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As of June 19, 2025, the Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) was amended to include a new protected leave: Long-Term Illness Leave. This new Long-Term Illness Leave creates essentially an indefinite leave of...more
Amendments to the Canadian Competition Act (Act) that came into effect on June 20, 2025 significantly expand the rights and incentives for private parties to seek orders from the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal). Among other...more
The federal government of Canada recently amended the Employment Insurance Act, implementing temporary measures to address the economic impacts of tariffs imposed by the United States. ...more
Ontario saw a ramp-up in 2024 of changes to workplace laws through the ongoing saga of the Working for Workers Acts (and their various iterations). Three consecutive Working for Workers Act bills either received royal assent...more
On October 28, 2024, Ontario’s Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 received Royal Assent. This is the fifth such act since 2021. ...more
In late 2021, the Quebec legislature passed “The Privacy Legislation Modernization Act” or Law No. 25 (“Law 25”), which was designed to modernize and make significant changes to Quebec’s existing privacy framework....more
A dynamic look at how policing is progressing in Canada. From the national rollout of Body Worn Cameras and the implementation of DEMS to support it, from amendments to provincial Police Act and firearms legislations to the...more
Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the use of French in federally regulated private businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, was granted Royal Assent on June 20, 2023. The act...more
The Budget Implementation Act 2018, No. 2 (BIA 2018, No.2) made numerous changes to the Canada Labour Code (CLC) by. As a result of these changes, federally regulated employers will be required to reimburse employees for...more
The federal Canadian Competition Act is the principal legislation that aims to deter and prevent anti-competitive practices in the Canadian marketplace. One year ago, the Canadian government made major amendments to the act. ...more
Significant changes are coming to the employee paid sick leave regime under Part III of the Canada Labour Code (CLC) that will affect employers with one hundred or more employees in federally regulated industries such...more
The Government of Canada has now passed significant amendments to the Competition Act via its Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 (the “BIA”), which received Royal Assent on June 23, 2022. The inclusion of these changes in...more
Yesterday afternoon, the Alberta government introduced amendments to the Insurance Act (Alberta) and the Captive Insurance Companies Act (Alberta) as the next step in its initiative to provide additional Alberta-based...more
Effective August 31, 2022, directors of reporting issuers that are incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) will have to be elected by a majority of the votes cast for and against them, unless otherwise...more
As we ring in the new year, there are a number of legislative changes that will take effect, impacting workplaces across Canada. Below are the significant changes taking effect by January 1, 2022....more
On December 7, 2021, the Government of Ontario extended the COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Benefit and the temporary amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000, which provided for the infectious disease emergency...more
On November 30, 2021, the Government of Ontario passed Bill 27, the Working for Workers Act, 2021. Bill 27 amends a number of statutes, including the Employment Standards Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act. ...more
On December 9, 2020, Alberta’s Bill 47, the Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020, received Royal Assent. The legislation replaces Alberta’s current Occupational Health and Safety Act in its entirety, and makes...more
On January 16, 2020, the US Senate approved legislation implement the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by a vote of 89 to 10, sending the legislation to President Trump to be signed into law. The Senate's approval follows a...more
Canada saw significant developments in labour and employment law in 2019. As we embark on a new decade, we will undoubtedly see the landscape in this ever-changing area of law continue to evolve....more
On December 6, 2018, the government of Ontario unveiled Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018. The bill is designed to reduce the regulatory and financial burden of operating a business in a number of areas,...more
On December 6, 2018, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 66, titled Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 (Bill 66). Bill 66 would amend several provincial statutes, including the Ontario Employment Standards Act,...more
Bill 47, also called the "Making Ontario Open for Business Act," was passed and given royal assent on November 21, 2018. This new act relaxes demands on employers by repealing or altering many of the changes that came into...more
On October 23, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 ("Bill 47"). The stated purpose of the legislation is to remove “the worst burdens that prevent Ontario businesses from...more
On October 29, 2018, the Canadian Government introduced Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures. Bill C-86 is omnibus legislation,...more