The provincial election will be held on October 6, 2011. For most of the province, voting hours will run from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. For electoral districts that lie “entirely west of the meridian of 90º W. longitude” (i.e. in the Central Time Zone), voting hours will run from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m….
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Personal information received on an unsolicited basis is not “collected”
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario issued a notable privacy investigation report this past summer under of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the “Act“). The complainants complained, amongst other things, that the Municipality in issue had improperly collected their personal information contained in correspondence they sent to the Municipality,…
Nursing Act Amendments, Regulation To Expand Permissible Procedures
On August 19, 2011, the Ontario government filed regulatory amendments under the Nursing Act, 1991 that, in part, expand the range of procedures that may be provided by registered nurses who hold an extended certificate of registration in accordance with the regulations. O. Reg. 387/11 and parallel amendments to the Act will expand the ability…
2011 Summer Issue
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Supporting Regulations Proposed for Transfer Agreements under Section 80.1
The Ontario government has posted proposed content for Pension Benefits Act regulations for public review and commentary. These regulations are required before amendments to section 80.1 of that Act come into effect. Once proclaimed in force, section 80.1 of the Act will allow the administrators of certain public sector plans to negotiate agreements to give…
Susie Taing Contributes to The Advisor Newsletter
An article by Hicks Morley’s Susie Taing appeared in the July 2011 issue of Pal Benefits’ The Advisor. In the article, “Employer Ordered to Pay Terminated Employee Disability Benefits to Age 65,” Susie reviews a recent court decision warning employers to address the risk that terminated employees may become disabled. View Article
Anti-spam Regulation Proposed Under Bill C-28
On July 9, 2011, the federal government published proposed Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations under Bill C-28, the so-called “anti-SPAM” legislation. The proposed Regulations are administrative in nature and specifically provide definitions for terms used in Bill C-28, including “personal relationship” and “family relationship”. The Regulations also define the specific conditions under which consent would be…
Ontario Bar Association Publishes Article by Thomas Agnew
An article by Hicks Morley’s Thomas Agnew was published in the Labour and Employment Law section of the OBA’s June 2011 newsletter. In an article entitled, “Expanding the Definition of Employment Under Health and Safety Legislation” Thomas discusses the Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision to encompass independent contractors within the definition of “employment” under…
Bill 181, Mandatory Retirement Legislation For Firefighters, Receives Royal Assent
On June 1, 2011, Bill 181, Fire Protection and Prevention Amendment Act, 2011, received Royal Assent. As previously reported, Bill 181 amends the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 to provide for the mandatory retirement at age 60 of firefighters regularly assigned to fire suppression duties, in certain circumstances, and impose a duty of fair…
Application of PSLRTA Extended by Regulation to Amalgamations of Children’s Aid Societies
On June 27, 2011, the Ontario government filed O. Reg. 314/11 under the Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act, 1997 (“Act”). O. Reg 314/11 extends the application of the Act to the amalgamations of any two or more of the children’s aid societies designated in the regulation. O. Reg. 314/11 came into force on July…