Category: Announcements
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Ontario Announces Increased COVID-19 Inspections
The Ontario government announced that starting on April 9, 2021, it will be increasing workplace safety inspections in COVID-19 "hot spots . . .
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Ontario Announces Province-Wide Emergency & Stay-at-Home Order
Ed. Note: Since the time of posting, Ontario has published Regulation 267/21 amending the Stage 1 Rules and Regulation 265/21: Stay-At-Home Order.
Ontario announced a provincial emergency and a province-wide Stay-at-Home order, requiring everyone to remain at home except for essential purposes . . .
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Nova Scotia Reopens Atlantic Bubble & Eases Restrictions
Nova Scotia announced that its borders are again open to all other Atlantic provinces - i.e., New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island . . .
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Alberta Announcement re Rapid COVID-19 Screening Tests
Alberta announced that it will be making free rapid COVID-19 tests available to employers, which submit a screening program plan . . .
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Nova Scotia Reopens New Brunswick Border
Nova Scotia announced that it is re-opening the New Brunswick border. This means that residents of New Brunswick will no longer have to self-isolate upon arrival in Nova Scotia . . .
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Federal Announcement re Temporary Foreign Workers
The federal government announced that effective March 21, 2021, it will be taking a new approach to temporary foreign workers (TFW . . .
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Ontario Announcement re Workplace COVID-19 Testing
The Ontario government announced that it will be making it easier for businesses to test for COVID-19 in the workplace - by making rapid antigen testing more widely available and providing further guidance on its use . . .
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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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New Brunswick Announces Increase to Minimum Wage
New Brunswick announced that its minimum wage will increase from $11.70 to $11.75 effective April 1, 2021 . . .
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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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