Ill 79 News Today

As you may have heard or read in our earlier blog, More Changes to Ontarios Employment-Related Legislation Are on the Horizon, the Ontario government introduced Bill 79, Working for Workers Act, 2023 in late March 2023. On October 26, 2023, Bill 79 received Royal Assent, introducing changes to Ontarios Employment Standards Act, 2000 ESA and other employment-related legislation in Ontario. Below is an overview of certain of the more material changes that came into force under Bill 79 on October 2...

Legislation to throw harsher prison sentences at felons that use a gun in the commission of a crime saw support at the Guam Legislature on Tuesday afternoon.

Residents can weigh in on bills to allow the use of caning as a punishment for crimes, and to force stricter penalties on offenders that use a gun to commit

On March 20, 2023, the Ontario government introduced Bill 79, Working for Workers Act, 2023, which, if passed, will introduce changes to Ontarios Employment Standards Act, 2000 and other employment-related legislation in Ontario.