Penalties for Violating Ontario’s Emergency Orders and New COVID-19 By-laws in the Greater Toronto Area

Most Ontario employers know that the province has issued a number of emergency orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the closure of non-essential workplaces and prohibiting public events and social gatherings of five people or more (the “Emergency Orders”). It is also important for employers to understand the potential penalties that they may […]
Interprovincial and International Businesses: Whose Payroll Is to Be Considered for Calculating Entitlement to Severance Pay?

As many employers know, severance pay is a statutory entitlement