The Rate Framework will fundamentally change the way the WSIB classifies Schedule 1 employers and sets their premium rates.

In Somani v. International Financial Group Ltd., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted the plaintiffs' motion to discontinue a proposed class action related to allegedly unpaid overtime...

The Competition Bureau Canada is inviting interested parties to provide comments on new guidelines to address wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements (Guidelines).

Active screening for COVID-19 is no longer required when visitors and caregivers are entering a facility.

The amendments contained in Bill C-30, Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1, which permanently extend the maximum number of weeks available under employment insurance (EI) sickness benefits...

On October 19, 2022, the federal government announced that it is seeking public feedback regarding its plan to improve the collective bargaining process.

The Ontario government has proclaimed November 1, 2018 as the date on which the Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015 (Act) comes into force.

As we reported previously, paid infectious disease emergency leave ended on March 31, 2023.

On October 15, 2022, the federal government published a proposed Regulation Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Labour Code (Menstrual Products).

In a recent decision released by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Tribunal), the Tribunal found that an employer discriminated against a potential employee on the basis of citizenship...

Under the new provisions, employees with 30 days of continuous employment are entitled to three days of paid medical leave of absence. Following that period, they may accrue one day...

The Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is seeking feedback from temporary employment agencies (TEAs) in response to its new premium rate setting model, originally introduced in 2020.

The Ontario Divisional Court recently addressed the threshold required to establish a plausible methodology for measuring compensable loss on a class-wide basis.

In TRW Canada Ltd. and Thompson Products Employees' Assn., collectively bargained changes to vested retiree benefits were found to have been made without lawful authority.

Bill 166, Strengthening Accountability and Student Supports Act, 2024 (Bill 166) was tabled by the Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities (Minister) on February 26, 2024.

On May 2, 2022, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) issued a notice regarding new instruction guides that will be of interest to administrators of pension plans registered under...

On March 23, 2023, the Ontario government tabled its 2023 Ontario Budget: Building a Strong Ontario.

The federal government has finalized the regulations in support of the Cannabis Act.

On January 17, 2023, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released a new strategic plan for 2023 to 2025, entitled Human Rights First: A plan for belonging in Ontario.

In Johnson v. Ontario, the Court of Appeal articulated the test for determining when a court should exercise its discretion to extend the time for the class member to opt out of the proceeding.