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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. A series of changes to federal employment and labour laws came into effect on January 1, 2020.  Only federally regulated businesses are affected.  Such businesses include those  in aviation, banking, radio and television broadcasting, as well as many First Nations activities. Canada Labour Code Administrative Monetary Penalty Regime In December, we advised you ( here) about an administrati...

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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In a decision that will be of interest to federally regulated employers, the Ontario Superior Court recently reviewed the enforceability of a termination provision in an employment agreement governed by the Canada Labour Code (the "CLC") . Given the relative rarity of such litigation in federally regulated industries, the decision in "Sager") serves as a reminder to those employers to ensure...

On January 1, 2021, Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence), the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1 (Bill C-65) and the Work Place Harassment and Violence Regulations (Regulations) came into force. Bill C-65 and the Regulations set out the requirements that federally regulated employers will be required to meet in order to satisfy their obligations under the Canada Labour Code (CLC) to investigate,...

Share this article Share this article GATINEAU, QC, Jan. 1, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - The Government of Canada is committed to improving workplace safety and equality and to protecting workers rights. That is why we are modernizing the Canada Labour Code and making changes to create work environments that are healthier, safer and fairer. Today, the Minister of Labour, Filomena Tassi, announced that the following legislative and regulatory changes have come into force as of January 1, 2021: Stren...

Date Time Share Canada announces coming into force of important measures to create work environments that are healthier, safer and fairer From: Employment and Social Development Canada The Government of Canada is committed to improving workplace safety and equality and to protecting workers’ rights. That is why we are modernizing the Canada Labour Code and making changes to create work environments that are healthier, safer and fairer. The Government of Canada is committed to improving workp...

On January 1, 2021, the Canada Labour Code ("the Code"), which applies to federally regulated employers, will be amended to add a new Part IV, titled "Administrative Monetary Penalties." The purpose of Part IV is to establish an alternative penalty system to promote compliance with Part II (Occupational Health and Safety) and Part III (Standard Hours, Vacations, and Holidays) of the Code. The government has indicated in a Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement that this new penalty system is nec...

In recent years, Ontario courts have frequently ruled on employers termination obligations under the Ontario  Employment Standards Act, 2000. However, Ontario courts do not often adjudicate matters related to the enforceability of termination clauses under the  Canada Labour Code, RSC 1985, c L-2 (" CLC"). In  Sager v TFI International Inc. 1, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered a federal employers obligations when terminating an employee under the  CLC and confirmed that any ...