ArticleSubstitution Of Public Holidays: An Unusual Option For Unusual TimesAs most employers know, Ontario recognizes nine public holidays every year.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Gowling WLG
ArticleThe Canada Emergency Response Benefit For Individuals Impacted By COVID-19—New Details AnnouncedOn April 1, 2020, the Canadian government announced further details of the previously announced Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), including updated information about how applicants can apply for benefits. CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Bennett Jones LLP
ArticleWe're Getting Close! Reopening For Business Amid The Ongoing COVID-19 PandemicIn fact, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced the reopening of some limited sectors of businesses in the province.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)McCague Borlack LLP
ArticleWill The Federal Government Declare A State Of Emergency?In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Canadian provinces, including Manitoba, have now declared public health emergencies.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
ArticleBritish Columbia's Restart PlanResponse by the government of British Columbia has differed in several aspects from the rest of Canada. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawStikeman Elliott LLP
ArticleCorporate Communications With Government In The Pandemic: Maintaining Compliance With Lobbying LawsRoutine business communications with government in normal times are not typically covered by lobbying laws and registration requirements. The COVID-19 pandemic is not a normal time.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleUn Décret D'urgence De La Colombie-Britannique Autorise Les Assemblées D'actionnaires Uniquement VirtuellesEn vertu de l'Emergency Program Act (Colombie-Britannique), le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique a pris un décret visant à garantir plus de certitude et de marge de manœuvre aux sociétés de la Colombie-Britannique...CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawStikeman Elliott LLP
ArticleArbitrator Decides COVID-19 Pandemic Is Cataclysmic Event That Did Not Trigger Entitlement To Severance Under Layoff ProvisionsIn United Utility Workers' Association of Canada v Dataco Utility Services Ltd., 2022 CanLII 13414 (AB GAA), Arbitrator John Moreau, Q.C., dismissed 11...CanadaEmployment and HRLittler - Canada
ArticleCan COVID-19 Be Considered A Superior Force ("force Majeure") Lawfully Limiting An Employer's Obligations?Since the start of pandemic, our courts have rendered a number of decisions regarding the impact of COVID-19 and whether it constitutes superior force (commonly known as "force majeure" )...CanadaEmployment and HRNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleEmployeurs Régis Par Les Lois Fédérales : Le Gouvernement Du Canada Prolonge Le Congé Relatif À La PandémieLe 4 septembre 2020, le gouvernement du Canada a prolongé la durée maximale permise du congé relatif à la COVID 19, qui passe de 24 semaines à 28 semaines, pour l'harmoniser à la...CanadaEmployment and HRNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleNew Details On Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy – Real Help For EmployersThe Government has announced a wage subsidy of 75% of employee wages, to reimburse employers with qualifying businesses, for up to 12 weeks, retroactive to March 15, 2020. CanadaEmployment and HRMiller Thomson
ArticleNew Financial Support For Workers Relying On Government Benefits During The COVID-19 PandemicMany Canadians felt panic over the last month as the expiry date for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit ("CERB") loomed. As of October 3, 2020,...CanadaEmployment and HRMcCague Borlack LLP
ArticleAid Package To The Canadian Oil And Gas Industry In Response To COVID-19On April 17, 2020, the Canadian federal government released details of the long-awaited measures to help the oil and gas industry, which has been hit hard by low oil prices and the coronavirus outbreak.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesFasken
ArticleAlberta Fast-Tracks Infrastructure Stimulus Plan And SpendingThe Government of Alberta (the "Government") has identified infrastructure investment as a key component of Alberta's economic recovery. In response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...CanadaGovernment, Public SectorOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
ArticleRequired To Register As A Lobbyist? Another 2020 Surprise For Business2020 has been marked by a series of significant public health and economic actions by both the federal and provincial governments in Canada in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.CanadaGovernment, Public SectorCox & Palmer
ArticleThe COVID Effect - Changes To Federal Government Procurements And Programs: Part 2This is an update to our previous bulletin for federal government suppliers, identifying changes in federal government procurement-related processes (current to the date of publication of this bulletin) and some of the ...CanadaGovernment, Public SectorFasken
ArticleTop 5 Trends In Foreign Investment ReviewThe COVID-19 pandemic triggered a wave of reform amongst foreign investment regulators, as governments attempted to secure their economies for unprecedented fallout. CanadaGovernment, Public SectorMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticlePandemics And Emergency Access To Patented Technology In CanadaCanada's COVID-19 Emergency Response Act came into force on March 25, 2020. Perhaps overlooked amongst emergency relief, health care and financial effects is Part 12 of the Act which...CanadaIntellectual PropertyFogler, Rubinoff LLP
ArticleCanada Grants Customs Duty, GST/HST And Excise Tax Relief For COVID-19 Emergency GoodsFirstly, Tariff Item No. 9993.00.00 of the Customs Tariff will be used to grant customs duties relief for Emergency Goods.CanadaInternational LawLexSage
ArticleCanada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Announced For Qualifying Commercial Property Owners And Small Business Tenantshe Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has released further details on the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program.CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionBennett Jones LLP