Canada Disability Benefit Udpate
During the Throne Speech on September 23, 2020, the federal government announced its commitment to introduce a new benefit for Canadians with disabilities, called the Canada Disability Benefit. This new benefit is…
People and Families
- Trust & Estate Planning
- Consent, Capacity & Legal Decision Making
- Trust & Estate Administration
- Tax Planning & the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) Eligibility
- RDSP – Registered Disability Savings Plan
- ODSP – Ontario Disability Support Plan
- Microboards™
- Wrongful Dismissal & Civil Litigation
- Estate Litigation
- Human Rights Applications
- Challenging Incapacity & Involuntary Admissions
- Education Law
- Employment Law for Families Engaging Support Workers
- I Decide Law Program
Insights
Welcome to PooranLaw’s Legal Insights – your source for free legal information, news highlights, case alerts and more. Below you can browse our catalogue of articles and updates, or choose from our list of categories in the right side panel of this site to see all the latest information on the topics of concern to you. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, contact any member of our team for legal information and advice.
Read more
COVID-19: Self-Isolation Pay Grievance Dismissed
In a recent arbitration decision, Arbitrator Richard Coleman dismissed a grievance from an employee who claimed an entitlement to be paid by his employer during a 14-day period of self-quarantine due to…
COVID-19: Surveillance Testing Policy Upheld in Congregate Care Setting
In a recent labour arbitration decision, Arbitrator Dana Randall upheld a unilateral policy of bi-weekly mandatory surveillance test for COVID-19 instituted by Cressant Care Nursing and Retirement Homes. (See Caressant Care Nursing…
COVID-19: Government Extends Temporary Layoff – Infectious Disease Leave
On December 17, the Province announced that it will make a regulatory amendment to extend its emergency conversion of temporary layoffs into unpaid Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) infectious disease leaves. Our firm previously explained this emergency measure…
WSIB Update: Compulsory Coverage for DS Agencies Proposed by Ministry of Labour
In May 2019, the Provincial Government announced an independent review of the Province’s statutory workplace accident and injury insurance scheme, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (“WSIB”), to consider and recommend operational,…
FEDERAL FISCAL UPDATE – What’s Important for People with Disabilities and their Families
The federal government released its fiscal update yesterday, which has been much-anticipated in light of its immense response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As predicted, the government announced that it will have a…
Proposed Federal Privacy Law Reform: The Digital Charter Implementation Act
Covid-19 has proven that we are increasingly becoming a more digital society. The shift towards virtual service delivery and operations in various sectors presents opportunities for innovation and greater system and service…
Bill 124 Update: New Rules under Ontario’s Public Sector Compensation Restraint Legislation
On November 5, 2020, the Ontario government tabled its 2020 Budget, Ontario’s Action Plan: Protect, Support, Recover (the “Budget”) and introduced accompanying legislation (Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget…
Bill 218 Passes Third Reading: Legislative Protection from Liability for Covid-19 Related Claims Get’s Green Light
On November 16, 2020, Bill 218, Supporting Ontario’s Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 (“Bill 218”) passed third reading in the Ontario Legislature giving the green light to the legislation, which now…
Case Alert: Ontario Labour Relations Board Decisions on Worker Health and Safety and Retaliation
Migrant workers are essential but vulnerable members of the Canadian workforce. This is in part due to their temporary immigration status. During the Covid-19 pandemic period, more than 1000 migrant farm workers…
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.