Occupational health and safety laws in British Columbia are about to become more onerous for employers. Specifically, the following requirements on employers will become enforceable law on April 3, 2017:…
The right to benefits following the termination of an employee’s employment can lead to many disputes between employers and former employees. This can be a significant issue, particularly for employees…
Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development, and Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, recently announced a new stream under Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s…
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA” or the “Agreement”), arguably the most significant trade deal Canada has negotiated since the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”), is set to…
Employers and businesses both big and small are being told to be on the lookout for upcoming changes to Ontario’s employment and labour legislation framework. Employers and employees must ask…
In a judgment released January 3, 2017, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario awarded $20,000 to a foreign worker who complained that he was terminated due to both his ethnic origin and…
In a recent announcement, the Government of Canada expressed its intention to attract skilled francophone workers to Canada, with a specific view to encouraging them to settle in communities outside…
As of March 15, 2016, visa-exempt foreign nationals coming to Canada, and transiting through Canada, may have one more thing on their to-do list prior to heading to the airport.…
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