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Highlights from the 2015 federal budget and how it will affect students in Canada
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NDP introduce Bill to protect federal interns
Only 22 of 961 interns ended up being hired by the federal government
Enforcement of unpaid internship laws is essential
The Ministry of Labour’s website lays out the guidelines for what constitutes a legal internship in very clear terms, but how often do students and graduates actually encounter internship options that meet all of these criteria, outside of their school placement programs? Even the most cursory job search will turn up innumerable internships whose descriptions…
Raging against unpaid internships from The Walrus to MLSE
Today that the Ontario Ministry of Labour announced they were enforcing employment standards at the Walrus and Toronto Life magazines by requiring them to pay their interns. It was also the day that George Brown College’s Centre for Art & Design chose to promote unpaid internships from MLSE.
Bill to extend workplace protection to co-op students and unpaid interns
Anqi Shen CUP Ontario Bureau Chief HAMILTON (CUP) — A bill tabled just before the start of 2014 outlines potential protections for co-op students and unpaid interns in Ontario.