Category: Compensation & Benefits
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Federal Regulations re Canada Labour Code & Canada Recovery Benefits
Further to an earlier announcement, the federal government has published regulations increasing COVID-19 benefits and federal leaves of absence . . .
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Federal Government Passes Bill C-24 re EI & Canada Recovery Benefits
The federal government passed Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (additional regular benefits), the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (restriction on eligibility) and another Act in response to COVID-19, on March 17, 2021. Bill C-24 includes amendments to the Employment Insurance Act (EI Act) and the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (CRBA . . .
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Federal Legislative Proposal re Employee Stock Options
The federal government published Legislative Proposals to Amend the Income Tax Act, which include previously announced changes to employee stock options . . .
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Federal Government Introduces Bill C-24 re EI & Canada Recovery Benefits
The federal government introduced Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (additional regular benefits), the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (restriction on eligibility) and another Act in response to COVID-19, for first reading on February 25, 2021. Bill C-24 includes amendments to the Employment Insurance Act (EI Act) and the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (CRBA . . .
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Federal Government Announces Increase to COVID-19 Benefits
The federal government announced that it will introduce amendments to Canada Recovery Benefits Act (CRBA) and Employment Insurance (EI) legislation/regulation to increase the number of weeks available for the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) and regular EI benefits. It will also make related amendments to the Canada Labour Code . . .
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Federal Amendments to Employment Insurance Regulations
Further to its earlier announcement, the federal government amended the Employment Insurance (EI) Regulations to temporarily waive the waiting period . . .
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Federal Government Announces EI Waiting Period Waiver
The federal government announced that it will be temporarily waiving the waiting period for Employment Insurance claimants . . .
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Federal Announcement re Quarantine Benefits
The federal government announced that it will be introducing legislation to restrict access to the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) and the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB . . .
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Federal Announcement re Car-Related Benefits
The federal government announced that it will be adjusting the tax rules applicable to employee car benefits for 2020 . . .
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CRA Announcements re Home Office Expenses & Employer Benefits
In response to COVID-19, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced changes to the process for claiming a deduction for home office expenses and the tax treatment of certain employer benefits . . .
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