Category: Budgets & Govt Announcements
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Ontario Fall Economic Statement 2019
Today, the Ontario government published its fall Economic Statement for 2019, which includes employment-related announcements . . .
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Ontario Task Force re Agency Reform
The Ontario government announced that the Agency Review Task Force completed its review of all provincial agencies. The review will result in a number of changes, including to labour and employment agencies . . .
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B.C. Revised Workers Compensation Act Coming Into Force
British Columbia announced that a revised Workers Compensation Act will come into force on April 6, 2020 . . .
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Federal Announcement re Upcoming Code Amendments
The federal government has published a backgrounder regarding amendments to the Canada Labour Code (the Code) coming into force on September 1, 2019, as well as an overview of further amendments coming into force in 2020 . . .
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Ontario Grievance Arbitration Awards Portal
The Ontario Ministry of Labour is providing access to a self-serve, online Grievance Arbitration Awards Portal. The Portal provides access to grievance arbitration awards that have been filed with the Minister of Labour since 2014 . . .
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Ontario Announces Health & Safety Inspection Blitz re Summer Students
The Ontario government announced that it will be launching targeted inspections focused on summer students . . .
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Federal Notice of Ways & Means Motion re Stock Options
Further to this year's Budget announcement, the federal government tabled a Notice of Ways and Means Motion on stock options. The changes are intended to limit the benefit of employee stock option deductions for high-income individuals employed at large, long-established, mature organizations . . .
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Saskatchewan Increases Minimum Wage
Saskatchewan announced that its minimum wage will increase from $11.06 to $11.32 per hour effective October 1, 2019 . . .
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Ontario Introduces Bill 100 & Makes Other Budget Announcements
The Ontario government introduced Bill 100, Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures), 2019, for first reading on April 11, 2019. Bill 100 includes amendments to the Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation Act, 2014 (Schedule 5) and Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act, 1997 (Schedule 53 . . .
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Ontario Announces Online Compliance Audits
The Ontario Ministry of Labour announced that it will be moving from in-person inspections to an online compliance audit to confirm compliance with the Employment Standards Act, 2000 . . .
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