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On August 13, 2021, the Government of Alberta announced it was extending the timeline for easing COVID-19 restrictions.

The Justice Services Online platform allows Ontarians, and their legal counsel, to e-file documents related to civil actions or applications or family proceedings.

On March 30, 2020, Ministerial Order 27/2020 from the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General suspended limitation periods and periods of time within which any step must be taken in any proceeding or intended proceeding.

As previously reported, the Government is implementing the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), which will provide a 75% wage subsidy of up to $847 per employee per week, to eligible employers, for up to 12 weeks.

For many organizations, the holiday season provides the perfect opportunity to gather with colleagues and clients to connect and celebrate.

Regardless of the details of the anticipated regulation, we should expect that Canadian employers will be faced with the issue of marijuana in numerous scenarios.

On January 1, 2021, the Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (the "Regulations")...

The Alberta Court of Appeal has once again weighed in on the controversial issue of random drug and alcohol testing, in a decision that balanced employee privacy rights against workplace health and safety.

Further to our blog on October 9, 2014, this is just a reminder that the clock is ticking and organizations will be expected to be in compliance with many of the requirements under the Integrated Accessibility Standard by January 1, 2015.

As previously announced in our May 11, 2021 blog, B.C. introduced changes to the Employment Standards Act, requiring employers to provide 3 days of paid sick leave related to COVID-19.

A British Columbia arbitrator has denied an application by the United Steelworkers for an interim injunction that would prohibit Teck Coal from performing random drug and alcohol tests at several coal mines until the union’s grievance of that policy could be addressed.

On April 7, 2017, the British Columbia government amended the footwear regulation under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, BC Reg 296/97...

Employers must undertake an annual evaluation of each of their Joint Committee(s) to examine its effectiveness and identify possible improvement.

No worker is immune to the risk of suffering an injury while on the job.

On November 14, 2017, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 177, the Stronger, Fairer Ontario Act (Budget Measures) 2017.

On April 7, 2022, Ontario's Bill 88 (the "Bill") passed third reading in the Legislature and is anticipated to receive Royal Assent in the coming days.

The recent decision in Plester v PolyOne Canada Inc (2013 ONCA 47) confirms the ongoing challenges which employers face in their attempts to terminate employees for cause.