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Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario rejects Johnstone test for family status discrimination – “the test for discrimination is the same in all cases”

October 21, 2016

The debate over the proper legal test for establishing discrimination on the basis of family status has been reignited by…

OLRB rules on disputed positions in application for certification proceeding – “if a party agrees to count the segregated ballot, it is an agreement that the position is included in the bargaining unit”

October 3, 2016

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (“Board”) recently ruled that, absent an agreement to the contrary, where a party agrees to…

Ontario Government Introduces Compensation Framework for Designated Executives of Broader Public Sector Employers

September 14, 2016

On September 6, 2016, the provincial government filed Regulation 304/16: Executive Compensation Framework (the “Framework”) under the Broader Public Sector…

Ontario considers options to amend the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act

August 25, 2016

The Ministry of Labour has released an Interim Report setting out a number of options to update and overhaul employment…

New OHSA requirements for employers to prevent and investigate sexual harassment come into force in September

August 17, 2016

Bill 132, Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (Supporting Survivors and Challenging Sexual Violence and Harassment), 2016, received Royal…

Supreme Court of Canada decision settles dispute over the proper interpretation of the “unjust dismissal” provisions of the Canada Labour Code

July 19, 2016

In its decision in Wilson v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has ruled that…

Ontario abandons plans to establish an Ontario Retirement Pension Plan in light of federal/provincial deal to enhance Canada Pension Plan

July 11, 2016

As readers of Focus will recall, in February of this year Ontario’s Minister of Finance announced that initial contributions to…

An Act respecting the process of negotiation of collective agreements and the settlement of disputes in the municipal sector (Bill 110) introduced in Quebec Parliament

June 27, 2016

On June 10, 2016, Bill 110, An Act respecting the process of negotiation of collective agreements and the settlement of…

Ontario Court of Appeal confirms reasonableness of Human Rights Tribunal’s reinstatement order where employer failed in its duty to accommodate employee’s mental health disability

June 13, 2016

In a decision rendered on May 31, 2016, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the School Board’s appeal in Hamilton-Wentworth…

Health and Information Protection Act, 2016 (HIPA) passed third reading

May 6, 2016

On May 5, 2016, the Health Information Protection Act, 2016 (HIPA) passed third reading in the Ontario legislature. The Act will…

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