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New Brunswick introduced Bill 6 on October 27, proposing mandatory licensing for foreign worker recruiters beginning April 1, 2028 and at least 3 years of recruitment recordkeeping for employers. If passed, the changes would tighten registration, fees and oversight for recruiters and businesses hiring foreign workers, although the bill has only received first reading.
Newfoundland and Labrador introduced amendments on October 27 that would move the list of professional regulators covered by its Fair Registration Practices Act from the statute into regulations. If passed, the province could update coverage more quickly, affecting regulators, internationally trained professionals and employers recruiting licensed workers without changing professional qualification standards themselves.
A 2026 federal evaluation identifies rising labour standards complaints, persistent recovery gaps and disproportionately few proactive inspections of road transportation employers.
The federal $18.15 wage floor and penalty changes make repeat payroll errors costly. Document correction as well as payment.
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