On May 17, 2013, the Ontario government filed O. Reg. 157/13 amending Regulation 460 (General) made under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“FIPPA”). O. Reg. 157/13 amends the Schedule to Regulation 460 by revoking and/or adding certain entities as designated institutions under FIPPA. With one exception, O. Reg. 157/13 came into…
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The Ongoing Saga of the 24 Hour Firefighter Shift
In recent years, one of the top demands sought by fire associations at the bargaining table and at interest arbitration has been the 24 hour shift schedule. Many municipalities have continued to vigorously resist this demand. In our FTR Now “Three Recent Decisions, Three Different Results – An Update on the 24 Hour Shift in…
Consultation Process on HRTO Rules Announced
The Social Justice Tribunals Ontario (“SJTO”) has announced a consultation process regarding proposed new Common Rules of Procedure which will apply to Tribunals in the SJTO cluster, including the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“HRTO”). One proposed change of interest to employers and respondent service providers is the codification of existing case law regarding vexatious…
Proposed Class Action Dismissed: OLRB has Exclusive Jurisdiction
On May 9, 2013, the Ontario Superior Court dismissed a proposed class action brought by unionized employees who alleged that they were constructively or wrongfully dismissed following a plant closure by their employer, Navistar. Collective agreements had expired two years prior to the plant closure. The Court held that the continuation of the collective bargaining…
Federal Budget Bill Referred to Committee
On May 7, 2013, Bill C-60, Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 1, passed Second Reading in the House of Commons and was ordered referred to the Standing Committee on Finance. As previously reported, Bill C-60 is omnibus legislation which, if passed, will give effect to certain initiatives contained in the Federal Budget 2013.
Amendments to Hiring Practices Regulation under Education Act Filed
On May 8, 2013, the Ontario government filed O. Reg. 148/13 amending O. Reg. 274/12, Hiring Practices, under the Education Act. Subsection 4(2) of O. Reg. 274/12 has been amended such that an occasional teacher may apply to a board to be placed on a long-term occasional teachers list and the board shall grant the…
CLC Amendments Increasing Fines and Requiring Federal Employers to Insure LTD Plans to Come into Force July 1, 2014
Sections 434 to 439 of the Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act (“JGLPA”) have been proclaimed into force effective July 1, 2014. The JGLPA is omnibus legislation giving effect to certain initiatives contained in the federal Budget 2012. Sections 434 to 439 amend the Canada Labour Code (“Code”) to, among other things: require every federal…
Regulatory Amendments Relating to End of Mandatory Issuance of SIN Cards Now in Force
Social Insurance Number Regulations made under the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act, which include Consequential Amendments to the Employment Insurance Act Regulations, came into force on April 30, 2013. Among other things, these Regulations align the regulatory framework with legislative changes enacted in the Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act (“JGLPA”) which end the…
Ontario Tables Its 2013 Budget
On Thursday May 2, 2013, the Ontario government introduced its 2013 Budget, entitled A Prosperous and Fair Ontario (the “Budget”). The government also introduced Bill 65, the Prosperous and Fair Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2013 (“Bill 65”), omnibus legislation designed to implement some of the proposals contained in the Budget. The Budget announced that the…
Ontario Government Introduces Budget 2013
On May 2, 2013, the Ontario government tabled its Budget 2013, “A Prosperous and Fair Ontario” as well as Bill 65, Prosperous and Fair Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2013, legislation which, if passed, would implement certain initiatives contained in the Budget. Among other things, the measures contained in the Budget of interest to employers…