Canada Labour Code and Employment Equity Act: New Year, New Requirements
A series of changes to federal employment and labour laws came into effect on January 1, 2021. Only federally regulated businesses are affected. Such businesses ... Continued
Can You Require Your Employees to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
With the recent approval of the Pfizer vaccine and imminent approvals of others for use in Canada, many employers are wondering whether they can require ... Continued
Canada Labour Code Compliance and Enforcement Changes: Administrative Monetary Penalties, Public Naming of Employers and Compliance Orders
As part of the federal government’s modernization of the compliance and enforcement measures under the Canada Labour Code, a new administrative monetary penalty (AMP) regime ... Continued
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Changes: Time Extension, Rates and Top-Up Calculation
The federal government has extended the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) to June 2021. The CEWS provides employers with a percentage of employees’ pay per ... Continued
Shareholders’ Agreements with Employees: A Cautionary Tale for Employers
We told you recently about Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited, the latest employment law decision from the country’s top court (here). The Matthews case ... Continued
Employers Must Review COVID-19 Safety Plans
On November 19, 2020, British Columbia’s public health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, extended the scope of previous orders and issued new orders which affect employers ... Continued
Webinar: The Pandemic, Peeping Toms and Poisonous Workplaces: Current Issues in Employment and Labour Law
The workplace is an essential part of everyone’s livelihood. Ensuring that where we work is fair and productive is essential to our collective success. In ... Continued
SCC Finds RCMP Job-Sharing Pension Arrangement Breaches Equality Rights of Women
Photo by: focusedcapture On October 16, 2020 the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its decision in Fraser v Canada. Canada’s highest court ruled that ... Continued
The Pitfalls of Incentive Compensation: Employer Liable for $1 Million Bonus in Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited
The Supreme Court of Canada recently released Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited, 2020 SCC 26. In its most recent employment law judgment, the country’s ... Continued
Bricks and Mortar or Online Order? Federal Court of Appeal decides what Constitutes Trademark “Use” in Association with Hotel Services
Over the last few decades, Courts in Canada have grappled with whether “hotel services” and “motel services” can be performed in Canada in the absence ... Continued
Federal Government Announces Changes To EI and New Benefits
Today the federal government announced four new initiatives to support workers and employers as they continue to face business uncertainties as a result of the ... Continued
Recent Amendments to the Workers Compensation Act Now in Force
The provincial government has recently made amendments to the Workers Compensation Act which came into force on August 14, 2020. Notable changes include: compensation being ... Continued