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On October 25, 2018, the Government of BC released the long anticipated Part 3 Report concerning proposed changes to the Labour Relations Code of BC.

On May 4, 2020, the B.C. government passed an Order in Council to add a new provision to the BC Employment Standards Regulation (the "Regulation") during the current provincial state of emergency.

Significant changes to the Employment Standards Code (the legislation that prescribes minimum standards of employment in Alberta, hereinafter the "Code")...

Now that the IDEL regulation has expired, employees are no longer deemed to be on IDEL and the temporary layoff and constructive dismissal provisions under the ESA apply.

De nombreux employeurs ont adopté le télétravail depuis le début de la pandémie.

Traditionally, where there is no contract term, policy or past practice providing for temporary layoffs, an employer risks triggering a constructive dismissal if it temporarily lays off an employee.

Despite the recent announcement of Ontario's province-wide lockdown now expected to come into effect on Boxing Day, employers may still find some cheer in learning that the COVID-19 period...

In December 2022, the Alberta legislature passed a bill allowing for an increase to the limit on civil claims in the Alberta Court of Justice (formerly, the Provincial Court of Alberta and sometimes referred...

Earlier this month, YouTube, the world's leading video-sharing platform, announced 100 employees were being laid off as part of a series of layoffs by its parent company...

Just over one month into the twin crises of Covid-19 and Low Oil Prices, Alberta companies are scrambling to control costs.

As we pass the one month mark in this unprecedented pandemic, CCPartners continues to see recurring themes that impact employers' abilities to respond nimbly to unexpected legislative

Although a written employment contract is not necessary in order for there to be an employment relationship, a written employment contract provides many benefits to employers.

Since March 2020, the Government of Canada has introduced a number of relief programs aimed at supporting Canadian businesses and workers through the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic raises critical and unprecedented issues for all organizations. How an enterprise responds to these challenges ...

Given the fluid nature of the effects of the COVID-19 virus and the ever changing landscape across Canada, the information in this blog is subject to change as the government takes additional precautions and enacts new legislation.

On May 29, 2020, the government of Ontario filed Ontario Regulation 228/20 (Regulation) under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA).

On April 6, 2020, the Alberta Government announced further temporary changes to the Employment Standards Code (the "Code"), effective immediately, to support employees and...

On November 27, 2025, the Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30) received Royal Assent. Bill 30 amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)...