Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Canada as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Canada: Ontario introduces provincial masking requirements
Ontario Regulation 546/20 now requires employees working indoors, or a company vehicle to wear a face mask covering their mouth, nose, and chin …
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Canada: Ontario to provide $2 to $3 temporary wage increase to PSWs
Over 147,000 workers in Ontario who deliver publicly funded personal support services will now receive a $2 (US$1 …
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Canada: Electronic signatures
According to a temporary measure introduced by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), taxpayers may now use electronic signatures when they submit forms T183 or T183CORP …
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Canada: Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP)
Eligible individuals seeking to permanently work and live in Alberta may now apply under the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) via a new online portal …
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Canada: Mandatory registration process introduced for employers of foreign nationals in British Columbia
Employers in British Columbia intending to hire foreign nationals through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, have until 15th December 2020 to register with the provincial government …
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Canada: Manitoba extends deadline for back-to-work wage subsidy
Under the “Back to Work in Manitoba” wage subsidy programme, eligible employers will receive a reimbursement of up to $5,000 (US$3,792) per employee hired between 16th July and 31st December 2020 …
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Canada: Ontario increasing its health and safety inspectors
The number of frontline health and safety inspectors is set soon to rise in Ontario by 98 …
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Canada: Human rights tribunal provides guidelines on conducting sexual assault investigations
A recent case in Ontario concerning sexual harassment and assault by an employee’s Supervisor was found by the Human Rights Tribunal to have seriously breached S5 of Ontario’s Human Rights Code in respect to investigating a complaint …
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Canada: Changes to internship rules take effect September 1st 2020
Since 1st September 2020, all Interns in federally-regulated sectors must receive at least the applicable minimum wage, paid vacation and public holidays …
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Canada: Errors in workplace investigations
When an employer seeks to investigate accusations of potential employee misconduct, they can easily get it wrong …
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Canada: BC government passes amendments to the Workers Compensation Act
Royal assent was given on 14th August 2020 to changes regarding the British Columbia Workers Compensation Act …
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Canada: Attention employers with employees on the IDEL
Companies with employees on a deemed Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL) because they were involuntarily laid off work in Ontario now have until 4th September 2020 to bring them back …
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Canada: Alberta passes new workplace laws
Alberta‘s Workplace Bill, No 32 has now received royal assent …
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Canada: USMCA and forced labour
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that has just come into force places an obligation on each party to prohibit the importation of goods that are manufactured by the use of forced, compulsory or child labour …
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Canada: A new hurdle to enforcing termination clauses in employment contracts?
Employers in Ontario should make a careful check of their employment contracts and take local legal advice to ensure that they do not contravene the Province’s Employment Standards Act (ESA) …
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