August 12, 2020
The Provincial Government is reminding employers to submit applications under the Newfoundland and Labrador COVID-19 Essential Worker Support Program by August 20, 2020. Employers are encouraged to register as soon as possible to ensure that employee applications are received before…
July 31, 2020
The Provincial Government today provided an update on the two-year pilot program to provide Metrobus or GoBus passes to income support recipients in the metro St. John’s area (St. John’s, Mount Pearl and Paradise). The pilot program was initially slated…
July 31, 2020
The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, today announced the appointment of 13 individuals to the Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board (PACB). The appointments were recommended through the Independent Appointments Commission. The following individuals were re-appointed…
July 17, 2020
The Provincial Government is extending the deadline for employers to submit applications under the Newfoundland and Labrador COVID-19 Essential Worker Support Program to August 20, 2020, from the original deadline of July 30, 2020. This extension is in recognition of…
July 10, 2020
The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, today proclaimed July 11 Srebrenica Remembrance Day. In July 1995, the spa town of Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was the scene of the worst mass murder in Europe since…
June 23, 2020
The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, today announced that Alastair O’Rielly has been reappointed as chair of College of the North Atlantic’s Board of Governors for a three-year term. Biographical information is provided in the…
June 19, 2020
The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, today encouraged all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to acknowledge World Refugee Day tomorrow (Saturday, June 20). World Refugee Day was established by the United Nations in recognition of the strength…
June 17, 2020
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour: Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure today to highlight enhancements to the Provincial Student Loans Program for…
June 17, 2020
Students who will be attending post-secondary institutions in fall 2020 are now invited to submit applications for student aid. Students are encouraged to apply as early as possible at the Provincial Student Aid website. For more information, please call 1-888-657-0800…
June 12, 2020
In an effort to maintain the employer-employee relationship and provide employers with additional time to recall their employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Provincial Government has extended the time period that converts a temporary layoff into a permanent termination. Previously,…
