AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoProvincial Immigration: Newfoundland and Labrador issued 445 invitations under the NLPNP and Atlantic Immigration Program, with 400 through NLPNP and 45 via AIP, using EOI prioritization that can include health and sales/service work, in-province education, and French-language skills. Small-Business Costs: New Brunswick is raising more than 100 licensing and inspection fees starting Saturday, including electrical, plumbing, elevator, liquor licensing, and vehicle-related charges—CFIB warns the stacked increases could hit family restaurants and other operators hard. Local Growth & Community: Winnipeg’s South Osborne Business Improvement Zone is seeing a brewery-led boom, with Nonsuch Brewing, Good Neighbour Brewing, and Dastardly Villain expanding storefronts and eyeing more “synergy” like pub-crawl-style hopping. Workplace Safety: SEIU Local 2 says WorkSafeBC found Dexterra guilty of multiple SkyTrain cleaning violations across Expo and Millennium lines, including training and safety-procedure gaps. Direct-to-Consumer Alcohol: CFIB highlights Saskatchewan’s low-burden approach to cross-province DTC alcohol shipping, praising reduced licensing friction for independent craft producers. Business Deals: Deluxe closed its acquisition of Celero Commerce, aiming to expand payments reach for small and mid-sized merchants.
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