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PSPP veut instaurer 3 semaines de vacances pour tous au Québec : Voici quoi savoir
Une priorité sur laquelle il ne perd pas de temps. 👀
Lors de l'assermentation de son cabinet ministériel ce mercredi 21 octobre, le premier ministre Paul St-Pierre Plamondon a promis aux Québécois et aux Québécoises qu'un minimum de trois semaines de vacances payées serait accordé aux travailleurs et travailleuses de la province.
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C'est du moins ce qu'il a laissé entendre en présentant le mandat de son nouveau ministre du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale, Mathieu Lebrun.
« Vous aurez notamment comme mandat d’honorer nos engagements électoraux en matière de normes du travail, entre autres par l’instauration d’un minimum de trois semaines de vacances », a-t-il déclaré.
Le Parti québécois (PQ) soutient que cette promesse faisait bel et bien partie de sa plateforme électorale, bien qu'aucune annonce publique n'a été faite durant les 39 jours de campagne.
En feuilletant la plateforme électorale 2026 du PQ, on constate effectivement que l'engagement d'instaurer un minimum de trois semaines de vacances payées dans les normes du travail figure dans la section consacrée à la famille.
À l'heure actuelle, la Loi sur les normes du travail prévoit un jour de vacances par mois complet de service continu pour les personnes qui travaillent chez un même employeur depuis moins d'un an, et deux semaines de vacances pour celles qui comptent entre un et trois ans de service continu.
Après trois ans de service continu, les personnes salariées ont droit à un minimum de trois semaines de vacances. Les employeurs peuvent toutefois en offrir davantage.
Quelles sont les autres promesses du PQ pour les familles?
Les trois semaines de vacances payées sont loin d'être le seul engagement du Parti québécois pour faciliter la vie des familles.
Dans sa plateforme électorale de 2026, la formation politique promet notamment de créer 10 000 nouvelles places en CPE d'ici quatre ans, en plus des 15 000 déjà en cours de réalisation, pour un total de 25 000 places supplémentaires d'ici 2030.
Le PQ souhaite également bonifier les allocations familiales jusqu'à 700 $ pour les troisième et quatrième enfants, en plus d'améliorer le Régime québécois d'assurance parentale (RQAP). Il propose notamment de garantir des prestations minimales de 300 $ par semaine, d'augmenter les taux de remplacement du revenu et de permettre aux parents d'utiliser leurs prestations sur une période de trois ans.
Parmi ses autres promesses, on retrouve le remboursement des deuxième et troisième cycles de fécondation in vitro, la prolongation du suivi postnatal des sages-femmes de six semaines à quatre mois et des mesures fiscales pour faciliter l'accès à la propriété grâce au transfert de REER des parents vers leurs enfants.
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B.C. billionaire's real estate firms allege 'pattern of misconduct' by CRA in tax row
B.C. billionaire's firms fight ballooning tax bill
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Companies controlled by billionaire B.C. property developer Terry Hui allege that the Canada Revenue Agency has engaged in a "pattern of misconduct" in its attempts to collect on ballooning tax debts dating as far back as 2007.
Five companies within Hui's real estate development group are targeted in the audit by the CRA, including Adex Securities, One West Holdings, a B.C. numbered company and two Luxembourg-based shell companies.
The companies filed an application in Federal Court this month, claiming the government has wrongfully moved to collect on tax debts totalling nearly $330 million, most of which is accrued interest.
The application says the group is involved in capital-intensive real estate projects in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary and the audit, initiated in 2013, focused on transactions that relied on Canada's tax treaty with Luxembourg.
The companies say in the application that they've received tax debt assessments this year, with Adex owing $45 million and interest of more than $65 million, while the two Luxembourg based companies owe together more than $92 million and $127 million in interest.
They want the court to stop the government from collecting on the debts until a related case filed earlier this year is concluded, while objecting to the CRA wanting $115 million security payment from Adex.
Requiring a payment that large and not allowing the company to defer will cause the real estate group to "lose significant capital that is currently being used to fund active development projects."
The application is one of at least three filed in Federal Court this year related to the dispute, where they claim that being forced to pay will cause "irreparable harm" and that no advance notice from the CRA means that they "could not have reasonably planned for a debt … of this magnitude."
The companies claim the revenue agency has exhibited a "pattern of misconduct," alleging its officers acted outside established policies and procedures and "without regard to the impact of their actions on taxpayer businesses."
Lawyers for the companies were not immediately available for comment, but Justin Kutyan with KPMG Law in Toronto told The Canadian Press earlier this year that the transactions in the case were similar to a tax structure upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2021.
The court ruled 6-3 in favour of Alta Energy Luxembourg, which had claimed a tax exemption on a capital gain of more than $380 million under Canada's treaty with Luxembourg, described in the decision as being "well known as an international tax haven."
The court found in Alta's favour, ruling that Canadian tax authorities couldn't use anti-tax avoidance rules to "judicially amend or renegotiate a treaty."
The dissenting justices in the case, however, said "the federal government did not deliberately set out to create the conditions for unlimited tax avoidance by means of schemes" used by the company.
The dissenters wrote that "the court should not legitimize such blatantly abusive tax avoidance based on the view that Canada should have negotiated different treaty terms."
The CRA said it did not have a spokesperson available for an interview to comment on tax treaty abuse.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2026.
By Darryl Greer | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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CRA is hiring for tax jobs in Canada that pay up to $149,000 a year
There are auditor, advisor, and specialist positions.
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is hiring for tax-related positions across the country right now.
You can make up to $149,000 a year with these Government of Canada jobs.
The federal agency is looking for tax professionals to work in the Compliance Programs Branch, Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch, and Appeals Branch to resolve complex compliance and regulatory issues.
The tax professional positions that the CRA is currently staffing are Regional Technical Advisor/Auditor, Senior Technical Specialist, Senior Technical Advisor, Regional Computer Audit Advisor, Industry Sector Specialist, Tax Appeals Case Specialist, and Appeals Policy Specialist.
If you're hired for any of these CRA jobs, the salary is between $125,309 and $149,779 per year.
The duties of the various tax jobs include:
- conducting extensive research and analysis
- interpreting policy and recommending solutions
- mentoring and providing technical guidance and expert advice on emerging, highly sensitive, or contentious tax issues
- providing direction and support to enhance program delivery within field operations
You must have a degree from a post-secondary institution with a specialization in accounting, business administration, commerce, economics, finance or tax, a post-secondary law degree, or eligibility to receive a designation from a recognized professional accounting association.
Experience requirements vary because the jobs span different branches of the CRA.
You must be willing to work overtime, travel, work evenings, weekends and statutory holidays, and work shifts or a flexible schedule.
A valid driver's license is required or personal mobility equivalent to having a driver's license.
The deadline to apply for these federal government jobs is Monday, October 26, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Various tax professional positions
Salary: $125,309 to $149,779
Company: Canada Revenue Agency
Who Should Apply: You need a post-secondary degree with a specialization in accounting, business administration, commerce, economics, finance or tax, a law degree from a post-secondary institution, or eligibility to receive a designation from a recognized professional accounting association.
Since the jobs are in different branches of the CRA, there are various experience requirements related to the departments.
You must be willing to work overtime, travel, work evenings, weekends and statutory holidays, and work shifts or a flexible schedule.
A valid driver's license is also required for these jobs.
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