Category: Compensation & Benefits
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B.C. Announces Portal for Paid Sick Leave
Further to my earlier post, WorkSafeBC announced that its portal for employers to apply for the B.C. government’s COVID-19 Paid Sick-Leave Reimbursement Program will be available on June 15, 2021 . . .
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Quebec Passes Bill 74 re Fiscal Measures
Quebec passed Bill 74, An Act to give effect to fiscal measures announced in the Budget Speech delivered on 10 March 2020 and to certain other measures/Projet de loi n° 74, Loi donnant suite à des mesures fiscales annoncées à l’occasion du discours sur le budget du 10 mars 2020 et à certaines autres mesures on May 27, 2021 . . .
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Nova Scotia Announces COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Program
Nova Scotia announced a new COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Program, which will reimburse employers up to $640 per employee for up to 4 days for COVID-19 related sick leave . . .
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PEI Establishes COVID-19 Leave Fund
Prince Edward Island has established a COVID-19 Special Leave Fund (the Fund) for workers and self-employed people who take a COVID-19 related leave from work . . .
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Manitoba Announces Paid Pandemic Sick Leave Program
Manitoba announced a new Pandemic Sick Leave Program, which will provide employers with up to $600 per employee for up to 5 days for COVID-19 related sick leave. The program is intended to fill gaps between the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (e.g., administrative burden, wait period) and provincial employment standards for sick leave . . .
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Federal Government Introduces Bill C-30 re Budget
The federal government introduced Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 19, 2021 and other measures, for first reading on April 30, 2021. Bill C-30 includes amendments to the Canada Labour Code (Code), as well as the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA), Canada Recovery Benefits Act (CRBA), Employment Insurance Act (EI Act), and the Income Tax Act (ITA . . .
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Ontario Announces Paid COVID-19 Leave
Ontario announced that it will introduce COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, which will require employers to provide employees with up to $200 a day for up to three days if they miss work due to COVID-19 . . .
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Federal Budget 2021
The Federal government released its budget for 2021, which includes the following workplace related announcements . . .
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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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