Ontario Moves to Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen Two Days Early
On June 24, 2021, the Ontario government announced that the province will enter Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen two days earlier than expected, at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Under Step...
View ArticleOntario Moves to Step Three of the Roadmap to Reopen Five Days Early
On July 9, 2021, the Ontario government announced that the province will enter Step Three of the Roadmap to Reopen on Friday, July 16, 2021, five days earlier than expected. Under Step Three, the...
View ArticleOntario Government Announces Plan to Reopen Ontario
On October 22nd, 2021, the Ontario government announced its plan to gradually lift all public health and workplace safety measures by March, 2022. The plan will be guided by public health indicators,...
View ArticleAnnual Canadian Employer Update: Reflecting on 2021 and Strategizing for 2022...
And we thought 2020 was a doozy! In terms of continuing challenges, unprecedented questions and shifting legal landscapes, 2021 delivered. Between maintaining business continuity and keeping your...
View ArticleOntario Government Returns to Modified Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen
On January 3rd, 2022, the Ontario government announced that, in response to the dangers of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the province is temporarily moving back into a modified Step Two of its Roadmap...
View ArticleCanadian Employer Update 2022 Recap (Webinar & Takeaways Checklist)
Our two-part webinar series was designed to bring Canadian in-house counsel and human resources leaders up to speed on the top labour, employment and human rights law developments of 2021 and to...
View ArticleOntario Moves to a Modified Step 3 of the Roadmap to Reopen
On January 20, 2022 the Ontario government announced that the province will move to a modified Step 3 of the Roadmap to Reopen, pursuant to Ontario Regulation 25/22 Rules for Areas at Step 3 (the “Step...
View ArticleOntario to Move to Next Phase of Reopening on February 17, 2022
On February 14, 2022, the Ontario government announced that the province will be moving to the next phase of reopening earlier than anticipated, with further restrictions being eased on February 17,...
View ArticleUnderstanding the New Right to Disconnect in Ontario (Video)
In December 2021, the Ontario government passed Bill 27 – Working for Workers Act, 2021 requiring employers with 25 or more employees to create a “Disconnecting from Work Policy” by June 2, 2022. The...
View ArticleDigging into the Amended Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act Mining...
Special thanks to our summer associate Keyonna Trojcak for contributing to this blog. On July 1, 2023, Ontario implemented a number of amendments to Regulation 854 – Mines and Mining Plants under...
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