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The federal government released new regulations under the Canada Labour Code (“CLC”) on June 24, 2020 that will create substantial new obligations for federally regulated employers in respect of [...]

Unravelling Work Refusals: When Employer Mental Health Accommodation Obligations May Arise

We had previously written a blog post on the Ontario Court of Appeal’s (“ONCA”) 2019 decision in Dawe v Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada [Dawe], which was largely positive for [...]

On June 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released a decision which paves the way for a major class action brought by Uber drivers seeking to be classified as employees, rather than [...]

On June 23, 2020, the Government of Canada announced amendments to the Canada Labour Standards Regulations which temporarily extend the time periods for which federally-regulated employers can [...]

This is the thirteenth bulletin in a weekly series that provides a recap of important COVID-19 developments and their impact on employers as they navigate these challenging times. This recap [...]

On June 17, 2020, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) released a new decision on the enforceability of termination clauses, which has significant implications for employers, as it will likely [...]

On June 16, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”) will be extended for an additional eight weeks, as he had initially announced on June 15.

This is the twelfth bulletin in a weekly series that provides a recap of important COVID-19 developments and their impact on employers as they navigate these challenging times. This recap covers [...]

On June 9, 2020, Premier Doug Ford announced that childcare centres across the province will be allowed to reopen beginning Friday, June 12, with health and safety restrictions in place.