Category: Bills
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Newfoundland Bill 33 re COVID-19 Response
Newfoundland introduced Bill 33, COVID-19 Pandemic Response Act, on March 26, 2020. Bill 33 includes amendments to the Labour Standards Act, adding a new communicable disease emergency leave . . .
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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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Ontario Passes Bill 186 re Infectious Disease Emergencies
Ontario introduced and passed Bill 186, Employment Standards Amendment Act (Infectious Disease Emergencies), 2020, on March 19, 2020. Bill 186 amends the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 in response to COVID-19 . . .
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Saskatchewan Passes Bill 207 re Public Health Emergency Leave of Absence
Saskatchewan introduced and passed Bill 207, The Saskatchewan Employment (Public Health Emergencies) Amendment Act, 2020, on March 17, 2020. Bill 207 amends The Saskatchewan Employment Act to add new employee protections in response to COVID-19 . . .
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Saskatchewan Passes Bill 200 re Saskatchewan Employment Act
Saskatchewan Bill 200, The Saskatchewan Employment Amendment Act, 2019, received Royal Assent on March 16, 2020 . . .
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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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Correction – Nova Scotia Passes Bills 220 & 221 re Labour Standards
Ed. Note: Per an error on the Nova Scotia legislature site, this post originally stated that Bill 221 was to be proclaimed into force. It has been corrected to indicate that Bill 221 came into force on Royal Assent.
Nova Scotia Bill 220, Labour Standards Code (amended) and Bill 221, Labour Standards Code (amended) received Royal Assent on March 10, 2020 . . .
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Manitoba Introduces Bill 31 re Human Rights
Manitoba introduced Bill 31, The Human Rights Code Amendment Act, for first reading on March 10, 2020. Bill 31 will amend several procedural provisions in the Manitoba Human Rights Code . . .
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B.C. Introduces Bill 5 re Domestic Violence Leave
British Columbia introduced Bill 5, Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2020 for first reading on March 3, 2020. Bill 5 amends the domestic violence provisions in the B.C. Employment Standards Act . . .
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