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
Rules for Ontario Employers During Step 1 of New Reopening Framework
On June 7, 2021, the Ontario Government established rules that apply to businesses and organizations during Step 1 of the province’s new 3-step reopening framework (for more information on this framework, please read our previous blog). These rules, some of which are sector-specific, were established under the newly amended O. Reg. 82/20: Rules for Areas […]
Saskatchewan and British Columbia Become First Canadian Jurisdictions to Offer Job-Protected Vaccination Leaves
Saskatchewan and British Columbia (“BC”) have become the first Canadian jurisdictions to enact legislation which provide employees with time off to be vaccinated for COVID-19.