Vaccination Mandates Announced by Federal, Provincial, and Municipal Governments Indicate a Trend in Favour of Workplace Vaccination Policies
As COVID-19 vaccines become widely available, and amid fears of the Delta variant and Canada’s first upswing in COVID-19 cases since the spring,
Arbitrator Upholds Mandatory COVID-19 Rapid Testing Policy
In the recent decision of EllisDon Construction Ltd. v Labourers’ International Union of North America [EllisDon], an Ontario Arbitrator upheld an employer’s COVID-19 testing policy
Ontario Introduces New “Exit Step” to Provincial Reopening Framework to Lift Most COVID-19 Restrictions
On July 30, 2021, the Ontario government filed a new regulation which indicates that upon exit of the province’s Roadmap to Reopen framework (the “Roadmap”), most public health measures will be lifted while some others will remain in place (for more information on the Roadmap, please read our previous blog). The newly filed regulation, O. […]
Parliament Extends the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and Introduces the Canada Recovery Hiring Program
On June 29, 2021, Bill C-30 received royal assent, extending the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”), and introducing the Canada Recovery Hiring Program (“CRHP”). Both programs are aimed at providing financial support to employers as Canada’s economy attempts to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes to CEWS and other Programs Bill C-30 […]
Ontario Court Upholds Arbitration Clause in Employment Agreement
In the recent decision Leon v Dealnet Capital Corp [Leon], the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the “Court”) enforced an arbitration clause in an employment agreement of a non-unionized employee (the “Agreement”), which effectively prevented the employee from pursuing claims against his former employer in court, despite that the clause arguably violated the Employment Standards […]