Workplace Investigation Training Workshop: Investigation Fundamentals and Best Practices (Part 1)

Register Fee: $195.00 plus $25.35 (13% HST) Total $220.35 per person Overview This session focuses on investigation fundamentals. Attendees will learn the key takeaways from caselaw and the best practices for investigating workplace incidents including: workplace harassment and violence complaints discrimination and harassment complaints under the Ontario Human Rights Code employee misconduct, such as suspected sick…

Workplace Investigation Training Workshop

Register Fee: $800 plus $104 (13% HST) Total $904 per person Overview This session focuses on investigation fundamentals. Attendees will learn the key takeaways from case law and best practices for investigating workplace incidents including: workplace harassment and violence complaints discrimination and harassment complaints under the Ontario Human Rights Code employee misconduct, such as suspected sick…

Workplace Investigation Training Workshop: Applying What You Know (Part 2)

Register Fee: $195.00 plus $25.35 (13% HST) Total $220.35 per person Overview In this session, attendees will apply the skills they learned during the Workplace Investigation Training Workshop: Investigation Fundamentals and Best Practices (Part 1) by taking part in an interactive investigation exercise. Format This session will begin with a brief overview of workplace investigation…

Duty to Accommodate Workshop

Register Fee: $525.00 plus $68.25 (13% HST) Total $593.25 per person Overview There’s no such thing as a “textbook” for accommodation. Your employee may have a challenging physical or mental disability that impacts their ability to do the job. Each scenario is unique and types of disabilities vary. Knowing how to manage the accommodation process…

Disability Accommodation and Racial Discrimination in the Workplace

Register Fee: $525 plus $68.25 (13% HST) Total $593.25 per person Overview Disability accommodation and racial discrimination are not well-suited to cookie cutter solutions. To help guide you through these consequential workplace challenges, this workshop will provide a legal update on racial discrimination, the accommodation process, systemic discrimination, and medical documentation management. We will also…

Evan Howard

Evan advises employers and plan administrators on pension and benefits issues with a focus on delivering advice that is legally sound, strategic, practical and business-focused.

Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses

On April 15, 2026, the Government of Canada announced that it had tabled draft regulations under the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act (Act). Although the draft regulations have not yet been publicly released, the Government published a Description of the Proposed Regulations, which forms the basis of this summary.

Ontario Government Proposes to Shorten Construction Industry Open Periods

On April 20, 2026, the Ontario government announced the introduction of the Protecting Ontario’s Workers and Economic Resilience Act, 2026, which would, if passed, contain important potential changes to the construction industry’s “open period” which all construction employers should be aware of. Later that same day, Bill 105, Protecting Ontario’s Workers and Economic Resilience Act,…

OHSA Changes to Head Protection, Elevated Work Platform, and Respirator Requirements Coming

On April 20, 2026, Ontario made a series of changes which will impact construction projects and workplaces handling Designated Substances. These changes introduce Type 2 headwear requirements on construction projects, impose new, detailed training requirements for workers operating mobile elevating work platforms, and integrate certain CSA/ANSI standards into Regulations made under the Occupational Health and…