February 14, 2018
The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, promoted Newfoundland and Labrador as a beautiful, safe and welcoming destination at a recent immigration fair in Netherlands. The Emigratiebeurs Job Fair in Utrecht was held February 10-11 and…
February 14, 2018
The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will announce a new initiative for apprenticeship training tomorrow (Thursday, February 15). Premier Ball will be joined by the Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour. The announcement…
February 7, 2018
The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, today led the inaugural meeting of the Minister’s Roundtable on Immigration. Members representing the business community, labour, the K-12 education system, post-secondary institutions, municipalities, community organizations and service providers…
February 6, 2018
The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, today released the 2018 Diversity Calendar. The calendar publicly acknowledges cultural events and holidays celebrated by all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, including newcomers to the province. Recognizing these important dates…
February 6, 2018
The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, will be available to the media at the inaugural meeting of the Minister’s Roundtable on Immigration tomorrow (Wednesday, February 7) at 2:30 p.m. at the Capital Hotel, 208 Kenmount…
February 2, 2018
The Provincial Government today released a comprehensive guide to help newcomers, employers, communities, and all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians better understand immigration to the province. The Newfoundland and Labrador Guide to Immigration was developed by the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism,…
February 1, 2018
The Provincial Government today established a Minister’s Roundtable on Immigration, a key commitment in The Way Forward on Immigration in Newfoundland and Labrador. Led by the Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, the Roundtable on Immigration…
January 24, 2018
The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, will attend a meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Labour ministers tomorrow (Thursday, January 25) in Ottawa. Ministers will discuss such issues as diversity and employment, violence in the…
January 23, 2018
Through an investment from the Government of Canada, EXCITE Corporation Inc.’s Genomics-Based R&D Centre for Health in Grand Falls-Windsor will expand its genomics-based research and development into hearing loss and continue to build on the region’s knowledge-based economy. Innovations in…
January 23, 2018
The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, today announced more than $90,000 in funding for cultural competency training. Memorial University’s Internationalization Office will receive $33,599 to design and deliver cultural competency training sessions for frontline Provincial…
