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   RT @OntMinLabour: Breaks and eating periods in Ontario workplaces http://bit.ly/HSXjtE  #hrlaw #hr #humanresources #payroll

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    MinkenEmploymentLaw ‏@MinkenLaw 7 Oct

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    In Canada, employees have the right to access information in their personnel and payroll files, provided that it does not interfere with another employee’s privacy rights.

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Student entrepreneurs and non-profits: grants

How to get funding for projects that teach young people about becoming an entrepreneur.

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How it works

The Youth Entrepreneurship Partners program gives money to non-profit organizations for projects that:

• give young people hands-on experience with small business
• educate youth about being an entrepreneur.

Grant amount

Maximum funding

$75,000 per project per year.
Your project could be renewed for an extra year to a maximum of $75,000.

Who is eligible

You need to be either:

• a Canadian non-profit organization with a strong presence in Ontario
• a board of education
• a postsecondary school
• a municipality or
• an incorporated Aboriginal organization.

How to apply

You need to submit a proposal with details about the project and its deliverables during a Call for Proposals process.
The last round of proposals closed in December 2012.  Currently, proposals are not being accepted.
Please check back for updates and application information.

Past project partnerships

Examples of previous partnerships include:

• Kenjewin Teg Educational Institute’s eSpirit Learning Café
• Caledon Countryside Alliance HAYville incubator
• Elgin Business Resource Centre’s Think Business: Imagine, Create, Innovate workshops
• McMaster University’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Entrepreneurship Program
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• Business and Economy,
• Young entrepreneurs,
• youth,
• entrepreneur

Dr. Eric Hoskins

Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Employment

The Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment supports a strong, innovative economy that can provide jobs, opportunities and prosperity for all Ontarians.

Minister Goodyear Consults Stakeholders on Manufacturing and Future Plans for Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity

For immediate release
May 13, 2013

Ottawa, Ontario—The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), met with manufacturers and stakeholders today at Invest Ottawa to seek input on the new Advanced Manufacturing Fund in Ontario and future Agency programs for southern Ontario.
"With Economic Action Plan 2013, the Government of Canada remains focused on the priorities of Canadians, including creating jobs and growing the economy in Ontario and across Canada," said Minister Goodyear. "My colleagues and I are participating in roundtable discussions to ensure we continue to develop programs that work for businesses, workers and communities."

Since its launch in 2009, the Agency has made significant progress in creating jobs and growing the economy. However, Ontario remains under considerable pressure, and more than ever our businesses and workers need to be more innovative and productive, and strive to access new markets.

In Budget 2013, the Government of Canada demonstrated its continued commitment to workers, families and communities in southern Ontario with the renewal of FedDev Ontario.
Economic Action Plan 2013 provides $920 million for FedDev Ontario over five years, including $200 million for a new Advanced Manufacturing Fund in Ontario, starting on April 1, 2014.

Minister Goodyear and Members of Parliament are meeting with manufacturers, business and academia across Ontario to gather feedback on challenges, opportunities and ideas for the development and implementation of new programs.

This morning, Minister Goodyear met with a group of firms and manufacturing stakeholders to discuss the Advanced Manufacturing Fund in Ontario. Input was provided on the expected outcomes of the Fund, as well as on proposed program parameters.
At a second meeting, stakeholders provided their views on potential areas of focus for FedDev Ontario programs including: support for innovation and commercialization, business growth, productivity and communities.

With renewed funding, FedDev Ontario will continue to act as a convenor, advocate and catalyst to support the development of a prosperous and globally competitive southern Ontario economy.

Details of new programming will be posted on the Agency's website at www.FedDevOntario.gc.ca as they become available, so stakeholders are encouraged to check back regularly.

To learn more, please visit www.FedDevOntario.gc.ca or call 1-866-593-5505.
Follow us on Twitter @FedDevOntario

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For more information, contact:
Michele-Jamali Paquette
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Gary Goodyear
613-947-2956
Media Relations
FedDev Ontario
416-954-6652

St. Marys Cement, Supervisor Fined $78,000 After Worker Injured

Court Bulletin

St. Marys Cement, Supervisor Fined $78,000 After Worker Injured

May 8, 2013 11:46 a.m.

Ministry of Labour

WHITBY, ON - St. Marys Cement Inc. of Toronto has been fined $75,000 and a supervisor was fined $3,000 for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.

On January 29, 2012, workers were clearing mud and rock from the vanes of a large rotary sluice at the St. Marys Cement plant located at 400 Waverly Road South in Bowmanville.

Although the electrical supply had been turned off, a brake on the sluice was not able to hold the vanes in place for cleaning. An inspection determined that the brake drum was cracked. A steel bar was inserted to prevent the vanes from rotating. When the bar came into contact with one of the vanes, the force of the rotation caused the bar's handle to suddenly fly upward. It struck one of the workers on the face, causing a concussion and facial fractures. A Ministry of Labour investigation followed the incident.

St. Marys Cement pleaded guilty to failing, as an employer, to ensure that gravity-stored energy was dissipated or contained while work was being done on the sluice, and was fined $75,000.

Edward Maybee pleaded guilty to failing, as a supervisor, to ensure that workers worked in the manner and with the protective devices, measures and procedures required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations, and was fined $3,000.

The fines were imposed by Justice of the Peace Robert G. Boychyn. In addition to the fines, the court imposed a 25-per-cent victim fine surcharge as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government fund to assist victims of crime.


Court Information at a Glance

Location:                    Provincial Offences Court
                                      605 Rossland Road
                                      Courtroom #103
                                      Whitby, ON
                                   
Judge:                         Justice of the Peace Robert G. Boychyn

Date of Sentencing:    May 1, 2013

Defendant:                    St. Marys Cement (employer)
                                         Edward Maybee (supervisor)

Matter:                         Occupational Health and Safety

Conviction:                  Ontario Regulation 854/90
                                    Section 185(7)(b)
                                   
                                    Occupational Health & Safety Act
                                    Section 25(1)(c) and Section 27(1)(a)
                                   
Crown Counsel:            Dan Kleiman