Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Canada as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Canada: Federal minimum wage to rise to $16.65 per hour on 1 April 2023

With effect from 1st April 2023, the federal minimum hourly wage will be set at C$16 …

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Canada: Quebec minimum wage is set to rise to $15.25 during May 2023

The increase from the current $14 …

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Canada: Government extends and expands open work permits for Hong Kong residents

Hong Kong residents and passport holders who have graduated within the past 10 years from a post-secondary learning institution in Canada (or abroad) are now eligible to apply for an open work permit …

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Canada: $55,000 Punitive and moral damages award underscores importance of proper termination practices

Employers should take note of many easily avoidable mistakes when dismissing employees on redundancy grounds who have otherwise had a record of good service …

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Canada: Employment insurance sickness benefits increase to 26 weeks

Employment insurance sickness benefits have risen from 15 to 26 weeks a year …

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Canada: BC court weighs in on whether mandatory unpaid leave for non-vaccinated employees constitutes constructive ‎dismissal

BC Supreme Court determines that unpaid leave for unvaccinated employee is not a constructive dismissal …

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Canada: Wrongful dismissal results in employer paying over $1M in LTD

 The finding that an employee was due notice also triggered an expensive disability claim …

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Canada: SCC dismisses appeal regarding tax treatment of donated employee stock options under Quebec’s Taxation Act

Supreme Court decides that donated stock options were taxable employment income …

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Canada: Court sets aside judgement reducing employee’s reasonable notice period for failure to mitigate

Mitigation of loss by a terminated employee – how far does the logic go? In Canada, an employee is required to mitigate their financial loss when they lose their job by looking for other work – thereby reducing the damages that can be sought for the termination …

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Canada: New minimum worker age rules coming in British Columbia

Commencing 1st January 2023, new minimum age requirements will be in effect in British Columbia for hazardous work …

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Canada: New paid sick leave provisions in the Labour Code entering into force

From 31st December 2022, Federally regulated private sector employees who have been continuously employed for at least 30 days will have access to their first three days of paid sick leave …

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Canada: Bill 41 passes into law

BC Bill 41, which introduces changes to the Workers Compensation Act, has received Royal Assent …

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Canada: Termination should take employment record into account

Termination, even by arbitration, should take employment record into account …

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Canada: United Steelworkers union ratifies new deal with American Airlines in Toronto and Montreal

The USW has ratified its deal with American Airlines concerning ground staff in Toronto and Montreal …

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Canada: Government proposes further amendments to Competition Act

Important Alert – the coming Federal competition act amendment …

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