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Quebec Draft Health & Safety Regulations
Quebec published draft amendments (français) to the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety/Règlement sur la santé et la sécurité du travail and the Safety Code for the construction industry/Code de sécurité pour les travaux de construction . . .
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Federal Guidance re Application of Labour Standards to Interns
The federal government published guidance regarding upcoming amendments to the Canada Labour Code (Code) that apply its labour standards to interns and student interns . . .
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Federal Amendments to Employment Insurance
The federal government filed Interim Order No. 6 Amending the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Emergency Response Benefit): SOR/2020-169 . . .
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Ontario WSIB Updates Policy re Employer Representatives
The Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Board has published an updated version of Operational Policy Manual document 21-01-02, Authorization of Employer Representatives for Employer Accounts . . .
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Alberta Amends Health & Safety Code
Alberta filed Alberta Regulation 150/2020 amending the Occupational Health & Safety Code. The amendment adds a new provision listing alternative respiratory protective equipment . . .
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B.C. Proclaims Human Rights Amendments In Force
Effective September 1, 2020, British Columbia proclaimed in force a number of amendments contained in Bill 50, Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2018. Bill 50 amended the B.C. Human Rights Code to establish a new Human Rights Commission . . .
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Alberta Passes Bill 32 re Employment Standards & Labour Relations
Alberta Bill 32, Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act, 2020, received Royal Assent on July 29, 2020. Bill 32 includes extensive amendments to the Employment Standards Code (ESC) and the Labour Relations Code (LRC . . .
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Federal Government Passes Bill C-20 re Further COVID-19 Measures
Federal Bill C-20, An Act respecting further COVID-19 measures, received Royal Assent on July 27, 2020. Bill C-20 expands the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, authorizes the disclosure of information in relation to the one-time payment to persons with disabilities, and enacts a new Act to provide greater flexibility around certain time limits . . .
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Nova Scotia Announces Mandatory Masks
Nova Scotia announced that masks will be mandatory in most indoor public places as of July 31, 2020 . . .
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Ontario Bill 195 in Force – ESA Implications
Ontario Bill 195, Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, came into force on July 24, 2020. This means that Ontario's state of emergency due to COVID-19 ended on July 24th*. The end of the emergency, in turn, activates the timeline for the end of the temporary exemption from temporary layoff provisions in the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA . . .
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