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Alberta Consultation re Employment Standards
Alberta announced that it will be consulting with employees and employers on potential changes to employment standards legislation . . .
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PEI Increases Minimum Wage
Prince Edward Island increased its minimum wage from $12.25 per hour to $12.85 per hour effective April 1, 2020 . . .
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Ontario Passes Bill 124 re Public Sector Compensation
Ontario Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019, received Royal Assent on November 7, 2019 . . .
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Quebec Draft Regulation re Health & Safety – Noise Protection
Quebec published a draft regulation to amend various regulations under An Act respecting occupational health and safety in relation to noise exposure . . .
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Ontario Fall Economic Statement 2019
Today, the Ontario government published its fall Economic Statement for 2019, which includes employment-related announcements . . .
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Newfoundland Introduces Bill 8 re Employment Standards
Newfoundland introduced Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Labour Standards Act, for first reading on November 4, 2019. Bill 8 will amend the Newfoundland Labour Standards Act with respect to parental leave . . .
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Ontario WSIB Launches Health & Safety Excellence Program
The Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Board launched the Health and Safety Excellence program, which combines previous voluntary initiatives into a single health and safety program . . .
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Alberta Regulation re Public Sector Wage Arbitrations
Further to Bill 9, which was passed earlier this year, Alberta has filed Alberta Regulation 119/2019 adding further collective agreements to those subject to the Public Sector Wage Arbitration Deferral Act . . .
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Quebec Passes Bill 33 re Essential Services & Right to Strike
Quebec passes Bill 33, An Act to amend the Labour Code concerning the maintenance of essential services in public services and in the public and parapublic sectors, on October 31, 2019. The Bill amends the Labour Code with respect to the maintenance of essential services in the event of a strike . . .
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Ontario Repeals Regulation re Garment Industry
Further to a proposal published in the summer, the Ontario government has repealed Ontario Regulation 291/01: Terms and Conditions of Employment in Defined Industries – Women’s Coat and Suit Industry and Women’s Dress and Sportswear Industry . . .
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