On June 1, 2017, the Ontario Legislature adjourned for the summer break. It is scheduled to resume sitting on September 11, 2017.
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Anti-Racism Act, 2017 Now in Force
On June 1, 2017, Bill 114, the Anti-Racism Act, 2017 received Royal Assent and came into force. Among other things, the Anti-Racism Act, 2017 (Act): requires the Ontario government to maintain an anti-racism strategy which includes: initiatives to eliminate systemic racism, including those that assist racialized groups that are most adversely impacted by systemic racism,…
Ontario Tables Bill to Amend Employment and Labour Laws
On June 1, 2017, the Ontario government introduced Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, legislation which, if passed, will make significant amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) and the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (LRA). On the same date, the Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs….
L’Ontario propose d’importantes modifications aux lois en matière de travail et d’emploi
Une semaine après la publication du rapport final concernant l’Examen portant sur l’évolution des milieux de travail, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a annoncé les détails de sa réponse législative. Cette réponse comprend certaines des recommandations des conseillers spéciaux ainsi que des propositions qui n’ont pas été traitées dans le rapport final ou, dans certains cas, dans le rapport intérimaire. La réponse du gouvernement contient également des changements qui ne relevaient pas du mandat des conseillers spéciaux…
Ontario Proposes Significant Amendments to Employment and Labour Laws
Today, one week after making public the Final Report from the Changing Workplaces Review, the Ontario government announced details of its intended legislative response. While that response incorporates some of the recommendations of the Special Advisors, it also includes proposals that were not addressed in the Final Report or, in some cases, the Interim Report…
Ontario to Introduce Significant Amendments to Employment and Labour Laws
On May 30, 2017, the Ontario government announced its intention to introduce The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Act), omnibus legislation proposing a series of broad ranging, significant amendments to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 and Labour Relations Act, 1995. According to the government’s announcement, the Act will contain a package of proposed legislative…
Federal Post – Fifth Edition
Dear Friends, We are pleased to bring you our next edition of the Federal Post. In this edition, we highlight some key proposals of the recent federal budget and the corresponding Budget Bill which federally regulated employers need to know about. We also discuss other legislative initiatives currently underway that may have an impact on…
Appellate Court Finds Mutual Release Barred a New Claim Arising Years Later
In a recent decision, Biancaniello v. DMCT LLP, the Ontario Court of Appeal held that a mutual release operated to bar a claim even though the claim was unanticipated and unknown at the time the release was executed by the parties. In doing so, the Court overturned the decisions of the motion judge and the…
Landlord Required to Give Additional Notice to Tenants as Religious Accommodation
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Tribunal) has recently found that a landlord’s statutory right to show an occupied rental unit with 24 hours’ notice may be limited by a tenant’s requests for accommodation. In Madkour v. Alabi, a Muslim married couple (the Applicants) rented an apartment in the home of the landlord (the Respondent)….
Ontario 2017 Budget Bill Passes
On May 17, 2017, the Ontario government passed Bill 127, Stronger, Healthier Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017, omnibus legislation giving effect to initiatives contained in the Ontario Budget 2017. See our FTR Now of May 2, 2017, Ontario Budget 2017, for a detailed discussion of those initiatives which are of interest to employers, human resources…