Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Canada as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Canada: Change in employment insurance premium rate (2024)
The 2024 national rate has been set at $1 …
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Canada: New privacy law in Quebec
A law it will be all too easy to break – inadvertently …
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Canada: Apostille Convention will come into effect on 11th January 2024
This facility means that citizens and businesses will be able to submit Canadian public documents, such as birth and marriage certificates, education, and corporate records to a central hub to obtain an authenticity certificate called an ‘apostille’ …
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Canada: British Columbia (B.C.) rolls out salary history and pay transparency provisions
Employers must not now ask a job applicant for their pay history, unless that information is publicly available …
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Canada: Licensing for temporary help agencies and recruiters in Ontario
Licenses will be required for temporary help agencies (THAs) and recruiters in Ontario to carry on business from January 2024 …
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Canada: Manitoba government provides new incentives to benefit 25,000 health-care workers
These new initiatives under the health human resource action plan include a one-time increase for each support employee’s health spending account of $500 (US$369 …
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Canada: Canadians can now view their Social Insurance data online
The online portal ‘My Service Canada Account’ (MSCA) now allows residents with an account to view their social insurance data securely online …
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Canada: Government to launch recognized employer pilot program (REP)
This three-year initiative is to help reduce administrative challenges for compliant employers to hire workers they need …
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Canada: QPIP 2024 premium rates
The Québec parental insurance plan (QPIP) premium rates for 2024 will remain at the same level as in 2023 – with salaried workers contributing 0 …
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Canada: Obligation to provide free menstrual products for female employees
With effect from 15th December 2023, federally regulated employers will be required to make menstrual products available to female workers at no cost to female employees at each workplace …
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Canada: Manitoba leave periods lengthened
The length of unpaid leave in Manitoba on the death of a family member has been expanded from three days to five days …
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Canada: Government to ease pathway to immigration for Hong Kong residents
In addition to existing permanent residence streams that are available to Hong Kong residents, there are now two other pathways in place: Stream A (for in-Canada graduates) and a revised Stream B (for individuals with Canadian work experience) …
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Canada: Termination notice periods set to change
From 1st February 2024, those subject to the Canadian Labour Code will have changed notice periods …
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Canada: Commencement of French language law
As we warned in a previous newswire last year, the mandatory use of French in the Province of Quebec (and in regions with a strong francophone presence) has just come fully into force …
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Canada: New work permit to attract U.S. H-1B visa holders
Individuals who hold an H-1B visa in the U …
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