Mackenzie Anderson

February 03, 2021

Can the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact Notice Periods?

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Mackenzie Anderson

On January 18, 2021, the Superior Court of Justice, in Yee v Hudson’s Bay Company, 2021 ONSC 387, appears to have addressed the question of w...

December 23, 2020

Ontario Extends Temporary Layoff Suspension to July 3, 2021

By Brandin O'Connor and Mackenzie Anderson

On December 17, 2020 the Government of Ontario issued a news release in which it announced the adoption of additional measures to provide support t...

December 07, 2020

Ontario’s Protections From COVID-19 Legal Liability

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Mackenzie Anderson

On November 20, 2020, Bill 218, the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 (the “Act”), received Royal Assent and came into effe...

October 20, 2020

Federal Government Intends to Extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy

By Hendrik Nieuwland and Mackenzie Anderson

On October 14, 2020, the Department of Finance released a backgrounder detailing proposed amendments to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). T...

October 14, 2020

Ontario Announces New COVID-19 Restrictions

By Mallory Adams and Mackenzie Anderson

On October 9, 2020, the Ontario government announced the re-introduction of certain pandemic restrictions in Toronto, Ottawa, and Peel Region as a ...

October 05, 2020

Canada Passes New Covid-19 Related Benefits and Leave Protections

By Hendrik Nieuwland, Brandin O'Connor and Mackenzie Anderson

On September 30, 2020, the House of Commons unanimously passed Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19 (Bi...

August 29, 2019

Amendments to the Canada Labour Code come into force September 1, 2019

By Mallory Adams and Mackenzie Anderson

On September 1, 2019, a number of amendments to the Canada Labour Code, RSC 1985, c L-2 (the “Code”) come into force. These changes we...

June 26, 2019

Court of Appeal Confirms Common Law Notice Periods in Excess of Twenty-Four Months Should Only be Awarded in Exceptional Circumstances

By Todd Weisberg and Mackenzie Anderson

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently confirmed in Dawe v The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada (“Dawe”) that notice periods be...

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Can the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact Notice Periods?

Ontario Extends Temporary Layoff Suspension to July 3, 2021

Ontario’s Protections From COVID-19 Legal Liability

Federal Government Intends to Extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy

Ontario Announces New COVID-19 Restrictions

Canada Passes New Covid-19 Related Benefits and Leave Protections

Amendments to the Canada Labour Code come into force September 1, 2019

Court of Appeal Confirms Common Law Notice Periods in Excess of Twenty-Four Months Should Only be Awarded in Exceptional Circumstances