Working for Workers Update
The latest iteration of the Working for Workers Act came into a effect earlier this year, with a number of new obligations impacting employers now. Read on to ensure your practices are…
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Recent Decision Upholds Termination For Failure to Provide Medical Documentation for an Unexcused Absence
An employee with three years of service, avoided termination once – only to squander his second chance. After misleading his employer about holiday return dates and breaching a last chance agreement (LCA),…
Big Changes to the OINP: What Employers Need to Know About the New Employer-Initiated Process
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (“OINP”) is the province’s flagship immigration program, designed to help Ontario employers fill labour shortages by nominating foreign workers, international students, and others with the skills and experience needed…
No Minimum Age for Consent to Health Care in Ontario
Did you know that in Ontario, there is no minimum age requirement for making health care decisions? Many parents are surprised to learn that our legislation would permit their minor child to…
Understanding the Canada Disability Benefit and the Application Process
The Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) application process opens in June, 2025, with the first payments being rolled out in July 2025. We want to provide you with some important information to make…
Working for Workers 6 Act Awaits Royal Assent
On November 27, 2024, the Government of Ontario announced the next installation of the Working for Workers Act, aptly titled the Working for Workers 6 Act (the “Act”). If passed, the Act…
New Job Posting Obligations for 2024
The province announced on November 6th that they plan to pass new legislation to require employers to post the salary range for positions as part of job posting. The changes will require…
The Canada Disability Benefit Act: A Status Update
In June of this year, the Canada Disability Benefit Act (the “Act”) received Royal Assent. The Canada Disability Benefit (“the Benefit”) is intended to reduce poverty among working-age Canadians with disabilities. The…
New Guidance for Congregate Care Settings
Since the Spring of 2020, employers in congregate care settings have been relying on guidance documents issued by the Provincial Ministry of Health for best practices in reducing the risk of COVID-19….
New Legislation Introduced Requiring Employers to Disclose Employee Monitoring
On February 24, 2022, Ontario announced that it will introduce legislation requiring employers to tell their workers if and how they are being monitored electronically. Days later, on February 28, the legislation…
Together, Community Living Ontario and PooranLaw have produced a free e-book — the pre-eminent guide to future planning for people with disabilities, Henson Trusts, government benefits, legal decision making, guardianship and more.
Together, Community Living Ontario and PooranLaw have produced another free e-book – essential reading to anyone looking to engage or who has engaged a support worker. The book provides a detailed and accessible explanation of the law of employment and contractual relationships, as well as key related considerations respecting insurance, funding, taxes, and much more.