Category: Regulations & Orders
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Quebec Draft Health & Safety Regulations
Quebec published draft amendments (français) to the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety/Règlement sur la santé et la sécurité du travail and the Safety Code for the construction industry/Code de sécurité pour les travaux de construction . . .
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Federal Amendments to Employment Insurance
The federal government filed Interim Order No. 6 Amending the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Emergency Response Benefit): SOR/2020-169 . . .
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Alberta Amends Health & Safety Code
Alberta filed Alberta Regulation 150/2020 amending the Occupational Health & Safety Code. The amendment adds a new provision listing alternative respiratory protective equipment . . .
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B.C. Proclaims Human Rights Amendments In Force
Effective September 1, 2020, British Columbia proclaimed in force a number of amendments contained in Bill 50, Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2018. Bill 50 amended the B.C. Human Rights Code to establish a new Human Rights Commission . . .
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B.C. Adds Contagious Disease Presumption to Workers Compensation
WorkSafeBC has approved amendments, which add infections caused by communicable viral pathogens, including COVID-19, that are subject to a B.C. emergency declaration/notice to Schedule 1 of the Workers Compensation Act (WCA). Schedule 1 lists occupational diseases that WorkSafeBC presumes to be work-related, unless the contrary is proven, if the worker was employed in the corresponding process or industry listed in the Schedule . . .
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Quebec Order re Masks – Public Transit
Further to an earlier order requiring face coverings (i.e., a mask or tightly fitting cloth that covers the nose and the mouth) to be worn in indoor public places, Quebec has issued an order requiring masks to be worn on public transit . . .
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Federal Tax Amendments re Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
The federal government has filed amendments to the Income Tax Regulations (ITR), which were required as a part of the extension of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS . . .
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Federal Amendments to Canada Labour Standards Regulations
The federal government published amendments to the Canada Labour Standards Regulations, extending leaves of absence related to COVID-19 . . .
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Quebec Order re Wearing Masks
Further to its announcement earlier this week, Quebec has published an order requiring face coverings (i.e., a mask or tightly fitting cloth that covers the nose and the mouth) to be worn in indoor public places . . .
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Quebec Draft Regulation re Joint sector-based associations on occupational health and safety
Quebec published a draft regulation (français) amending the Regulation respecting joint sector-based associations on occupational health and safety . . .
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