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In a major development for Ontario employers, all Ontario employers are now required to follow any advice, recommendations, or instructions from medical officers of health with respect to [...]

On March 31, 2021, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released another new decision, Lamontagne v J.L. Richards & Associates Limited [Lamontagne], which found a termination clause to be [...]

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,

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Ontario government has passed new Regulations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act [OHSA] that are intended to consolidate and streamline reporting requirements in the event of a [...]

In the decision of Eynon v Simplicity Air Ltd [Eynon] the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) upheld an award of punitive damages against an employer in the amount of $150,000,

On July 9, 2021, the Ontario government announced that the province will be moving in to Step 3, the final stage of its 3-step reopening framework, as of 12:01 AM on July 16, 2021.