COVID-19: Cross Country Update (June 23, 2020)

FEDERAL

The Government of Canada announced the following measures:

Temporary Layoff Period Extended for Federally Regulated Employers

Today, the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Labour, announced changes to extend the time periods for temporary layoffs to allow federally regulated employers more time to recall laid-off employees.

The amendments, which are set out in the Canada Labour Standards Regulations, temporarily extend these time periods by up to six months:

• For employees laid off prior to March 31, 2020, the time period is extended by six months or to December 30, 2020, whichever occurs first; and
• For employees laid off between March 31, 2020, and September 30, 2020, the time period is extended until December 30, 2020, unless a later recall date was provided in a written notice at the time of the layoff.