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COVID-19 Emergency Response Act Receives Royal Assent

March 26, 2020

On March 25, 2020, the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act (Bill C-13) received Royal Assent. The legislation outlines broad amendments and…

Ontario Government Makes Emergency Order for Staffing and Redeployment for Health Service Providers Due to COVID-19

March 25, 2020

On March 17, 2020, the Ontario Government declared an emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (the “Act”)…

Ontario Government Files Emergency Order and Amends Regulations Relating to Long-Term Care Homes in Response to COVID-19. Also Amends Retirement Homes Act Regulation

March 25, 2020

Public health authorities have advised that the elderly and people with underlying chronic or immunocompromising medical conditions are particularly at…

Remote Work Considerations: An Employer’s Guide

March 25, 2020

As the world manages its way through the current COVID-19 global pandemic, employers are required to act quickly to implement…

Ontario orders mandatory closure of non-essential workplaces

March 24, 2020

To further contain the spread of COVID-19, the Ontario Government has ordered the mandatory closure of all non-essential workplaces to…

Canada’s COVID-19 economic response plan

March 20, 2020

On March 18, 2020, the federal government announced a new set of economic measures to support workers and businesses during…

Ontario expands ESA job-protected leaves for COVID-19

March 20, 2020

On March 19, 2020, the Ontario Legislature met in an emergency session and passed Bill 186 – the Employment Standards…

Arbitration decision clarifies vacation entitlements for part-time and casual employees – Hospital’s method correct

March 12, 2020

A recent arbitration centred on the proper calculation of vacation entitlements for part-time and casual employees under the CUPE Central…

Ontario Labour Relations Board issues first decision regarding workers in the “gig economy” – food-app couriers permitted to unionize

March 9, 2020

In Canadian Union of Postal Workers v. Foodora Inc. d.b.a. Foodora (February, 2020) the Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) found…

Planning for COVID-19 in the workplace – obligations and considerations for employers

March 5, 2020

COVID-19 was first identified in Wuhan City, China in late 2019. Initially known as “2019 Novel Coronavirus,” the first case…

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COVID-19 Emergency Response Act Receives Royal Assent

Ontario Government Makes Emergency Order for Staffing and Redeployment for Health Service Providers Due to COVID-19

Ontario Government Files Emergency Order and Amends Regulations Relating to Long-Term Care Homes in Response to COVID-19. Also Amends Retirement Homes Act Regulation

Remote Work Considerations: An Employer’s Guide

Ontario orders mandatory closure of non-essential workplaces

Canada’s COVID-19 economic response plan

Ontario expands ESA job-protected leaves for COVID-19

Arbitration decision clarifies vacation entitlements for part-time and casual employees – Hospital’s method correct

Ontario Labour Relations Board issues first decision regarding workers in the “gig economy” – food-app couriers permitted to unionize

Planning for COVID-19 in the workplace – obligations and considerations for employers

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