The additional incentives for smaller businesses that were announced last summer will be extended through 2023. HSEP rebates are doubled, and employers can earn $1,000 toward their health and safety plans.

On Wednesday, the bank launched its $500-million initiative to boost zero-emission vehicle charging and refuelling infrastructure.

Wage increases for most public sector workers have been constrained for the past few years under a law known as Bill 124, which caps raises at one per cent for a three-year period. 

Canadian employers are anticipating the highest salary increase in two decades as they try to balance inflationary pressures, surging interest rates, recession risks and a tight labour market, a new survey has found.

The project to build phase one of the facility, which includes a twin-pad arena, a public library branch, an indoor walking track and multi-purpose spaces, has been awarded to Ball Construction.