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Employers' Advisor
Employers’ Advisor December 2025
In this issue: 1) Ontario Gets Working for Workers Seven…And B.C. Plays Catch-Up (Or Skips Ahead) 2) Truth Over Tarnish: Negative Work Reference Held Not Defamatory 3) Time to Face the Change: HRTO Introduces Mandatory Mediation and Releases Updated Practice Directions
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OHS & Workers’ Compensation Advisor
Administrative Monetary Penalties: Yet Another Ontario OHS Inspector Enforcement Tool
On November 27, 2025, Bill 30, the Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025, received Royal Assent. In this seventh bill amending legislation applicable to workplaces, the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) has been amended to provide a new tool to the enforcement arsenal of Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (“MOL”) … Continued
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Employers' Advisor
Employers’ Advisor September 2025
In this issue: 1) Ontario Gets Working for Workers Seven…And B.C. Plays Catch-Up (Or Skips Ahead) 2) Truth Over Tarnish: Negative Work Reference Held Not Defamatory 3) Time to Face the Change: HRTO Introduces Mandatory Mediation and Releases Updated Practice Directions
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In A Flash
Bill C-58 Comes Into Force – Replacement Workers Now Banned in the Federal Sector
June 20, 2025 marks the day that Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (“Code”) and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations (“Bill C-58”), comes into force. The Bill, which received royal assent on June 20, 2024, introduces very significant changes to federal labour law in Canada including, most notably, a ban on the use of replacement workers during a strike or lockout.
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Employers' Advisor
Employers’ Advisor June 2025
In this issue: 1) Ontario Gets Working for Workers Seven…And B.C. Plays Catch-Up (Or Skips Ahead) 2) Truth Over Tarnish: Negative Work Reference Held Not Defamatory 3) Time to Face the Change: HRTO Introduces Mandatory Mediation and Releases Updated Practice Directions
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