations in Labrador City and St. John’s citing targeted structural changes. United Steelworkers Union has said the layoffs in Labrador are non-union staff positions that include office, frontline supervisors and managerial jobs.

    cbc.ca

  • Canada Post expects to lose up to 30,000 employees to retirement or voluntary departure over the next 10 years as it tries to control costs. The crown corporation had management layoffs earlier this year. The union that represents 55,000 mail carriers is still doing rotating strikes while in mediation.

    citynews.ca

  • The N.L. Folk Arts Society is closing its office in St. John’s and laying off its staff amid ongoing financial problems. Many festivals have also recently been forced to close due to funding sources such as grants failing to keep pace with rising costs, struggling sponsors and the overall rising cost of living.

    cbc.ca

  • Toys “R” Us Canada has closed 38 stores in 2025, including three in N.B. and one in N.S. The chain now operates 40 stores and only two in Atlantic Canada (St. John’s and Fredericton). The toy retailer has faced growing competition from Amazon and Walmart.

    edmontonjournal.com
• Week of 2025-11-07 to 2025-11-13

  • The N.L. Federation of Podiatric Medicine says that a lack of regulation is contributing to the podiatrist shortage in the province, where only 11 podiatrists currently practice (all within metro St. John’s). They would like to see the creation of a regulated college (N.L. is the only province that does not have one), as many doctors complete their schooling in Ontario and don’t return home because they can’t practice to their full scope.

    vocm.com

  • Overall enrolment numbers for the College of the North Atlantic are down by 6.1% from last year. Domestic numbers remain steady while international numbers, at 576 students this year, are down 38% over last year. However, the college had seen all-time high international enrolment last year and the year before.

    vocm.com
• Week of 2025-10-31 to 2025-11-06

  • St. Mary's Bay Fisheries plant has been destroyed by fire. The fish plant was the largest employer in the region with over 300 workers during its peak season. The owners hope to find a way forward to bridge the gap between the construction of a new plant and getting it operational.

    cbc.ca

  • The Government of Canada has announced over $8M for 9 projects under the Substance Use and Addictions Program to respond to critical needs related to substance use and addictions in communities across Atlantic Canada.

    canada.ca
• Week of 2025-10-24 to 2025-10-30

  • KMK Capital is planning to build a large mixed-use development with 1,246 housing units in addition to office, retail, clinic and recreation spaces in the former Bally Haly golf course in the east end of St. John’s. Rezoning is needed for the project to move forward and they are currently seeking public engagement regarding land use.

    saltwire.com

  • Provinces across Canada are under threat as U.S. and Chinese tariffs are being imposed across various industries. N.B.’s main priority is the $15B lumber industry, while the rest of Atlantic Canada has concerns about the impact on its seafood industry.

    cbc.ca

  • FFAW-Uniform, the union that represents Molson workers in St. John’s, confirm no unionized jobs will be lost as part of Molson-Coors’ recent announcement that it would cut 9% of its North American salaried workforce (about 400 jobs). Only management and administrative roles will be part of the changes.

    vocm.com

  • Retail sales in Canada increased 1% to $70.4B in August from the month prior with Newfoundland and Labrador leading the way nationally with a 5.1% increase. The Canada Summer Games held in St. John’s in August may have contributed to the increased economic activity in retail sales.

    vocm.com

  • A new report by the Montreal Economic Institute shows that N.L. has the highest rate nationwide of young nurses leaving the workplace, highlighting ongoing retention issues. In N.L., for every 100 new nurses under age 35 who entered the profession in 2023, 98 others left, compared to the Canada-wide average of 40.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2025-10-17 to 2025-10-23

  • City Council has approved a new “small lot” housing development in St. John’s that plans to build 52 single-detached homes under reduced lot sizes.

    vocm.com

  • The new NL Health Services facility is now open in the former Costco building in St. John's, offering several outpatient services that were relocated from city hospitals that include surgery specialty clinics, cardiac diagnostics, orthopedics, audiology, X-rays, physiotherapy and occupational therapy among others. An urgent care centre will also open later this year.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2025-10-10 to 2025-10-16

  • Memorial University (MUN) has reported a 4.6% decrease in total enrolment and a 23.5% decrease in international enrolment this fall compared to the 2024 fall semester resulting in $6M in lost revenue that could bring further cuts. MUN previously announced 20 layoffs back in July. Atlantic Canada international student enrolment is down 28% year-over-year.

    cbc.ca

  • International student enrolment across Atlantic universities has declined by 36% since a cap was imposed in January 2024 by the federal government. The Association of Atlantic Universities says it has had an impact on the economy and population growth.

    ctvnews.ca

  • Two farm organizations have started a fundraising campaign to help Atlantic farmers who are struggling from losses or poor yields and don’t have crop insurance. The fund has raised about $4,500 so far and eligible farmers will initially receive $500.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2025-10-03 to 2025-10-09

  • Lucky's Restaurant in Mount Pearl in the metro St. John's area will be closing its doors by October 26, 2025, after 56 years in business.

    saltwire.com
• Week of 2025-09-26 to 2025-10-02

  • ExxonMobil announced it will be cutting jobs in N.L. as part of a global restructuring plan. ExxonMobil is the lead owner in the Hibernia project and says it plans to cut 2,000 jobs globally, but how many will be cut in N.L. is unknown.

    cbc.ca

  • Little Caesars Express has opened its first N.L. location in a Clarenville Orangestore. This is the first of eight franchise locations set to open across N.L. in coming months. Other locations are also slated to open in P.EI. and N.S.

    vocm.com

  • The Indigenous non-profit organization First Light is opening NL's first Indigenous-led health clinic at 36 Quidi Vidi Rd. in St. John's once construction is done. The clinic is expected to open by May 2026 with a staff over 100, including a family practitioner, nurse practitioners, a family physician, cultural support workers, a housing team, a harm reduction team, and Elder-led supports.

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• Week of 2025-09-19 to 2025-09-25

  • The NL Construction Association wants the next provincial government to develop a plan to address construction needs. The association wants a multi-year strategic infrastructure plan, regional collaboration and initiatives to expand its workforce.

    vocm.com

  • The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has awarded $1.6M in funding to Choices For Youth (CFY) and a researcher with Memorial's Faculty of Social Work. They will work together over four years to improve and expand the integrated youth services model for youth struggling with mental health, housing, and substance use.

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  • The Mental Health Foundation of Canada states that the supply of mental health providers in N.L. can’t keep up with demand and many social workers are becoming burned out. NLHS says wait times and rural access are the biggest issues and need more staff like psychologists and nurses.

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• Week of 2025-09-12 to 2025-09-18

  • The N.L. Association of Public and Private Employees is raising concern around the province-wide medical laboratory assistant (MLA) shortage after cancelled bloodwork appointments at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John's. The shortages are negatively impacting the workplace environment and there is only one provincial training program currently available in Grand Falls-Windsor.

    cbc.ca

  • The N.L. Association of Public and Private Employees is raising concern around the province-wide medical laboratory assistant (MLA) shortage after cancelled bloodwork appointments at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John's. The shortages are negatively impacting the workplace environment and there is only one provincial training program currently available in Grand Falls-Windsor.

    cbc.ca

  • The N.L. Registered Nurses’ Union has announced a new private agreement with N.L. Health Services in central N.L. to help address nursing shortages in the area. Registered nurses and nurse practitioners who take on locum assignments there will receive a $15/hour premium above their regular pay. The pilot project currently runs until the end of 2025.

    vocm.com

  • The N.L. Registered Nurses’ Union has announced a new private agreement with N.L. Health Services in central N.L. to help address nursing shortages in the area. Registered nurses and nurse practitioners who take on locum assignments there will receive a $15/hour premium above their regular pay. The pilot project currently runs until the end of 2025.

    vocm.com

  • Ottawa has announced a new $13B housing agency called Build Canada Homes, with the aim to double the pace of housing construction over the next decade. Priorities include affordable housing, transitional housing, factory-built homes, and modernizing construction methods.

    thewave.ca

  • Ottawa has announced a new $13B housing agency called Build Canada Homes, with the aim to double the pace of housing construction over the next decade. Priorities include affordable housing, transitional housing, factory-built homes, and modernizing construction methods.

    thewave.ca

  • The N.L. Registered Nurses’ Union says the decision to employ private nurses closes 25-35 roles for public-sector nurses, once all of N.L.’s family care teams are operating. The work centres around intake work for family care teams now being done by nurses working with U.S.-based virtual-care provider Teladoc.

    cbc.ca

  • The N.L. Registered Nurses’ Union says the decision to employ private nurses closes 25-35 roles for public-sector nurses, once all of N.L.’s family care teams are operating. The work centres around intake work for family care teams now being done by nurses working with U.S.-based virtual-care provider Teladoc.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2025-09-05 to 2025-09-11

  • The N.L. Government has signed a $561M contract with Medavie Health N.L. for an integrated ambulance system. The 10-year performance-based contract has a renew option to extend to 2040. Medavie Health N.L. is a private not-for-profit company.

    cbc.ca

  • Choices for Youth (headquartered St. John’s) has received a $1.6M federal grant to improve and expand its integrated youth services model across the province. The integrated service delivery model includes mental health supports, family-based services, food security services, employment and training, and supportive housing.

    vocm.com

  • N.L. has reported a successful summer tourism season with close to 226k visitors via air/car through July, up 4% from the same period in 2024. Air travel had a slow start but rebounded in July with 68k visitors and a 2% year-to-date increase from 2024. Hotel occupancy rates in St. John’s were 92% in August 2025, up 20% from August 2024 with total revenues up almost 21%.

    cbc.ca

  • The Vida Nova Recovery Centre, is now open near Holyrood. The 32-acre addictions recovery facility will house detox, rehabilitation and transitional housing services and will offer a six-week inpatient recovery program focused on blending medical care, counselling, and peer support.

    cbc.ca

  • The Government of Canada has announced over $33.4M to Newfoundland and Labrador this year to create stronger and more connected communities. The funding will support foundational infrastructure projects such as public transit, water systems, and local roads and bridges and recreational infrastructure.

    canada.ca
• Week of 2025-08-29 to 2025-09-04

  • Latitude 47, a private Toronto-based company, is building a new $50M purpose-built film and television soundstage in the town of Bauline in Greater St. John’s. The company plans to grow and sustain production in Newfoundland as a year-round industry.

    vocm.com

  • The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) is adding 17 new constables to the force that will be split between Metro St. John’s and Corner Brook.

    vocm.com

  • N.L. Health Services has indicated that there is a significant shortage of Paramedics in the province. The shortage is causing issues as the provincial government works to restructure emergency medical transportation. N.L. Association of Public and Private Employees suggest that shortages also exist in EMTs and dispatchers.

    vocm.com

  • The N.L. Government has announced $3.8M along with N.L. Hydro’s $460k for 4 fast-charging stations next year in southern Labrador that will also include an additional 10 ultra-fast chargers in St. John’s East (2), Carbonear (2), Grand Falls-Windsor (2), Corner Brook (2) and Hawke’s Bay (2). 11 ultra-fast chargers are also scheduled for completion by the end of 2025.

    vocm.com

  • The federal government is now accepting applications from businesses for its $450M Regional Tariff Response Initiative. The program’s aim is to help businesses deal with trade shocks, explore new markets, boost productivity, and strengthen supply chains.

    thewave.ca

  • N.L. Health Service has reported that provincial nurse and doctor staffing have returned to pre-Covid 2019 levels. Provincial nurse vacancies have dropped from 695 in 2022 to 280 currently while there has been a 7% increase in doctors. Over 112k people are now connected to 21 family care teams that are expected to increase to 35 within the next few years.

    vocm.com
• Week of 2025-08-22 to 2025-08-28

  • The N.L. Government has announced a $2M year-long pilot project to publicly fund about 20 nurse practitioners as independent contractors to allow more people to access primary care but will also be tied to family care teams in the provincial health system. There are currently 351 licensed nurse practitioners working in the province.

    cbc.ca

  • The N.L. Government is adding another 574 new childcare spaces spread among 25 centres across the Avalon Peninsula and through central Newfoundland as part of the $10-a-day program.

    vocm.com

  • The N.L. Health Authority is exploring options to fill nursing gaps in Central and Western Newfoundland, where most of the permanent nursing positions available are located. Graduate nurses offered temporary full-time positions go into permanent status quickly. 119 permanent full-time positions were recently accepted (57 in the eastern urban area).

    vocm.com
• Week of 2025-08-15 to 2025-08-21

  • The N.L Government has announced $2.2M in funding over the next 3 fiscal years to hire 10-12 special constables to support the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary on the northeast Avalon who will take on non-core police functions such as supervising detained individuals, preserving crime scenes, traffic control, and other administrative responsibilities. Recruitment will begin this fall, followed by training.

    saltwire.com

  • A tentative agreement has been reached between Air Canada and its 10,000 flight attendants, with flights expected to start-up on Aug. 19. The deal includes immediate and yearly pay increases, as well as being paid for duties performed on the ground.

    cbc.ca

  • The P.E.I. Shellfish Association is concerned about how the parasite Dermo and MSX will affect the next oyster season in September. Dermo was also recently detected in N.L., N.S. and N.B. Fishers have been forced to find new areas and pay higher travel costs.

    ctvnews.ca
• Week of 2025-08-08 to 2025-08-14

  • Ontario-based NordSpace is investing $10M to construct its Atlantic Spaceport Complex and launch Canada’s first-ever commercial rockets from St. Lawrence on August 25. The first phase of construction has begun. NordSpace’s activities are poised to generate an estimated 650 highly qualified jobs over the next decade and $2.5B in economic development.

    saltwire.com

  • The Government of Canada has announced $2B in funding to boost military pay and benefits. Military members will get a pay increase ranging from 8-20% this year, retroactive to April. It will be a graduated series of salary top-ups and incentives that will help the lowest-ranking soldiers, sailors and aircrew the most. The Canadian Armed Forces is currently short about 13,000 troops.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-07

  • The N.L. Government has announced the expansion of the Connaigre Peninsula Health Centre in Harbour Breton. The multi-year project will include 10 new long-term care beds and a family care team consisting of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and other allied health professionals. A request for proposals will be issued in fall 2025.

    www.gov.nl.ca

  • The N.L. Government is investing over $600k to support the John Howard Society of Newfoundland and Labrador’s new employment initiative, the Pathways program. This 3-year project aims to enhance employment opportunities for individuals involved in criminal justice while helping to address labour shortages.

    www.gov.nl.ca

  • Construction has begun on the new $6M St. John's SPCA facility on East White Hills Road that will replace the current one near St. John's International Airport. The new facility is expected to open in Spring 2026 with plans to hire an on-site veterinarian. The SPCA has $1.2M left to fundraise to complete construction.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2025-07-25 to 2025-07-31

  • The Government of Canada has announced over $14M in funding for upgrades to Conception Bay South’s Long Pond breakwater.

    canada.ca

  • Memorial University of Newfoundland has announced a major $20.85M reduction in its 2025-26 budget that will result in 20 layoffs of permanent and contracted staff. The budget cuts also led them to eliminate vacant permanent positions and could lead to reduced contract teaching positions in the coming years.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2025-07-18 to 2025-07-24

  • North Sun Energy, which operates North Atlantic Stores in N.L. has partnered with Little Caesars. The franchise agreement will see Little Caesar’s express outlets opened in 18 stores in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. The first of 8 sites to open in N.L. will be in Clarenville by early September.

    vocm.com

  • The N.L. Government has reached a final $700M project agreement with New Avalon Corrections Partners to construct the new 395-bed prison facility in East White Hills (St. John’s) to replace Her Majesty's Penitentiary (HMP). Construction begun in June 2025 with completion anticipated by Fall of 2029.

    vocm.com

  • Grieg Seafood has sold its operations in Canada and northern Norway to global salmon farming company Cermaq based out of Oslo. The sale includes assets and operations in Marystown where 110 people are employed. In February, Grieg paused plans to expand its large-scale salmon operation in Marystown.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2025-07-11 to 2025-07-17

  • The N.L. Government hopes to reduce agency nurse use to less than 200 by Spring 2026 due to the high cost and negative impact on morale of public nurses working beside them with lower pay. Agency nurse use has been reduced from a peak of 350 in 2024 to 250 currently, with 280 nursing vacancies presently in the system.

    vocm.com

  • Over 600 additional $10-a-day child-care spaces are expected to open on the Avalon Peninsula. The new spaces are divided between 27 early learning and child-care centres. All of the centres are currently open or set to open in the coming months.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2025-07-04 to 2025-07-10

  • The N.L. Government has recently awarded 42 road infrastructure contracts for 2025-2026 valued at close to $152M with another 7 still outstanding tenders.

    www.gov.nl.ca

  • The $34M Fortis Canada Games Complex has opened in St. John's ahead of the 2025 Canada Summer Games start on August 8. In addition to about 4000 athletes, 20-25,000 people are expected to attend the event.

    cbc.ca

  • The N.L. Government has awarded the $38.4M contract for the construction of the new K-12 school in Cartwright, Labrador to JMJ Holdings Limited.

    www.gov.nl.ca
• Week of 2025-06-27 to 2025-07-03

  • The N.L Government has announced 400 additional educators (mix of teachers and learning assistants) to its public education system next year with a $44M budget. For the first time in 30 years this includes the addition of 5 speech-language pathologists (SLP’s), that will amount to 10 positions to be filled when considering 5 are currently advertised on the job board.

    cbc.ca

  • The Government of Canada has announced over $100M in funding to 26 harbours in Newfoundland and Labrador. $4.1M of this will go towards the reconstruction of the Torbay wharf where Exploits Welding and Machine Shop Limited were awarded the main contract. Work is expected to be completed there by May 2026.

    canada.ca

  • Canada has agreed to spend 5% of its GDP on defence by 2035. Under the plan, 3.5% will go toward equipment, training and growing Canada’s defence industry. The other 1.5% will be spent on ports, airports, communications networks and emergency systems.

    thewave.ca
• Week of 2025-06-20 to 2025-06-26

  • The N.L. Government has committed $20M this year to fill 400 new positions in the school system, 275 of which will be teachers, guidance counsellors, and administrators, with the remainder being teaching assistants.

    vocm.com

  • Recent graduates are finding it hard to find jobs in an uncertain job market, as Canada’s youth unemployment rate is the highest it’s been since the mid-1990s. The current economic uncertainty has resulted in employers not hiring as many people as before.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2025-06-13 to 2025-06-19

  • The Government of Canada has announced a sustainable increase in the total allowable catch for Northern Cod in NL from 18,000 to 38,000 tonnes for the 2025-26 seasons. Recent scientific data and assessments indicate Northern cod has remained stable since 2017 and is at a higher level than previously understood from the 2024 assessment.

    canada.ca

  • N.L. Hydro will add 11 new ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles along the Trans Canada Highway by the end of 2025. Charging station use across the province increased by 40% in 2024 compared to 2023 as demand for electric car infrastructure rises.

    cbc.ca

  • Olympic Construction has been awarded the $41.9M contract for the new K-7 school slated for Kenmount Terrace (St. John’s) which will also include space for pre-Kindergarten. The facility will include 43 classrooms with a capacity for about 860 students.

    vocm.com

  • There are 70 full-time speech language pathologists (SLP) and an additional 6 casual positions across N.L. Health Services' four health-care zones. That number has remained the same over the past 15 years due to a labour shortage despite an increase in demand for the service.

    cbc.ca

  • Trades NL reported that 74% of its 14,000 commercial trade worker members were unemployed in N.L. as of June 2024, following the completion of several megaprojects like the West White Rose concrete gravity structure, Western Memorial Regional Hospital, and the Adult Mental Health and Addictions Centre. Churchill River and Bay Du Nord megaprojects are expected to help bring workers back.

    cbc.ca

  • According to Mining NL, the minerals resource sector represents about 9.3% of the province’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with the following three companies - Firefly Metals, Maritime Resources, and Shoreline Aggregates around the Baie Verte Peninsula expected to need over 1,000 workers in the next 2-3 years.

    vocm.com

  • The federal public service shrunk from 367,772 to 357,965 over the last year, with most cut from CRA (6,656). The RCMP saw the largest influx with 911 hired. Almost 8,000 who lost their jobs were term employees and over 75% were under the age of 35.

    citynews.ca
• Week of 2025-06-06 to 2025-06-12

  • Lifeguard certifications have bounced back to pre-pandemic levels according to the Lifesaving Society in Newfoundland and Labrador. COVID led to the temporarily shut down of many recreational facilities which forced many lifeguards to seek other jobs and also reduced demand for training/certification that resulted in a severe lifeguard shortage across Canada.

    vocm.com

  • Restaurants Canada wants the federal government to again remove the GST and HST taxes on all food, which would help the industry and benefit consumers. In the Atlantic region about 53% of restaurants are losing money or are just breaking even.

    cbc.ca

  • Paladin Security is hiring security officers at health care centres as part of ongoing safety and security efforts by the health authority. Security services have been contracted and are now in place in over 25 sites across the province.

    vocm.com

  • Over 12 licensed cannabis stores opened across the province last fiscal year with sales across Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation up by 16%. N.L. has continued to see massive growth in cannabis sales since legalization.

    vocm.com

  • The N.L. Government announced a new $15k bursary program for new Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) recruits to obtain a Police Science (Cadet) Certificate at the Atlantic Police Academy (P.E.I.). Budget 2025 includes funding for 5 new RCMP officers (Happy Valley-Goose Bay) and 10 new RNC officers (Northeast Avalon) with an additional 19 police officers to be hired starting in 2026-27.

    www.gov.nl.ca

  • The Canada Summer Jobs program has invested an additional $25M and will create 76,000 jobs across the country. The program helps small businesses and non-profits to hire staff in fields such as recreation, the food industry, as well as marketing and tourism.

    thewave.ca
• Week of 2025-05-30 to 2025-06-05

  • Nearly two dozen mechanics from Capital Hyundai are on strike. They are unionized with the Teamsters Union. Wages have been cited as the primary issue.

    vocm.com

  • The Government of Canada, in partnership with the N.L. government, has announced legislation to enable the development of offshore renewable energy in Newfoundland and Labrador. The global offshore wind market is expected to draw $1 trillion in investments by 2040.

    canada.ca

  • SeaRose FPSO workers have voted to join Unifor, Canada's largest union. Unifor already represents workers on the Hibernia and Terra Nova FPSO platforms and are hoping to also unionize Hebron workers. The SeaRose is owned and operated by Calgary-based Cenovus Energy (60%), while Suncor Energy owns the remaining 40%.

    cbc.ca

  • The manufacturing division of the N.L. Liquor Corporation will be expanding its product line with the launch of several new products and have signed a 5-year agreement with the Newfoundland Distillery Company in Clarke’s Beach.

    vocm.com

  • The N.L. government has released the first phase of a 10-year Health Human Resources Plan that covers the 3 key areas of retention, recruitment and automation of the non-clinical aspects of some professions. Over 1,100 nurses and 140 physicians have been recruited to N.L. since April 2023 and registered nurse and nurse practitioner vacancies have been reduced from under 700 in April 2024 to below 400 in February 2025.

    www.gov.nl.ca
• Week of 2025-05-23 to 2025-05-29

  • The Newfoundland and Labrador government is investing over $500K in JVPLabs for research and development of its JVPClinic medical device. JVPLabs is a N.L. health tech company working on a monitoring device to better assess congestive heart failure.

    www.gov.nl.ca

  • NSB-Omega, a technical consulting and staffing company from Guyana, has come to Newfoundland and Labrador to recruit workers with experience in offshore oil development. Guyana has been busy developing its offshore oil reserves in recent years.

    vocm.com

  • A MUN engineering professor has received a $3M grant to research carbon capture and storage in N.L. The money will go toward equipment and training for students and researchers, who could be the future workforce in the carbon capture field.

    cbc.ca

  • The St. John’s Board of Trade and the provincial government are going to reoffer a wage support program for local business owners, which helps small and medium-sized businesses with labour costs. The program received hundreds of applications last year.

    vocm.com
• Week of 2025-05-16 to 2025-05-22

  • The N.L. Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Port of Amsterdam as part of its ongoing efforts in support of the province’s renewable energy strategy. The agreement will focus on working together and sharing information regarding green hydrogen issues, opportunities and potential projects.

    cbc.ca

  • An internal report suggests that many new Canadian military recruits are leaving the armed forces at a quicker rate (9.4%) than the overall average (4.3%). Issues given include training frustrations and the inability to get into the job they want.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2025-05-09 to 2025-05-15

  • Placentia Bay port (Argentia) has evolved into a diverse operation, supporting industries such as marine transportation, renewable energy, aquaculture, offshore oil, and mining, with 40 businesses employing over 240 people. Meanwhile, a new $100M terminal expansion at Cooper Cove is expected to break ground in 2026.

    cbc.ca
• Week of 2025-05-02 to 2025-05-08

  • Uber has operated on the Avalon Peninsula since April 2024 and plans to expand across the rest of Newfoundland and Labrador in the next few weeks just ahead of the summer tourism season.

    cbc.ca

  • The Canada Revenue Agency has stated that 1,300 term employees will not be renewed when their contracts expire on May 16. It is estimated that there will be 125 layoffs in New Brunswick, about 250 in Newfoundland and Labrador, and minimal impact in P.E.I.

    cbc.ca

  • Workers at Gathering Place in St. John’s, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, have ratified their first collective agreement. The agreement includes improved wages, increased overtime pay, better bereavement and personal leave options, and improved worker rights around workplace safety.

    vocm.com

  • Equinor has set a new target of 2031 for first oil from the Bay du Nord offshore project off the coast of St. John’s. Stalled since May 2023, Equinor is currently aiming for a phased approach leading to further engineering and planning work. It hopes to initially launch production in the two most promising fields: Bay du Nord and Cambriol.

    cbc.ca