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With the next provincial election scheduled for June 12, 2014, we are writing to remind employers of their obligations under the Ontario Election Act.

Bill C-59 proposes several key changes to the provisions of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 as part of the federal government's 2015 Economic Action Plan.

As a preliminary step, the Court will determine whether the restrictive covenant is clear. If the covenant is ambiguous, it will be struck down.

Employers in Ontario need to be aware of the continued evolution and expansion of their obligations relating to harassment in the workplace.

Federally-regulated employers should take note of the following recent changes to the Canada Labour Code ("Code") and the Canadian Human Rights Act ("CHRA"):

On January 1, 2021, the Canada Labour Code ("the Code"), which applies to federally regulated employers, will be amended to add a new Part IV, titled "Administrative Monetary Penalties."

The Code applies to federally regulated employers primarily in the banking, broadcasting, telecommunications, interprovincial transportation and aeronautics sectors.

On March 18, 2021, the federal Minister of Labour, Filomena Tassi, invited Canadians to participate in an online consultation to share their views on...

The Supreme Court of Canada upheld an appeal from the Quebec Court of Appeal regarding the withdrawal from duties of a pregnant occasional teacher.

Law is full of its share of misconceptions. For instance, many people talk about a "rule of thumb" that provides that a terminated employee is entitled to one month per year of employment.

Saskatchewan employers now have statutory protection regarding the implementation of COVID-19 restrictions and regulations at the workplace in accordance with public health recommendations.

As discussed at our last A.M. Pension Webinar, in 2016, the Pension Benefits Act (Ontario) was amended to give the Ontario pension regulator, the Superintendent of Financial Services, the authority to impose administrative monetary penalties in certain circumstances.

There are a number of procedural safeguards that must be respected before the Superintendent can impose a general or summary administrative monetary penalty.

On March 17, 2021, the provincial government published guidance for businesses and employees with respect to voluntary, supervised self-swabbing for COVID-19 via rapid antigen point-of-care tests.

Welcome to the first post of 2020! In this post, we highlight some of the more significant legislative and regulatory pension developments in Ontario in January 2020 and late 2019.

With the Ontario government soon to return from its summer hiatus, the A. M. Pension blog also returns.

In recent years, Canadian pension standards legislation has been in, what seems to be, a constant state of change.