My Updates
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Nova Scotia Consultation re First Aid Regulations
Nova Scotia announced that it will be engaging in further consultations on its first aid regulations . . .
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Quebec Regulation re Health & Safety – Mining
Quebec published a draft regulation (French) related to occupational health and safety in mines . . .
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Alberta Labour Relations Board Updates Essential Services Bulletin
The Alberta Labour Relations Board updated Information Bulletin #24 in response to amendments to essential services that were included in Bill 21, Ensuring Fiscal Sustainability Act, 2019 . . .
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Manitoba Regulation re Workers Compensation Rates
Manitoba filed Regulation 1/2020 Adjustment in Compensation Regulation repeals and replaces Regulation 1/2019, and sets out the annual adjustment of maximum annual earnings under The Workers Compensation Act . . .
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Quebec Draft Regulations re Health & Safety
Quebec published a series of draft health and safety regulations related to: medical aid (l’assistance médicale); the National Occupational Health and Safety Reconciliation Agreement (l’Entente d’harmonisation nationale en matière de santé et de sécurité du travail) and hazardous products (des produits dangereux . . .
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Ontario Guidance re Employee Health & Safety Complaints
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has published a new guide regarding filing an occupational health and safety complaint, which includes a link to an online complaint form . . .
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Ontario WSIB Policies re New Rate Framework
As a part of the launch of the new rate framework on January 1, 2020, the Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) created new Operational Policy Manual documents and revised others . . .
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Recap: Coming Into Force January 1, 2020
This post provides a quick recap of what is (and what is not) coming into force on January 1, 2020 . . .
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Federal/Quebec Changes to EI/QPIP Premiums
Effective January 1, 2020, the Employment Insurance (EI) premium rate for employees will be reduced to $1.58 per $100 of insurable earnings. For Quebec employees, premiums for the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan will be $1.20 per $100 of insurable earnings, while their employers will pay $1.68 per $100 of insurable earnings . . .
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Alberta Regulation re Employment Standards – New Exemptions & Special Rules
Alberta filed two regulations - Regulation 172/2019 and Regulation 181/2019 - amending the Employment Standards Regulation. The regulations make changes to the special rules and exemptions related to the Alberta Employment Standards Code (ESC . . .
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