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Ontario Adopts New Forfeited Corporate Property Act

The Ontario government has adopted a new Forfeited Corporate Property Act, 2015 (“FCPA”) and made related changes to the Ontario Business Corporations Act. The FCPA is scheduled to come into force on December 10, 2016. New 3 Year Deadline for Forfeited Corporate Property As the title of the statute implies, the FCPA specifies what happens […]

Canada’s Anti-Spam Law – One Year Later

It has been almost one year since most of Canada’s Anti Spam Law[1] (CASL) came into force and, in addition to other requirements, individuals and businesses became obliged to obtain consent from a recipient prior to sending them a commercial electronic message. CASL provides the Canadian Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) with a wide range of […]

Updated Workplace Legal Obligations

There have been developments in the laws regulating the workplace since we originally posted this article. With many of the changes coming into effect, including new Employment Standards Act, 2000 posting requirements, we thought it a good time to update and re-post this article. In addition to reaching sales goals, managing expenses, marketing, and a […]

The $10,000 Wage Recovery Cap Has Been Lifted

One of the key changes brought about by The Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014 comes into effect today. Specifically, if an employer does not pay their employee for their work, the Ontario Ministry of Labour can now award employees for the full amount of their unpaid wages. Previously the Ministry was limited […]

Working in Retail? Ontario is Trying to Protect Your Employment Rights.

The Ontario Ministry of Labour posted a bulletin on October 16, 2013 about how Ontario is trying to protect the rights of retail workers by promoting safety and fairness at the workplace. NEWS Ontario is taking action to protect retail workers’ rights and promote fairness in the workplace by launching a province-wide employment standards retail […]

Ontario Providing More Support for Families

Back in March, 2013, I wrote about what job protections are available when a family member gets sick and you need to take leave from work. Currently, if a family member is terminally ill, an employee is entitled to 8 weeks of job-protected unpaid leave.  This is called “Family Medical Leave”.  An employee who takes Family […]

Companies will be fined under Criminal Code if found liable for worker injury or death

Workers safety is paramount – see the below article written by  Lisa Stam on her blog “Employment and Human Rights Law in Canada” for a breakdown of a recent decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal regarding the safety of workers: Criminal Code Convictions for Worker Safety Yesterday, the Ontario Court of Appeal tripled the fine […]

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