Province-wide municipal elections will be held on October 25, 2010, and voting hours will run from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, all employees who are eligible to vote in the election are entitled to three consecutive hours during voting hours on election day to cast their vote. To be…
Practice Area: Employment Law
House of Commons Resumes Sitting
On September 20, 2010, the House of Commons resumed sitting.
Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporate Governance Legislation Ordered for Third Reading
On September 13, 2010, Bill 65, the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, was reported as amended by the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Ordered for Third Reading. As previously reported, the legislation is designed to modernize the legal framework in which not-for-profit corporations operate.
Bill Amending Employment Standards Act, 2000 Ordered for Third Reading
On September 13, 2010, Bill 68, the Open For Business Act, 2010, was reported as amended by the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs and ordered for Third Reading. As previously reported, Bill 68 is omnibus legislation that would amend Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 as follows: to allow the Director of Employment Standards…
Ontario Legislative Assembly Resumes Sitting
On September 13, 2010, the House resumed sitting.
Proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation Under the AODA: FTR Now
On Friday, September 10, 2010, Hicks Morley published a detailed overview of the “Integrated Accessibility Regulation Proposed Under the AODA” in an FTR Now, which is available on our website. As previously reported, the proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation was published by the Ontario government on September 2, 2010.
Integrated Accessibility Regulation Proposed Under the AODA
On September 2, 2010, the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services proposed an Integrated Accessibility Regulation (the “proposed Regulation”) under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (“AODA”). The proposed Regulation would combine three accessibility standards into one – information and communication, employment and transportation. In addition, the proposed Regulation includes detailed compliance…
Ontario Proposes Integrated Accessibility Regulation Under AODA
On September 2, 2010, the Ontario government published the proposed integrated accessibility regulation (“IAR”) under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (“AODA”) for public review and commentary. As previously reported, the IAR initiative combines the information and communications, employment and transportation standards into a single, integrated regulation, intended to make them “more flexible”…
Federal Government Introduces New Temporary Foreign Worker Regulations
On August 18, 2010, the federal government published new regulations applicable to temporary foreign workers (“TFWs”) under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Temporary Foreign Workers) are designed to protect TFWs and minimize their exploitation by employers and third-party agents by amending the Immigration and Refugee…
New Quality Assurance Regulations Filed for Defined Service Agencies
On August 7, 2010, the Ontario government published a regulation under the Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008, which is not yet in force. O. Reg. 299/10 establishes comprehensive quality assurance measures for defined service agencies. These measures specifically relate to human resources practices, such as…