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The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board ("WSIB") has announced a financial relief package worth up to $1.9 billion to assist businesses during COVID-19.

The Federal Government has announced that effective October 1, 2022, all COVID-19 border measures will be lifted. Specifically, as of this date, all travellers to Canada, regardless...

The Ontario government announced the Campaign after declaring a second provincial state of emergency and issuing a stay at home order, effective January 14, 2021.

The Government of Quebec has announced the lifting of restrictions for retail businesses within the Montréal Metropolitan Community that are not considered essential.

Today, the provincial government of Ontario announced the implementation of additional measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

In light of the increasing COVID-19 cases in the province, on January 12, 2021, the Ontario government declared a second state of emergency under the Emergency and Civil Protection Act.

As of June 17, 2020, thirty-seven (37) Regulations under the EMPCA were extended in duration until the end of the current declared State of Emergency, and are now set to expire on June 30, 2020.

On March 18, 2020, Dr. Brendan Hanley, Yukon's Chief Medical Officer of Health, declared a public health emergency in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

During his press conference on October 26, 2020, Quebec Premier François Legault announced that the additional health measures, which came into effect on October 1, 2020 ...

On September 22, 2021, the Government of Saskatchewan published regulations that provide details on how it will implement its COVID-19 vaccination policy for public employers.

On August 13, 2021, Alberta's chief medical officer of health announced that Alberta would extend the following COVID-19 prevention measures until at least September 27, 2021...

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz of www.stringerllp.com discuss vaccination mandates. These mandates have been legally and politically controversial in Canada and around the world.

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A recent Ontario arbitration decision has illustrated that a serious workplace safety incident can lead to termination.

On April 21, 2021, pursuant to Bill 71, the Government of Alberta amended the Employment Standards Code to create a COVID-19 Vaccination Leave that will allow employees to take paid time off of work to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Proposed changes to Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Code (Code) are now available for viewing and feedback here.

In 2011, the number of Alberta occupational health and safety prosecutions with penalties imposed nearly doubled from the previous year to 20 from 11.