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Ontario, Canada: Digital Platform Workers’ Rights Act, 2022 Coming into Force on July 1, 2025

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On April 11, 2022, Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Bill 88), received Royal Assent and became law. Among other things, Bill 88 enacted the new Digital Platform Workers’ Rights Act, 2022 (DPWRA).1 The DWPRA did not...more

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Meal Delivery Service’s Mandatory Arbitration Clause for Couriers Unconscionable: Manitoba Court of Appeal

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The Manitoba Court of Appeal (the “Court”) in Pokornik v. SkipTheDishes Restaurant Services Inc., 2024 MBCA 3, recently upheld a lower court decision dismissing a large online meal delivery service’s motion to stay a class...more

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The Gig is Up: British Columbia Announces Incoming Employment Standards for App-Based Gig Workers

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The B.C. government has announced its intention to table legislation that will impose minimum employment standards for app-based gig workers, including ride-hailing drivers and food delivery workers, who are typically engaged...more

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Ontario Superior Court Reviews the Factors Applied in Determining Independent / Dependant Contractor Status

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The rise of "gig" workers (i.e. independent workers paid by task or project) has, in recent years, drawn attention to the issue of the classification of workers as "employees", "independent contractors", or "dependent...more

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More Ontario Updates: Bill 88 Receives Royal Assent, Minimum Wage to Increase October 1, 2022

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On April 11, 2022, the Ontario government’s Bill 88, the Working for Workers Act, 2022 (“Bill 88”), received royal assent. Earlier this year, we wrote about Bill 88 on this blog, when it was still at second reading. In...more

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Canada’s 2021 Budget Includes Announcements Relevant to Employers

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On April 19, 2021, Canada released its 2021 budget.  Budget provisions impacting employers include those that extend certain business support programs implemented in response to COVID-19; expand access to Employment Insurance...more

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Highest Court in Canada Says Substance, not Form, will Determine Independent Contractor or Employee Status

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A recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision considered whether a franchisee who entered into a franchise agreement with a franchisor was an employee or an independent contractor. The fact-specific case, Modern Cleaning...more

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Ontario, Canada Companies Beware: Class Action Lawsuits Alleging Worker Misclassification are on the Rise

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It appears there is a movement afoot in Ontario to change behavior around the classification of employees as independent contractors. ...more

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Proposed Changes to Ontario Employment and Labour Laws

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On May 23, 2017, the Government of Ontario’s Special Advisors released their Final Report from the Changing Workplaces Review (the Final Report) which outlines 173 recommendations to amend the Employment Standards Act...more

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