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Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) and Canada Custom and Revenue Agency (CCRA) have designed a new T4E that is more generic. Click here for more details.

Alberta - New committee formed to monitor reform of workers' compensation system. Click here for more details.

British Columbia - Public hearing to be held on proposed amendments to occupational health and safety requirements. Click here for more details.

Manitoba - WCB funding to focus safety on aboriginal peoples, literacy and gender issues. Click here for more details.

New Brunswick - the province has experienced the second largest decrease in the country in its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate. Click here for more details.

Newfoundland and Labrador - The province began 2003 with increase in employment, right on the heels of employment gains in 2002. Click here for more details.

Nova Scotia - The province is looking for public input as it conducts its annual review of Nova Scotia's minimum wage. Click here for more details.

Nunavut - Nunavut's minimum wage will increase by more than 20 per cent to $8.50 per hour to more accurately reflect the cost of living. Click here for more details.

Ontario - Government invests $5 million to help Ontarians enter training and apprenticeship programs. Click here for more details.

Ontario - Research Advisory Council receives 48 proposals under the Solutions for Workplace Change research grants program. Click here for more details.

Saskatchewan - New legislation improves workers’ compensation benefits improve for injured workers.Click here for more details.

Saskatchewan - Provincial government launches Centennial Student Employment Program program to benefit students and employers. Click here for more details.

CPP pensionable earnings ceiling raised for 2003 - The CCRA has announced that the maximum pensionable earnings under the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) for 2003 will be $39,900 - up from $39,100 in 2002. Click here for further details.

New Brunswick - WHSCC has announced a 9% increase in the average assessement rate charged to employers for 2003. Click here for further details.

Ontario - The WSIB has released the average premium rate for 2003, which will increase by 3 per cent from $2.13 to $2.19 for every $100 of insurable earnings. Click here for further details.

HRDC has announced additional steps to further protect the SIN from fraud and abuse. Effective immediately, HRDC will accept only original identity documents as proof of identity for a SIN and will reduce the number of documents it accepts as proof of identity. Click here for further details.

Manitoba - The WCB of Manitoba has introduced an Online Accident Reporting System -- a secure Internet application providing immediate access to WCB Accident Report forms, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Click here for further details.

The New Brunswick Minimum Wage will increase to $6.00 on August 1st, 2002, completing the government's commitment to this initiative. Click here for further details.

NWT Source income tax deductions from employee wages will be adjusted July 1st as announced in the February Budget. Click here for further details.

The CCRA today announced changes to prescribed interest rates that may affect the interest rate used to calculate taxable benefits. Click here for further details.

A new consultation paper reviews the health and income continuance benefit plan issues provided to Alberta employees by employers. Click here for further details.