On August 24, 2021, the government amended Emergency Order 177/20 “Congregate Care Settings” (the “Order“) to remove secondary employment restrictions for fully vaccinated employees. As we’ve previously reported here, the government introduced…
On August 31, 2021, the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) released a Letter of Instruction from the Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) on Covid-19 Vaccination Policy requirements for…
Vaccination against COVID-19 helps reduce the number of new cases, and, most importantly, severe outcomes including hospitalizations and death due to COVID-19 in residents, service recipients, staff and visitors. The Ministry of…
The Provincial government announced today that they will be investing an additional $169 million to extend the pandemic pay program for personal support workers (“PSWs”) and direct support workers (“DSWs”) until October…
As we discussed in our recent blog, on August 16, 2021, the government of Ontario announced its plan to require employers in the Health, Education and Congregate Care sectors to implement vaccination…
The second pandemic pay program, which began on October 1, 2020, is set to expire on August 23, 2021. The program, which is limited to specific categories of frontline workers, grants developmental…
Yesterday, Ontario announced it will be requiring health care providers, as well as congregate care and day program providers in the developmental services to adopt vaccination policies with certain minimum standards. While…
In April 2020, the government introduced a “temporary pandemic pay program” for essential workers in health care and congregate care settings. In tandem with this program, the government introduced an emergency order…
As vaccination rates increase and COVID-19 cases decrease, Ontario is reopening. On Friday, July 16, 2021, the province will move into step 3 of its reopening plan. In light of this, many…
A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has provided much needed clarification on the interaction between temporary layoff relief regulations and constructive dismissal law in Ontario. This case has…
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