Business

In an action attributed to the strict restrictions implemented by Ottawa, Montreal-based airline Air Transat is suspending all flights on routes from Toronto and few flights from Montreal for the rest of the winter travel season. Air Transat commenced the suspension of flights on Thursday (Jan 28) and will remain into force until April 30, 2021, according to Ms. Debbie ...

GM Canada, formally known as General Motors of Canada Company, has announced that the company has signed a tentative deal with labor union Unifor to make an investment of about CA$ 1 billion to manufacture commercial electric vans at its CAMI Assembly Plant located in Ingersoll, Ontario. As part of the tentative deal, which still needs to be ratified by ...

On Wednesday (Jan 7), Canadian low cost carrier WestJet has disclosed that it intended to bring the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft back into the passenger service in next two weeks. The decision of the carrier will depend on the Transport Canada and Canadian Aviation Agency, which will approve the return to passenger service as scheduled. After 20 months of grounding, ...

The construction on the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project is on a temporary shut down for the next two weeks as the project assesses recent safety deficiencies. In a statement released on Thursday night (Dec 17), Trans Mountain said it would implement a voluntary project-wide safety measure in effect from December 18, 2020 until January 4, 2021. Mr. Ian Anderson, ...

The Government of Ontario will introduce a virtual business mission to India in December to promote the province as a major destination for international investment and to explore new opportunities for Ontario businesses. The mission is led by Mr. Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. According to him, the mission will build off the success of ...

The All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) has announced yesterday (Nov 24) that it will join the one-day all India strike or Bharat Bandh on November 26, 2020 called by the Central Trade Unions to protest against the anti-labor policies passed by the government. The AIBEA said in an official release, “Lok Sabha in its recently held session has passed ...

The Federal Government of Canada will release an economic statement on Monday (November 30), as well as deliver a revised look at the federal financial situation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced yesterday (Nov 23) that parliamentarians and Canadians will receive an updated look at Canada’s spending and deficit situation on November 30, ...

E-commerce Company Amazon India has announced the launch of STEP, the benefits program which is based on performance and designed to help sellers in boosting their growth on Amazon.in. The company claims that STEP will help in simplify the seller’s experience by providing customized and actionable recommendations that can help sellers improve key customer experience metrics, thereby improving their growth. The ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several cabinet ministers held a press conference in Ottawa and launched the CAD 1.75 billion Universal Broadband Fund for High Speed Internet. The plan was mentioned in the federal government’s 2019 budget and was highlighted on the campaign trail, as well as in throne speech in September. Most of the funding was announced in last ...

Canada Life has launched its new “Business Boost” program on Wednesday (Oct 28). The new program will support small businesses in Canada through 12 one-time grants of CAD 10,000. Small businesses are facing more adversity than ever before, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Although some companies have changed their models to continue to provide services to customers, many companies ...