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Google has extended its voluntary buyout program to employees in Canada, offering some staff severance in exchange for leaving as parent company Alphabet works to contain costs tied to heavy artificial intelligence (AI) spending.

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Jeanne Pratt of the Competition Bureau is urging provinces and territories to restrict non-compete clauses, arguing they limit worker mobility, suppress wages, and discourage entrepreneurship even when courts may not enforce them.

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Retention isn't about ping pong tables. It's about growth opportunities. Keka DasGupta of CERIC discusses why career infrastructure matters more than ever.

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Unifor Québec says Quebec's Court of Appeal has ruled that remote work can constitute replacement work during a strike or lockout, restoring an earlier decision involving Groupe CRH Canada and Unifor Local 177.

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Carolynn Ryan of BC Hydro, Kristi Searle of Peoplebiz Consulting, and Susan Tang of Gallagher say salary structures, pay governance, and workforce representation remain critical factors in addressing pay gaps.

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Nabeela Elsayed, former CHRO of Walmart and IKEA, says burnout is often driven by excessive workload and unmet resource demands, not a lack of individual resilience.

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We're proud to spotlight the organizations helping make #HRFest Canada 2026 a must-attend event for Canada's HR community!

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Thank you to our Preferred Hotel Partners for supporting #HRFestCanada 2026:

• InterContinental Hotel
• Sheraton Hotel
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We're excited to spotlight these exhibitors and media partners helping make #HRFest Canada 2026 an unmissable experience.

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Be sure to visit these exhibitors at #HRFest Canada 2026:

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François-Philippe Champagne says Budget 2026 will invest in skilled trades, apprenticeship incentives, immigration pathways, caregiver supports, and workforce development as Canada prepares for millions of future job openings.

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Canada’s job market stalled in October, with employment essentially unchanged and the national unemployment rate rising for a second straight month as more people went looking for work, Statistics Canada reported Friday.

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Looking for fresh ideas, new solutions, and valuable connections? You'll find them at #HRFestCanada 2026.

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Manitoba has directed all publicly funded schools and school divisions to end one-to-one employee messaging with students on platforms that cannot be monitored, following recent cases involving educator misconduct.

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Compensation experts from Normandin Beaudry, Randstad Canada, HUB International, and Robert Half say the bigger challenge for employers in 2027 will be managing pay transparency, retention, and salary compression within constrained budgets.

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Google has expanded its voluntary buyout program to eligible employees in Canada and several other countries, offering severance packages as parent company Alphabet continues to invest heavily in AI.

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Meet some of the organizations helping shape the #HRFestCanada 2026 experience:

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An arbitrator ruled that a former employee of London Health Sciences Centre should regain employment status after his COVID-era termination was overturned, but would remain on unpaid leave until a suitable vacancy becomes available.

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Nicole Chanderpaul of Matthews, Dinsdale and Clark says HR teams should assess allegations carefully, consider their relevance to employment, and conduct investigations with cultural sensitivity and procedural fairness.

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Keka DasGupta of CERIC says employers should stop treating career development as a reaction to vacancies and turnover, and instead create clear pathways that connect learning, mobility, mentoring, and growth opportunities across the organization.

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