The federal government last week announced its COVID-19 emergency response package. This afternoon, legislation supporting the response package received royal assent. more >
The Ontario government announced that it would be ordering the mandatory closure of all non-essential workplaces, effective at 11:59PM on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The list of "essential workplaces" that will be permitted to remain open has now been released. more >
The Ontario government has announced that it will be ordering the mandatory closure of all non-essential workplaces. more >
The Government of Ontario today made an order under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act to suspend any limitations period and procedural time limit prescribed by an Ontario statute, regulation, rule, by-law, or order. more >
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has passed the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Infectious Disease Emergencies), 2020, which provides job-protected leave for employees for certain reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic. more >
The Canadian government today unveiled an $82 billion emergency response package to help Canadians in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic. more >
As of Tuesday March 17, 2020, Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency in Ontario in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. more >
On March 16, 2020, the Ontario Government proposed legislation in order to provide job protection to workers across Ontario who are impacted by COVID-19. more >
In the summer of 2019, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers filed an application for certification with the Ontario Labour Relations Board seeking to represent couriers working for the online food delivery company, Foodora, in Toronto and Mississauga. In a recent related decision, the Board found that Foodora couriers are dependent contractors and can unionize. more >
Canadian employers providing a variety of goods and services are contending with the impact of COVID-19. Employers need to be prepared to address the threat posed by this virus and to continuously update their strategies to do so as the situation evolves. more >