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Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program announces temporary pause on OINP “base”...
On November 16, 2015, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (“OINP”), formerly known as the Ontario Provincial Nominee Program, announced that it has exhausted its base stream allocation for 2015....
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Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program announces temporary pause on high volume...
On May 9, 2016, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (“OINP”) announced that the Province of Ontario had received a sufficient number of OINP applications to meet its 2016 federal allocation. As a...
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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Budget 2017 proposed changes to maternity and parental leave The Liberal government’s 2017 federal budget proposes changes that affect maternity...
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Good Friday, Easter and Passover in 2017
Good Friday, observed on April 14 this year, is a statutory holiday recognized across Canada. Depending on the jurisdiction, most employees are entitled to a day off with regular pay or public holiday...
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Workplace health and safety law and partisan political arguments
Does partisan political arguments contravene harassment provisions under workplace health and safety law? In March, a discussion was posted with respect to how workplace political expression could go...
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Wrongful dismissal: When does the limitation period clock start running?
A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice touches upon a little discussed area of employment law. Specifically, when does the limitation period clock start running for a claim of...
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To implement these measures, Budget 2017 proposes to amend the Employment Insurance Act. The Government also proposes to amend the Canada Labour Code to ensure that workers in federally regulated...
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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Retiring allowance This Canada Revenue Agency interpretation document deals with whether an amount paid to a taxpayer on retirement qualifies as a...
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Update on Express Entry
Since Express Entry began on January 1, 2015, it has been necessary for prospective permanent residents to first receive an Invitation to Apply (“ITA”) before submitting an application for permanent...
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The thin legal line: Resignation vs termination #learnthelatest
“Employers who are not careful to ensure that resignations are voluntary and final could face significant damages awards if the resignation were found ineffective, particularly for long-service...
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Preparing for interactions with the MOL: Workplace visits
Recently the Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) published a report on its activities for the period April 2015 to 2016. I’ll skip the opening comments from the Minister and Deputy Minister to concentrate...
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Gender pay equity: How do you measure up?
The gender pay gap has been much in the news lately as well as on the minds of the CEO and CHROs. It’s an issue that exists at the intersection of state/federal legislation, social values/ethics, and...
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Have you amended your pension plan?
As discussed at our last A.M. Pension Webinar, the Pension Benefits Act (Ontario) (“PBA”) was recently amended. In this communiqué, we briefly review those amendments. Definition of spouse In late...
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Vexatious litigants and abuse of process at Tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has the authority to govern its own proceedings. Within this authority is the power to declare any applicant a vexatious litigant and to identity any abuse of...
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11 HR policies you need right now for legal compliance
A different way to look at HR policies I learned a new way of looking at policies recently. The standard ways that you do things at your workplace, how you treat and manage your employees, your...
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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training Regulation On April 3, 2017, the Ontario Ministry of Labour published...
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Official Day of Mourning to commemorate work related injuries and deaths
Image: “a href=’http://yeu.ca/events/national-day-of-mourning-ceremony/’ target=’_blank’http://yeu.caOn April 28, 80 countries worldwide will mark an official Day of Mourning to commemorate those...
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Generous termination clauses: Think twice before making promises #learnthelatest
Many employers include termination clauses in employment contracts to limit their liability when dismissing employees. When employers draft generous termination provisions providing for more than...
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Dealing with domestic violence in the workplace
Statistics Canada reports that “in 2015, there were over 86,000 victims of violence committed by a spouse, parent, child, sibling or other family member in Canada”, just under half were perpetrated by...
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Denial of coverage for medical marijuana under employee benefit plan found to...
In 2010, Mr. Skinner was involved in a motor vehicle accident while working, and subsequently developed a physical and mental disability. After exhausting conventional drug options to treat his...
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