Government Support Measures

Readers of Focus will be familiar with the recent and numerous arbitral challenges to employers’ mandatory vaccination policies.  These cases…

Stating that the Omicron wave is finally receding, the government of Ontario began gradually easing its most recent mandatory COVID-19…

As arbitral decisions on COVID-19 vaccination policies continue to trickle out, providing employers with much needed guidance in respect of…

As detailed in our earlier Focus Alert, on January 31, 2022, the government of Ontario began the gradual resumption of…

Focus readers will recall that it was just over two months ago that the Ontario government announced its tentative long-term…

On October 22, 2021, the Ontario government announced its long-term reopening plans with respect to COVID-19.  In consultation with the…

Focus readers will recall that the Ontario government previously announced that proof of vaccination would be required in order for…

As first discussed in a Focus Alert from early in the pandemic, Ontario Regulation 228/20, the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave…

On April 29, 2021, the COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, 2021 was enacted into law. The practical impact of this…

As first stated in one of our early COVID-19 Focus Alerts, O. Reg. 228/20, the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (“IDEL”) Regulation…