Feature Archives 2013

In the photo: In Minister Raitt delivering her speech.

Minister of Labour discusses cooperative labour relations with the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA).

Toronto, Ontario, March 25, 2013 - The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada’s Labour Minister, speaks on how cooperative labour relations play a critical role in Canada’s overall economic success in her keynote address at the Canadian Electricity Association’s annual Labour Relations Symposium.

In the photo: Mr. Francis Bradley, Vice President, Policy Development, CEA; Minister Raitt; Ms. Ave Lethbridge, Chair, CEA HR Committee, and Vice-President, Organizational Effectiveness and Environment, Health and Safety, Toronto Hydro.

In the photo: Minister Raitt speaking at the Women in Mining Canada International Reception.

Canada's Labour Minister speaks on the importance of expanding Canada's workforce

Toronto, Ontario, March 5, 2013 - The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Labour Minister, speaks at the sixth annual Women in Mining International Reception on the importance of expanding Canada's workforce to include more women in non-traditional roles.

In the photo: Minister Raitt takes the stage to speak at the Women in Mining Canada International Reception.

In the photo: Tabetha Stirrett, Vice-President of Women in Mining Canada, Catharine Shaw, President of Women in Mining Canada, Samatha Espley, recipient of the Trailblazer Award, Minister Raitt.

In the photo: Minister Raitt delivering her speech.

Minister Raitt attends 2012 Employer of Distinction Awards

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, February 15, 2013 - The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Labour Minister, delivers an address during the 2012 Employer of Distinction Awards.

In the photo: Minister Raitt accompanied by (from left to right) Ms. Roseanne Leonard, Current Chair, Newfoundland & Labrador Employers' Council; Ms. Heather Modlin, Provincial Director, Key Assets Fostering; Ms. Nora Duke, President and CEO, Fortis Inc.; Mr. Len Knox, Vice-President of Major Projects, H.J. O'Connell; and Ms. Rosalita Yetman, Human Resources Manager, H.J. O'Connell.

Minister Raitt promotes healthy and safe work environments.

Ottawa, Ontario, February 13, 2013 - The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Labour Minister, delivers an address to attendees at the Canadian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting and Arthritis Health Professions Association Annual Meeting.

Minister Raitt advises caution during winter, the spike season for injuries and fatalities in the workplace

Ottawa, Ontario, February 11, 2013 - The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Labour Minister, speaks with members of the Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association during their Annual Conference in Ottawa to discuss health and safety in the workplace.

In the photo: Ministers Clement and Raitt chair a skills session at the Canadian Welding Bureau head office in Milton.

Minister Raitt sees workforce as engine of economy.

Toronto, Ontario, January 25, 2013 - The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Labour Minister and the Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, met with participants and discussed how training supports a strong, healthy and productive labour force.

In the photo: Ministers Clement and Raitt tour the welding lab at the Canadian Welding Bureau in Milton.

In the photo: In the photo (from left to right): Cam Edgar, V.P. of Services for the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB); Doug Luciani, CEO & President CWB; The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Labour; Craig Martin, V.P. of Public Safety, CWB, and Dan Tadic, Director of CWB, pose at the Canadian Welding Bureau in Milton, Ontario on Monday, January 7, 2013.
Photo by Simon Wilson/The Canadian Press Images

In the photo: The Honourable Lisa Raitt (right), Canada's Minister of Labour, discusses being a female welder with Courtney Chard after a live demonstration at the Canadian Welding Bureau in Milton, Ontario on Monday, January 7, 2013.
Photo by Simon Wilson/The Canadian Press Images