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Au cours de la dernière année, des changements importants ont été apportés à la législation en matière d’emploi un peu partout au Canada. Des mises à jour législatives majeures ont notamment été effectuées en Ontario, en...more
The past year has brought significant changes to employment laws across Canada, with major legislative updates in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, and at the federal level. With more changes set to come into force,...more
Since January 1, 2019, the Act respecting labour standards (the “Act”) provides that employees with three (3) months or more of uninterrupted service are entitled to up to two (2) days of paid absence per year due to...more
APERÇU - Depuis le 1er décembre 2022, les employés dans les lieux de travail relevant de la compétence fédérale peuvent commencer à accumuler jusqu’à 10 jours de congés payés pour des raisons médicales par année, sous...more
OVERVIEW - Effective December 1, 2022, employees in federally regulated private-sector workplaces will start to accrue up to 10 days of paid medical leave per year, subject to certain terms and conditions. This change is...more
On May 11, 2021, British Columbia (BC) announced that it had introduced Bill 13, Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 13) for first reading. Bill 13 received Royal Assent on May 20, 2021. Bill 13 amends the...more
On April 29, 2021, the Ontario Legislature passed the COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, amending section 50.1 of Ontario's Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). As a result, provincially regulated employers must now provide...more
Le 29 avril 2021, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a adopté la Loi de 2021 donnant la priorité aux travailleurs face à la COVID-19, laquelle a modifié la Loi de 2000 sur les normes d’emploi (Ontario) (la « LNE ») afin d’exiger...more
On April 29, 2021, the Ontario government passed Bill 284, COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, 2021 (the “Act”), which amended the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”). The Act requires employers to provide employees...more
On April 29, 2021, the Ontario government introduced the COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, which amended the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) to require that employers provide eligible employees with up to...more
On April 21, 2021, the Alberta Government introduced and passed Bill 71: Employment Standards (COVID-19 Vaccination Leave) Amendment Act, 2021, which amends the Alberta Employment Standards Code to provide all Alberta...more
On April 19, 2021, the British Columbia provincial government introduced a bill seeking amendments to the British Columbia Employment Standards Act that, if passed, will provide workers with up to three hours of paid leave to...more
The COVID-19 virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, has been drawing a global response from governments across the world and the Alberta government is no exception. On Friday, March 13, 2020, Premier Jason Kenney...more
Canadians are headed to the polls for a general election on October 21, 2019. As is the case with provincial elections, employers have certain obligations to permit employees who are qualified electors (Canadian citizens over...more
January 1, 2019 marks the coming into force of new amendments to Quebec’s Act respecting labour standards (Act). The Quebec National Assembly adopted Bill 176, An Act to amend the Act respecting labour standards and other...more
Last month, Ontario passed the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (the “Act”). The Act was passed in response to the Changing Workplaces Review’s conclusion that there is a “need for reform of employment standards and...more
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