BC Declares Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency – Updated May 1/20
British Columbia has declared a public health emergency pursuant to the Public Health Act and a state of emergency under the Emergency Program Act.
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British Columbia has declared a public health emergency pursuant to the Public Health Act and a state of emergency under the Emergency Program Act.
Read moreThis page will be updated as closures regarding British Columbia courts and Workplace Administrative Tribunals are announced.
Read moreWSIB announces that COVID-19 claims will not be charged to the specific employer’s accident cost record. Costs will be charged to the employers collectively as an administrative cost.
Read moreThis temporary order provides developmental service agencies with increased flexibility in relation to staffing, allowing them to redirect workers to more essential tasks.
Read moreThe WSIB explains that while the nature of some jobs places workers at greater risk of contracting COVID-19, claims made to the WSIB will nevertheless be adjudicated on a case-by-case basis.
Read moreON’s Workplace Safety & Insurance Board has provided details regarding its suspension of certain time lines imposed by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act.
Read morePrograms that have been announced and/or put in place by the Federal and Provincial governments in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic
Read moreThe Ontario Provincial Government has introduced a new relief measure to assist employers through financial strain in relation to COVID-19.
Read moreGeneral guidance on how employers must respond to a work refusal in the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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