/channels/taxonomy/term/17992/all en /channels/channels/news/effective-aug-1-2023-updates-diems-compter-du-1er-aout-2023-augmentation-des-indemnites-349168 <p><b>This memo is sent on behalf of Cristiane Tinmouth, Associate Vice-Principal Financial Services and Julie Ghayad, Senior Director Systems and Transaction Services </b><i>(version française ci-dessous)</i></p> <p> </p> <p>Dear Colleagues,</p> <p> </p> <p>Considering the current inflationary environment, we are pleased to announce increases to the meal, lodging and local hospitality and entertainment per diems that will take effect on August 1, 2023.</p> <p> </p> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:38:47 +0000 webfull 190636 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-laurent-commission-childrens-rights-and-youth-protection-330814 <p>Quebec is being called on to turn "anger into action" in a landmark report into the province's youth protection services, two years after the death of a seven-year-old girl in Granby shocked the public and raised questions about the system. The report, released on May 3, calls for a wide range of changes, including increased funding for preventive programs aimed at helping children in distress, an independent commissioner to oversee the youth projection system and a charter of children's rights.</p> Tue, 04 May 2021 20:20:49 +0000 webfull 170325 at /channels /channels/channels/news/cnn-cost-child-care-around-world-286828 <p>Finding the right child care can be a frustrating -- and expensive -- process for parents around the world, from New York to Nairobi. Access to adequate child care for all has become a "global" need, said <strong>Shelley Clark</strong>, a demographer and professor of sociology at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University in Canada, who has studied child care and other family dynamics.</p> <p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/25/health/child-care-parenting-explainer-intl/index.html">Read more</a></p> Wed, 25 Apr 2018 10:18:26 +0000 webfull 137571 at /channels