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June 03, 2020

WSIA Update: Bill 191 to Create Rebuttable Presumption that COVID-19 Positive Test Caused by Essential Workplace Exposure

By Brandin O'Connor and Domenica Moran

On May 19, 2020, Bill 191 – An Act to Amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 with respect to presumptions in connection with COVI...

June 01, 2020

New Amendment to the Employment Standards Act Places Employees Temporarily Laid Off Due to COVID-19 on Emergency Leave and Relieves Employers of Deemed Termination Provisions

By Todd Weisberg and Domenica Moran

On May 29, 2020, Ontario Regulation 228/20 (“the Regulation”) was passed under the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”). ...

May 22, 2020

Update on the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) and Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA)

By Hendrik Nieuwland, Brandin O'Connor and Domenica Moran

Applications for the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) On May 20, 2020, the Federal Government announced that applications for th...

May 20, 2020

The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) Extended to August 29, 2020

By Hendrik Nieuwland, Todd Weisberg and Domenica Moran

On May 15, 2020, the Federal Government announced the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) would be extended to August 29, 2020, to continue suppor...

May 19, 2020

Federal Government Expands Eligibility for the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Domenica Moran

Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that eligibility for the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) will be expanded to capture many o...

May 15, 2020

Ontario Expands List of Businesses Permitted to Reopen

By Brandin O'Connor and Domenica Moran

On May 14, 2020, as part of the first stage of Ontario’s framework to reopen the economy, the Ontario Government announced more retailers, se...

May 13, 2020

Ontario Extends Declaration of Emergency and Passes the COVID-19 Response and Reforms to Modernize Ontario Act, 2020

By Hendrik Nieuwland, Todd Weisberg and Domenica Moran

On May 12, 2020 the Ontario Government announced it had extended the Declaration of Emergency and all of its emergency measures under the Emergency...

May 11, 2020

Federal Government Announces CEWS Extension and Additional Support for Businesses

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Domenica Moran

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced additional measures will be introduced to help more businesses keep their workers on the payroll as Can...

May 07, 2020

Ontario Announces More Businesses May Reopen with Strict Safety Guidelines

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Domenica Moran

On May 6, 2020, Ontario announced more businesses and workplaces may reopen so long as they comply with strict safety measures to ensure they opera...

May 04, 2020

Ontario Announces Certain Business May Reopen Under Strict Safety Guidelines

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Domenica Moran

Ontario recently unveiled its plan for how it will reopen the province as part of the next phase of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A ...

May 01, 2020

Ontario Releases Workplace Safety Guidelines For Reopening Economy

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Domenica Moran

On April 30, 2020, the Ontario Government released numerous safety guidelines to ensure employers have the resources they need to protect workers, ...

April 23, 2020

How to Apply for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) Starting April 27, 2020

By Todd Weisberg and Domenica Moran

Beginning April 27, 2020, applications for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) will be open for eligible employers. We pre...

April 21, 2020

Federal and Ontario Tax Measures to Support Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Employers Need to Know

By Brandin O'Connor and Domenica Moran

Both the Federal and Ontario Governments have introduced various tax measures and economic programs to help businesses weather the economic downtur...

April 14, 2020

The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy – Top 10 Questions Answered

By Hendrik Nieuwland, Brandin O'Connor and Domenica Moran

On April 11, 2020, the Federal Government passed the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, No. 2 (the “Act”). In addition to other cha...

April 08, 2020

Update on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”)

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Domenica Moran

Update on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Last week, the Federal Government announced it would provide the CEWS, a 75% wage subsidy for any busin...

April 04, 2020

COVID-19 Update: Ontario Government Narrows List of “Essential Businesses”

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Domenica Moran

Today the Ontario Government announced it will reduce the list of “essential” businesses and order more workplaces to close in order to...

April 02, 2020

Update on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and Canada Emergency Response Benefit

By Hendrik Nieuwland, Todd Weisberg, Brandin O'Connor and Domenica Moran

Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) Last week, the Federal Government announced it would provide the CEWS, a 75% wage subsidy for any business, ch...

March 31, 2020

Ontario Government Extends Emergency Declaration to April 13, 2020

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Domenica Moran

Yesterday the Ontario Government announced it has extended the Declaration of Emergency and all its emergency measures to help stop the spread of C...

March 30, 2020

Update on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Program

By Hendrik Nieuwland, Todd Weisberg, Brandin O'Connor and Domenica Moran

Last week the Federal Government announced it would provide a 75% wage subsidy through a program known as the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (&ldquo...

March 27, 2020

Federal Government Announces 75% Wage Subsidy for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

By Hendrik Nieuwland, Brandin O'Connor and Domenica Moran

Today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new measures to help small and medium-sized businesses to avoid laying off employees during the COVID...

March 26, 2020

Bill C-13 Establishes New Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)

By Todd Weisberg, Brandin O'Connor and Domenica Moran

On March 25, 2020, the federal COVID-19 Emergency Response Act (the “Act)” received royal assent. In addition to other measures, ...

March 25, 2020

Federal Government Announces Canada Emergency Response Benefit

By Hendrik Nieuwland, Brandin O'Connor and Domenica Moran

Today the Federal Government announced it will establish the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (the “CERB”). The CERB will be a t...

March 24, 2020

URGENT COVID-19 UPDATE - List of Essential Services

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Domenica Moran

The Ontario Government has published the list of essential services that are exempted from the shutdown on March 24 at 11:59 pm: https://www.ontar...

March 23, 2020

COVID-19 Update: Ontario Government Announces Shut Down of Non-Essential Businesses

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Domenica Moran

In a news release issued on March 23, 2020, the Ontario Government announced it will order the mandatory closure of all non-essential workplaces to...

February 07, 2020

Coronavirus: Best Practices for Employers to Ensure a Healthy Workplace

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Domenica Moran

With the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV or “Coronavirus”), employers should refresh their knowledge of their obligations to...

December 04, 2019

Checking it Twice: A List of 12 Legal Considerations for Employers During the Holiday Season

By Brandin O'Connor and Domenica Moran

Health and Safety at Company Events The definition of “workplace” under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act...

November 11, 2019

Ontario Small Claims Court is Increasing Cap from $25,000 to $35,000

By Todd Weisberg and Domenica Moran

Starting January 1, 2020, litigants will be able to bring claims of up to $35,000 in the Ontario Small Claims Court. Currently, ...

September 30, 2019

Are Your Employees Entitled to Time Off Work to Vote in the Upcoming Federal Election?

By Amelia Cooke and Domenica Moran

With Canada’s federal election only three weeks away, employers should confirm whether any employees will need time off work to vote on elect...

August 10, 2018

Exercise Caution when Imposing Suspensions: Ontario Court of Appeal Declares Unpaid Suspension Amounted to Constructive Dismissal

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Domenica Moran

In Filice v Complex Services Inc, the Ontario Court of Appeal held that an unpaid suspension of an employee under investigation can constitute cons...

August 10, 2018

Arbitrator Finds Employees Entitled to STD and LTD Benefits are Disentitled to Paid PEL Days

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Domenica Moran

Following Bill-148’s recent changes to job-protected Personal Emergency Leave (“PEL”) days in the Ontario Employment Standards Ac...

August 01, 2018

Terminating a Contract: Do you Have a Good Faith Reason?

By Todd Weisberg and Domenica Moran

Before the Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Mohamed v Information Systems Architects Inc (“Mohamed”), it had always b...

July 04, 2018

Attention Employers: New Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 Put On Hold

By Amelia Cooke and Domenica Moran

Note: The Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 (“SFO Act”) has been indefinitely postponed to give the new provincial government an opportunity...

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