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Posted May 8, 2020 The federal government and government of Ontario have put numerous measures in place to help Canadians during the COVID-19 outbreak, including assistance for low-income or vulnerable Canadians. People…
On May 1, 2020, Ontario issued O. Reg 195/20, Treatment of Temporary COVID-19 Related Payments to Employees (the “COVID-19 Payment Order”). This emergency order exempts certain temporary COVID-19 related payments from the…
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on all sectors of Ontario’s economy. Child Care services providers are not immune. In fact, child care service providers were among the earliest organizations subject to…
On Friday, April 24, 2020, the Ontario government also announced a single-employer emergency order for developmental services, intervenor services and other congregated care settings. What are the restrictions? Similarly to the single-employer…
Updated May 2, 2020 In a multi-pronged effort to support front-line workers supporting Ontario’s most vulnerable, the Ontario government announced, among other things new pandemic pay premiums for workers, a new single-employer…
Updated May 1, 2020 All organizations have had to respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) is certainly among them. This post provides a summary of…
April 25, 2020 It’s a beautiful day for workers and employers in “congregated care” settings, at least when it comes to supports from the Ontario Government . In a multi-pronged effort to…
April 23, 2020 The Ontario government hinted today that a new order may soon be issued restricting employees of Developmental Services (DS) agencies from working in more than one “congregate care” setting. …
Updated April 23, 2020 On March 27th, the Federal Government announced that it would vastly expand its original plan to provide wage subsidies for businesses struck by COVID-19 disruptions. The government announced…
Updated May 8, 2020 Many Canadians breathed a sigh of relief in late March when the federal government announced the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (the “CERB”) to provide financial assistance to those…
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