LAWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Discrimination Dec 12: As usual, employment was the main theater of discrimination claims, accounting for 7 of 10 complaints, according to the Alberta Human Rights Commission [...]
LAWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Labour Standards Jan 6: BC completed online surveying on whether to revise its Employment Standards Act to include special protections and benefits for app-based ride hailing, [...]
LAWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Minimum Wage Dec 1: As expected, Manitoba passed Bill 4 establishing the $15 minimum wage in 2 stages: an increase from $13.50 to $14.15 per hour [...]
LAWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Minimum Wage Dec 16: New Brunswick passed Bill 12 to eliminate Employment Standards Act loopholes allowing employers to pay persons with a disability less than minimum [...]
LAWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Minimum Wage Dec 12: To help small businesses deal with upcoming wage increases, Newfoundland announced the Transitional Support Program for Smaller Employers providing employers with 100 [...]
Laws & Announcements COVID-19 Dec 15: The GNWT released a new report analyzing the long-term social and psychological impact of public health measures put in place during the pandemic [...]
LAWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Accessibility Dec 19: As part of its newly released 3-year Accessibility Plan for 2022-25, Nova Scotia will begin developing an accessibility program for employment in the [...]
Laws & Announcements New Laws Dec 4: Nunavut raised the base price of fuel by 20 cents to $1.40 per litre for gasoline, $1.50 per litre for diesel and [...]
LAWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS COVID-19 Jan 13: That’s the deadline for eligible farmers and agri-food businesses to apply for government funding covering the costs of additional COVID-19 and other workplace [...]
LAWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS COVID-19 Dec 1: Even though flu and RSV infections are on the rise, PEI ended mandatory isolation for COVID-19 cases. The government is still strongly recommending [...]
