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.
Bill 47: Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act will likely pass third reading in the legislature by December and result in very significant, and far-reaching, changes to the current Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Read moreEffective April 21, 2021, Alberta employers must give employees job-protected leave to receive COVID-19 vaccinations without any loss of pay or benefits.
Read moreOn August 23, 2024, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the “SCJ”) dismissed the Crown’s appeal against the trial finding that the City of Greater Sudbury (“City”) had exercised due diligence and should be acquitted of charges under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”). The decision is important and has been long- awaited by construction project owners and general contractors after the uncertainty created by the Supreme Court of Canada’s November 10, 2023, decision in this case. That decision provided a list of potential due diligence factors applicable when an “owner” of a construction project is also an “employer” of workers, such as its own construction quality control inspectors, and held the amount of control an employer exercises over a workplace, is a factor in assessing whether all reasonable care was exercised. Overall, the SCJ decision is a positive one for “owners” and “employers” and provides some helpful takeaways and guidance which we explore below.
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