Category: Compensation & Benefits
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Federal Announcement re Additional Measures for Businesses
The federal government announced further initiatives to assist Canadian businesses dealing with COVID-19 . . .
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Ontario Passes Bill 188 re Economic and Fiscal Update
Ontario introduced and passed Bill 188, Economic and Fiscal Update Act, 2020, on March 25, 2020. For employers, the Bill includes amendments to the Employer Health Tax Act . . .
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Federal Bill C-13 re COVID-19 Emergency Measures
Federal Bill C-13, An Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19, received Royal Assent on March 25, 2020. Bill C-13 includes economic relief for businesses and individuals, as well as amendments to the leave of absence provisions in the Canada Labour Code . . .
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CRA Qs & As re Federal Temporary Wage Subsidy
Further to the federal government's announcement regarding the COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, the Canada Revenue Agency has published a list of questions and answers on the temporary wage subsidy for employers . . .
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B.C. Passes Bill 16 re COVID-19 Leave & Other Announcements
British Columbia introduced* Bill 16, Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2020 for first reading on March 23, 2020. Bill 16 amends the B.C. Employment Standards Act to add new leaves of absence for COVID-19 and for illness or injury (generally . . .
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Federal Announcement re Economic Response to COVID-19
Further to an announcement last week, the federal government provided more details on its Economic Response Plan for COVID-19. The Plan includes assistance for employers and workers . . .
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Quebec Amends Bill 51 re Benefits for Adopting Parents
The Quebec government announced that it will be amending Bill 51, An Act mainly to improve the flexibility of the parental insurance plan in order to promote family-work balance, Projet de loi n°51 : Loi visant principalement à améliorer la flexibilité du régime d’assurance parentale afin de favoriser la conciliation famille-travail to provide adoptive families with the same amount of benefits as biological families . . .
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Federal Guidance re COVID-19
The federal government has published a series of guidance on COVID-19 as relates to employment insurance, work sharing and health and safety . . .
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Federal Announcement re COVID-19
The federal government announced that it has established a $1 billion+ COVID-19 Response Fund. The announcement includes assistance for employers and workers . . .
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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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