Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Canada as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Canada: Manitoba’s amendment to the right to refuse work on a Sunday
The amendment prohibits retail employees from refusing work on Sunday if they agreed in writing to work such shifts when they were hired …
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Canada: Manitoba public health emergency leave
All Manitoba employees are still eligible to take leave for COVID-19 related circumstances …
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Canada: British Columbia Amendments to Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in effect August 22, 2022
An employer’s duty to notify those undertaking reassigned work about any unresolved health and safety concerns relating to a previous refusal to undertake the work …
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Canada: Helping to reduce the risk of workplace fires and explosions ignited by hot work
If “hot work” is necessary, an employer must comply with the latest requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation that apply to such work …
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Canada: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation declared statutory holiday in Northwest Territories
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has amended the Employment Standards Act to add the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to the list of statutory holidays …
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Canada: Federally regulated employees will soon benefit from medical leave with pay
Federally regulated employees will soon benefit from medical leave with pay …
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Canada: End of Ontario’s COVID-19 “Deemed” Infectious Disease Emergency Leave
Deemed IDEL, the temporary relief measures from the termination and severance provisions of the Employment Standards Act (ESA), has now effectively ended in Ontario …
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Canada: Ministry updates ESA guide on electronic monitoring policies
The Government of Ontario recently updated its online guide to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to include a chapter concerning the electronic monitoring of employees …
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Canada: Provinces plan minimum wage increases taking effect from October 2022 through October 2024
Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador plan minimum wage rises that will take effect during the year beginning October 2022 …
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Canada: British Columbia allows single-step certification of unions
A change to the British Columbia Labor Relations Code now allows single-step certification of a trade union when there is 55% support in a bargaining unit evidenced by signed membership cards …
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Canada: Bell Technical Solutions workers ratify contract, securing wage and benefits improvements
Ratification has been achieved of an agreement between Bell Technical Solutions (BTS) and Members of the Unifor union across Ontario …
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Canada: Appellate Court finds non-competition clause in employment agreement to be unenforceable
An “over broad and ambiguous” non-competition clause has been declared unenforceable by the Ontario Court of Appeal …
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Canada: New accessibility regulations in Manitoba
There is a gradual rolling out of work accessibility policy obligations in Canadian Provinces and Territories – with Manitoba the latest to launch its reforms …
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Canada: Bill 96 gains royal assent
Quebec’s Bill 96 to protect the French language has received Royal assent, but it may be some time before its implications are clear …
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Canada: Ontario’s Working for Workers Act, 2022 now in force
Ontario now implements changes to four of its employment-related Acts …
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