Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 (“Bill 66”) received Royal Assent on April 3, 2019. Amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) made by Bill 66 have not changed since we first reported on...more
Employers with employees in Ontario often ask about legislative requirements under various employment statutes, including mandatory policies, training and postings under the Employment Standards Act, 2000, the Workplace...more
3/8/2019
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The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released a new employment standards poster to coincide with recent legislative changes due to Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, which effectively reverses certain changes made...more
On December 6, 2018, Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 (“Bill 66”), passed First Reading. If Bill 66 is passed in its current form, it will impact several statutes in the province. ...more
12/13/2018
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Wage and Hour
On November 21, 2018, Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, received Royal Assent, repealing a number of amendments made to Ontario labour and employment law. ...more
On October 23, 2018, the Ontario government announced its intent to repeal amendments made by Bill 148, The Fair Workplaces Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148). Bill 148, which received Royal Assent on November 27, 2017, made...more
10/29/2018
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The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released a new employment standards poster to coincide with new Bill 148 requirements, which took effect on January 1, 2018. Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017,...more
Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, which significantly amends Ontario labour and employment law, has received Royal Assent and is now law....more
11/30/2017
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Leave of Absence ,
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Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Parental Leave ,
Wage and Hour
In Merrifield v. The Attorney General of Canada et al., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently reconfirmed the existence of the standalone tort of harassment. In this case, the Plaintiff (an officer with the Royal...more
On June 1, 2017, the government introduced Bill 148 in the Ontario Legislative Assembly, and the Bill passed unanimously on first reading. The Bill contains important amendments to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 and...more
The former owner of two defunct businesses has been sentenced to 30 days in prison for non-payment of more than $125,000 in wages owed to 43 employees. The employer was convicted of failing to comply with an Order to Pay made...more
On May 30, 2017, the Ontario government issued its response to a Final Report recently released by two Special Advisors as part of their Changing Workplaces Review. This Report included 173 recommendations for amendments to...more
6/1/2017
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Unpaid Wages ,
Vacation Pay ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
In May 2015, the Ontario government appointed two Special Advisors (Michael Mitchell and The Honourable John C. Murray) to review the modern-day workplace and to consider whether the Ontario Labour Relations Act, 1995...more