Category: Proclamations/In Force
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Manitoba Passes Bills 11, 18 & 26
Manitoba passed Bill 11, The Workplace Safety and Health Amendment Act, Bill 18, The Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act, and Bill 26, The Human Rights Code Amendment Act, on May 20, 2021 . . .
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Alberta Proclaims in Force Certain Bill 32 Labour Relations Amendments
Alberta proclaimed into force certain amendments to the Labour Relations Code that were included in Bill 32, Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act, 2020 . . .
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PEI Amends Labour Act
Prince Edward Island proclaimed Bill 43, An act to amend the Labour Act in force, and published Regulation EC2020-770 amending the Labour Act Regulations . . .
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Federal Regulations re Administrative Penalties
Further to my earlier post regarding the new administrative penalty (AMP) regime coming into force on January 1, 2021, the federal government published the final regulations. These regulations set out the amount of penalties for violations of Parts II and III of the Canada Labour Code (the Code . . .
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Recap: Coming Into Force on January 1, 2021
This post provides a quick recap of federal, Alberta, B.C. and Quebec legislative amendments that are coming into force on January 1, 2021 . . .
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Manitoba Proclaims In Force Bill 4 re Retail Business Holidays
Manitoba proclaimed Bill 4, The Retail Business Hours of Operation Act (Various Acts Amended or Repealed) in force as of December 12, 2020 . . .
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Federal Government Proclaims Amendments to the Canada Labour Code
The federal government proclaimed in force several provisions in Bill C-44, Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1 effective January 1, 2021. This includes the new administrative monetary penalties and inspector's orders . . .
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Federal Government Proclaims Employment Equity Amendments
The federal government proclaimed amendments to the Employment Equity Act and related amendments to the Regulation in force as of January 1, 2021. The amendments are intended to address wage gaps by implementing new pay transparency requirements for federally regulated employers . . .
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Manitoba Passes Bill 44 re COVID-19 Leave
Manitoba passed Bill 44, The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act, on October 28, 2020. Bill 44 amends the new public health emergency leave in the Manitoba Employment Standards Code (Code . . .
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B.C. Amendments re Contagious Disease Presumption in Force
WorkSafeBC amendments, which added infections caused by communicable viral pathogens, including COVID-19, to the list of occupational diseases that WorkSafeBC presumes to be work-related (unless the contrary is proven) are in force as of August 20, 2020 . . .
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