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November 20, 2023

Ontario Bill 149, Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 is the province’s 4th Bill in the last 2 years to amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000. Our post provides a concise review of Ontario Bill 149 – so you can get up to speed on the implications for your workplace, quickly.

September 6, 2023

A recap of amendments to the Canada Labour Code which came into force in 2023,…

July 4, 2023

Federal employers must post additional employment information in their workplaces and provide new employee statements…

June 26, 2023

As of July 9, 2023 federally-regulated employers will be required to reimburse employees for reasonable…

June 23, 2023

The federal government recently passed Bill C-13, which will establish French language rights for Quebec-based…

April 2, 2023

Over the last three years, the government has been busy amending Ontario employment legislation. So,…

March 22, 2023

Pay transparency is a hot topic in Canada right now, with strong public support for…

February 28, 2023

Compliance Works reviews (i) the basics of pregnancy and parental leaves – that every employer…

February 27, 2023

Minimum wage is an employment standard that has traditionally been subject to regular, scheduled, increases….

February 22, 2023

Over the last few years, an increasing number of jurisdictions in Canada have been enacting…

January 30, 2023

Employers outside of Québec may not realize that many of Québec’s French language requirements are…

January 11, 2023

Just before the holidays, the Ontario government announced that new rules mandating naloxone kits in…

December 8, 2022

Our 2022 HR compliance “year in review” considers 5 key developments – all of which…

November 10, 2022

Effective December 1, 2022, new paid sick leave requirements go into effect for all federally-regulated employers….

November 7, 2022

Canadian governments have begun to turn their attention to gig workers, and to consider ways…

October 20, 2022

Menstrual products will be required to be provided at no cost to employees in federal…

October 11, 2022

There is quite a bit of confusion about the Disconnecting from Work and Electronic Monitoring…

July 6, 2022

You might recall that the federal government introduced amendments to PIPEDA and created a new…

April 20, 2022

What happens when an employer fails to comply with their obligations under employment standards legislation?…

March 7, 2022

With the introduction of Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022, the Ontario government made it…

December 8, 2021

2021 has been a busy year for those of us tracking changes to HR compliance…

December 2, 2021

It has been busy time at the Ontario legislature, with the government introducing a range…

October 22, 2021

A new Alberta health and safety regime is coming into force on December 1, 2021….

July 8, 2021

The government has enacted new federal employment laws and amended the Canada Labour Code to…

March 1, 2021

HR compliance is hard.  In our post about employment class actions, we wrote that “most…

November 25, 2020

Changes are coming to Canada’s privacy legislation. The federal government introduced new legislation in…

November 17, 2020

If your business or organization is federally regulated (e.g., banks, airlines, shipping, interprovincial trucking), you…

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