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Ontario, Canada Appeal Court Confirms Employment Contract Frustrated by Employee’s Refusal to Comply With COVID-19 Vaccination...

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In Croke v. VuPoint System Ltd., 2024 ONCA 354, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (OCA) upheld the Superior Court of Justice – Ontario (SCJ)’s summary judgment decision that an employee’s refusal to comply with their employer’s...more

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Alberta : Une entrevue peut être menée sans la présence d’un avocat lors d’une enquête sur un accident de travail

Dans le cadre de l’affaire Neustaedter v. Alberta (Labour Relations Board), la Cour d’appel de l’Alberta (la « CAA ») a récemment confirmé une décision rendue lors d’un appel devant le Conseil des relations de travail de...more

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Alberta Court of Appeal Upholds Ruling on Denying Legal Counsel in Occupational Health and Safety Interviews

In a recent decision in Neustaedter v. Alberta (Labour Relations Board), the Alberta Court of Appeal (ABCA) upheld an appeal from the Alberta Labour Relations Board confirming penalties to the appellants under the Alberta...more

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Canadian court upholds termination of unvaccinated worker

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The Ontario Court of Appeal recently held that an employee’s failure to meet COVID-19 vaccination requirements imposed by a third party amounted to frustration of the employment contract. As a result, there was no obligation...more

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Coming into force of Bill 42: An Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace

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On March 27, 2024, Bill 42, an Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace, was assented to by the Lieutenant governor of Québec ("Bill 42"). Jean Boulet, Minister of Labour,...more

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Quebec Adopts New Bill to Tackle Psychological Harassment and Sexual Violence in the Workplace

On March 27, 2024, Bill 42, An Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace (Act), was sanctioned by the Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec. The Act’s purpose is to provide greater...more

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Promulgation du projet de loi 149 de l’Ontario : Modifications apportées à diverses lois qui concernent les employeurs

Le 21 mars 2024, le projet de loi 149 de l’Ontario, intitulé Loi de 2024 visant à œuvrer pour les travailleurs, quatre (le « projet de loi 149 »), a reçu la sanction royale. Le présent bulletin résume les principales...more

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Harcèlement psychologique et violence à caractère sexuel en milieu de travail : sanction du projet de loi n° 42

Le 27 mars 2024, le projet de loi n° 42, Loi visant à prévenir et à combattre le harcèlement psychologique et la violence à caractère sexuel en milieu de travail (la « Loi »), a été adopté par l’Assemblée nationale du Québec....more

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Ontario’s Bill 149 Becomes Law, Enacts Key Reforms for Employers

On March 21, 2024, Ontario’s Bill 149, Working for Workers Four Act, 2024 (Bill 149) received royal assent. Summarized below are the key amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), Workplace Safety and Insurance...more

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Fundamental Breach or Reasonable Balance? Alberta Court Affirms Employer’s Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

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In the case of Van Hee v Glenmore Inn Holdings Ltd., 2023 ABCJ 244 (Van Hee), Justice L.L. Burt of the Alberta Court of Justice (the Court) held that an employer was justified in unilaterally placing an employee on an unpaid...more

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Alberta, Canada Court Holds Placing Employee on Unpaid Leave for Failure to Comply with Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy is...

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In Van Hee v Glenmore Inn Holdings Ltd., 2023 ABCJ 244 (Glenmore), the Alberta Court of Justice found that an employer’s mandatory vaccination policy was a reasonable, justified and lawful response to the extraordinary...more

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Supreme Court of Canada Confirms “Owners” of Construction Projects Are “Employers” Under OHSA

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The Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC) decision in R. v. Greater Sudbury (City), 2023 SCC 28 was equally divided (4-4).  In the absence of a majority SCC decision, the City's appeal was dismissed, and the decision of the Court...more

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Élargir la portée de la responsabilité : décision de la Cour suprême du Canada dans l’affaire R. c. Grand Sudbury (Ville)

La Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC »), dans l’affaire R. c. Grand Sudbury (Ville), a déclaré que la Ville du Grand Sudbury (la « Ville ») peut, à titre d’« employeur » en vertu de la Loi sur la santé et la sécurité au...more

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Widening the Lens of Liability: The Supreme Court’s Decision in R. v. Greater Sudbury (City)

In R. v. Greater Sudbury (City), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has ruled that the City of Greater Sudbury (City) can be held liable as an “employer” under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) for the death...more

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Canada’s Prince Edward Island Introduces Bill that Would Increase Employees’ Entitlement to Paid Sick Leave

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On November 7, 2023, Prince Edward Island (PEI) introduced Bill 106, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act (Bill 106) for First Reading. Bill 106 proposes to increase dramatically the paid sick leave to which employees...more

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Ontario seeks input on heat stress proposal

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The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development has announced that it is seeking prompt comments and feedback on two Occupational Health and Safety proposals, including one in relation to heat...more

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Site supervisor found guilty of criminal negligence causing death

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Michael Henderson, a young worker employed by Springhill Construction Ltd. died while working at a wastewater treatment and pumping plant in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in 2018.  The City of Fredericton contracted with...more

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Ontario, Canada Arbitrator Upholds Reasonableness of Hospital Vaccination Policy Providing for Employment Termination of...

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An arbitrator recently issued the first award in Ontario to address and uphold the reasonableness of a hospital vaccination policy that provides for the termination of employment for non-compliance.  In Lakeridge Health and...more

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Protecting Employees From Violence in the Workplace: an Obligation with Uncertain Ramifications

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Since the adoption of Bill 59 on September 30, 2021, the Act respecting Occupational Health and Safety (the “Act”) provides, in section 51(16), that employers must “take the measures to ensure the protection of a worker...more

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Ontario, Canada: Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL) Ends March 31 But Unpaid IDEL Remains Available

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On March 23, 2023, Ontario released its 2023 Ontario Budget: Building a Strong Ontario (2023 Budget). The Budget provides that Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (Paid IDEL) will expire on March 31, 2023....more

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Application of Statutory Bar to Workplace Bullying and Harassment Claims

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Canadian workers' compensation regimes are defined by the "historic tradeoff"—workers gain immediate and consistent benefits coverage under mandatory, no-fault statutory insurance schemes funded by employers and, in exchange,...more

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Alberta Court Confirms Exclusive Jurisdiction of Labour Arbitrator Over Mandatory Vaccination Policy

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The Court of King's Bench of Alberta recently applied the long-standing principle that labour arbitrators have exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes arising under a collective agreement, even in the context of an...more

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Ontario Provides Details on Workplace Naloxone Kit Requirements

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On December 12, 2022, the Ontario Legislature published Regulation 559/22: Naloxone Kits (Regulation) providing further details on the naloxone kit requirements introduced as part of the Working for Workers Act, 2022, (Bill...more

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Ontario, Canada Publishes Regulation on Naloxone Kit Requirement

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As discussed, on December 8, 2022, Ontario proclaimed in force amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act made in Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022. The amendments, which require certain employers to have...more

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Ontario, Canada: Occupational Health and Safety Act Amendments Requiring Certain Employers to Have Naloxone Kits Proclaimed in...

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On December 8, 2022, Ontario proclaimed in force amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) made in Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022.  The amendments, which require certain employers to have naloxone...more

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