On March 17, 2022 Mathews Dinsdale Partner John Craig and panelists from Ius Laboris North American member firms will present a complimentary webinar, Labour Developments Under the USMCA Trade Agreement, where they will discuss the labor provision challenges under the USMCA Trade agreement.
On October 26, 2023, Bill 79, the Working for Workers Act, 2023 received Royal Assent. Included in legislative changes made by the Bill is an amendment to subsection 66(1) of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act that increases the maximum fine that can be imposed on a corporation from $1.5 million to $2 million. This is now the highest corporate fine available for a conviction under health and safety legislation in Canada. In this Advisor, we comment on and analyze this most recent increase in maximum fines in Ontario.
Read moreThis was the first prosecution in Nova Scotia under provisions of the Criminal Code, introduced in 2004.
Read moreIn a decision that will provide much-needed clarity to employers across the country, the SCC held that the Manitoba Human Rights Commission did not have jurisdiction to hear a human rights complaint by a unionized employee.
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