Legislation

What Ontario’s New Pay Equity Decision Means for Social Service Employers Ontario’s Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal has released a major decision that affects any organization that originally used the proxy method to achieve pay equity. For many social service agencies,...

The expected time for recreational marijuana to become legal in Canada is fast approaching.  This promise of the government to legalize the use of this flowering weed will present a range of opportunities and challenges.  There are potential market entrants that are...

Changes to Employment Insurance (EI) Regulations, including a reduction of the waiting period from two weeks to one week, came into effect on January 1, 2017. The waiting period reduction applies to both regular and special (i.e., maternity, parental, compassionate...

Bill 148 proposes major changes to the Employment Standards Act that affect most industries. This Bill has received Royal Assent, and it is now law. Some of the changes take effect immediately. That doesn’t give you much time! Here is a summary of the potential...

The latest compliance requirements for the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) are quickly approaching. By now, you should be in regulatory compliance in the following areas: All requirements under the customer service standard; Accessibility...