Starting on December 18, 2018, Canada significantly increased the penalties associated with a conviction of impaired driving. The Criminal Code of Canada has specifically been amended to include significantly harsher…
Bill C-86, the Budget Implementation Act, No. 2 (the “Bill”), received Royal Assent on December 13, 2018. The Bill, affects federally-regulated workplaces under the Canada Labour Code (the “Code”) and…
The holiday season is upon us. Many people use this time to take a break from work, to travel and to visit with friends and family. If you are an…
Two Bills proposing significant amendments to the Ontario Human Rights Code were recently tabled by the Ontario Legislature. Should the Bills pass and become law, new non-discrimination obligations for provincially…
Further to our previous report on the Ontario government’s plans to repeal the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148), the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 (Bill 47) received…
In 2015, Ontario introduced Bill 132, the Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act to address workplace violence and sexual harassment in provincially regulated workplaces. However, until now, no comparable…
There are often circumstances where you look at a contract and it’s tempting to be confident as to how a court will decide a case. For example, employees may be…
Employees in Canada are either “provincial” or “federal” when it comes to employment rights. What this means is that your employment is essentially governed either by the province in which…
Bill 113, Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015 (the “Act”) will come into effect in Ontario on November 1, 2018. The Act will standardize the process for conducting police record…
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