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Effective June 1, 2022, British Columbia’s minimum wage increased from $15.20 to $15.65 per hour, the fifth annual increase since 2018. According to the Government of British Columbia, a minimum wage of $15.65 per hour is the highest minimum wage in any Canadian province.
The increased hourly minimum wage will also apply to liquor
As a result of the amendments made under Québec’s Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime (the “Act”), effective April 6, 2022, employers will have to adopt an interim plan on prevention and participation mechanisms.
Put in place to prepare workplaces for the eventual implementation of more fulsome prevention programs or action plans,
On February 16, 2022, British Columbia’s Provincial Health Officer amended the January 20, 2022 Workplace Safety Order to eliminate the requirement that workers must be permitted to work from home to the extent feasible. This revision tracks the province’s easing of restrictions generally.
The remainder of the Workplace Safety Order remains in effect, and while
On December 5, 2021, Dr. Shanker Nesathurai, Acting Medical Officer of Health, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit issued instructions (the “Instructions”) pursuant to Ontario Regulation 364/20, Rules for Areas at Step 3 and at the Roadmap Exit Step (the “Rules for Areas at Step 3”).
The Instructions require all Windsor-Essex residents or persons responsible for a
On September 3, 2021, new restrictions were announced by the Alberta Government in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Effective September 4, the following restrictions came into force throughout Alberta:
Phase 3 of BC’s COVID-19 Restart Plan began July 1, 2021. Businesses are now able to increase capacity for customers and workers in workplaces, provided that they maintain measures to keep the public and employees safe.
To-date, such measures included mandatory COVID-19 Safety Plans. However, effective the start of Phase 3, all sectors will instead
On April 6, 2020, the Alberta government announced additional changes to Alberta’s Employment Standards Code (the “Code”) in an effort to ease hardships caused by COVID-19. The changes include the following:
Temporary leave period extended
The Alberta government has increased the maximum temporary layoff period from 60 days to 120 days. Previously, employers could only
Many think Canadian courts award relatively modest damage awards in tort cases, especially when compared to our U.S. neighbours. However, a recent case, Rook v Halcrow, shows that Canadian courts will award significant damages — in that case, the defendant acted with malice when undertaking a protracted online campaign to defame a former lover
On April 9, 2018, the B.C. government introduced Bill 6, the Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2018, in the B.C. legislature. Bill 6 will amend the B.C. Employment Standards Act (the “ESA”) with respect to maternity leave, parental leave, and compassionate care leave, as well as establish two new job-protected leaves.*
The proposed amendments to the
