Canada: Human Rights Tribunal Confirms It Has Concurrent
Jurisdiction to Decide Human Rights Claims of Unionized
Employees
The recent decision in Weilgosh v. London District
Catholic School Board, 2022 HRTO 1194
(“Weilgosh”), confirms that the Human Rights
Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) shares concurrent
jurisdiction with labour arbitrators to decide the human rights
claims of unionized employees. The decision settles a significant
question of law that arose after last year's ruling by the
Supreme Court of Canada in Northern Regional Health
Authority v. Horrocks, 2021 SCC
42 (“Horrocks”). » Read More
Canada: Ontario Government Begins Consultation on Portable
Benefits
On September 27, 2022, the Government of Ontario opened the
consultation process for the Portable Benefits Advisory Panel. The
Panel, appointed in March 2022, will advise the Government on the
viability of a benefits program that would provide health benefits
to workers who do not currently
