On March 22, 2022, Arbitrator William Kaplan issued The Toronto District School Board and CUPE, Local 4400 (Re COVID-19 Vaccine Procedure), an award in which he upheld the mandatory vaccination policy (Policy) of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). He found that the Policy did not infringe section 7 (life, liberty and security of person)…
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Ontario Revokes More COVID-19 Orders
On March 24, 2022, the Ontario government revoked certain Orders made under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (ROA), effective March 28, 2022. The remaining ROA Orders have been extended to April 27, 2022. This action is further to the province’s current plan to lift all remaining directives, Orders and measures…
Ontario Lifting Remaining COVID-19-Related Measures: What Employers Need to Know
On March 1, 2022, all regions of Ontario entered the Roadmap Exit Step of the province’s Reopening Plan. Since that date, the government has been steadily reducing its COVID-19-related measures in anticipation of a full reopening of the province. As we previously reported, the Chief Medical Officer of Health announced on March 9, 2022 that…
Ontario to Lift All Remaining COVID-19-Related Measures
On March 9, 2022, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health announced that by the end of April, all remaining COVID-19-related measures, directives and orders will be lifted. This decision comes as the province sees continued improvements in key health indicators and follows the government’s easing of most public health restrictions earlier this month (see our…
Advisor to the Council of Ontario Universities on mandatory vaccination and pandemic regulatory compliance.
Advisor to the Council of Ontario Universities on mandatory vaccination and pandemic regulatory compliance.
Counsel for a university at arbitration regarding workload issues arising from the pandemic.
Counsel for a university at arbitration regarding workload issues arising from the pandemic.
Counsel for a university at successful arbitration regarding collective agreement interpretation and term appointments.
Counsel for a university at successful arbitration regarding collective agreement interpretation and term appointments.
Counsel for a university at arbitration regarding the recognition clause of a collective agreement and the meaning of the word “teach.”
Counsel for a university at arbitration regarding the recognition clause of a collective agreement and the meaning of the word “teach.”
Counsel for a school board client in successfully resisting expansion of bargaining unit to include deliberately excluded positions.
Counsel for a school board client in successfully resisting expansion of bargaining unit to include deliberately excluded positions.
Co-counsel for a university client at an interest arbitration involving issues of equity.
Co-counsel for a university client at an interest arbitration involving issues of equity.