Effective immediately, the City of Toronto is asking employers to “do the right thing” and follow a list of new measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Of the new…
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Ontario’s Infectious Disease Leave aka Covid-19 leave has been extended to July 3, 2021. This can be looked at as good news to the Employer whose employees are on leave…
Three new COVID-19 related benefits came into effect today. As previously announced in late August the Canadian government has successfully had Bill C-4 passed through the Senate. All new benefits…
The Government of Ontario announced today that as of September 26, 2020, all workplaces in Ontario are required that their employees complete a COVID-19 questionnaire before beginning work. Workplaces should…
Are the new flare-ups of COVID-19 across the country and elsewhere early warning signs of a second wave? With the goal to keep your business operational, we recommend the following: Review…
The Federal government recently introduced three new COVID-19 related benefits. Keeping in mind these new benefits must first receive parliamentary approval which won’t happen until the end of September when parliament…
Bill 195, Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2000 (“Bill 195”) came into force on July 24, 2020, bringing an end to the declared State of Emergency in…
This morning, Prime Minister Trudeau announced the extension of the wage subsidy program. The latest extension will now go until December 2020. The program covers 75 percent of wages, up to a…
The government of Canada announced yesterday an online, easy-to-use, interactive website to help businesses of all sizes find out what support is available to them. Prior to this locating such…
Yesterday, as anticipated, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the government is extending the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) by 8 weeks, to ensure Canadians have the help they need…