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COVID-19: Cross country update (June 4, 2020)

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Funding for Canadian Seniors The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced today that seniors eligible for the Old Age Security (OAS) pension and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) will receive a special […]

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COVID-19 and the suspension of limitation periods in British Columbia: Possible implications for the distribution of an estate and ongoing estate litigation

MT Estate Litigation Blog

On March 19, 2020, the Supreme Court of British Columbia suspended regular operations to protect the health and safety of court users and to help contain the spread of COVID-19. All civil and family matters scheduled for hearing between March […]

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COVID-19: Cross country update (June 3, 2020)

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Face Coverings in Transportation Sector The Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, announced today that he is expanding the requirements for the use of face coverings by workers and others involved in […]

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COVID-19: Cross country update (June 2, 2020)

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Application for Funding Projects by the Enabling Accessibility Fund Today, Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, announced the launch of a call for proposals under the newly […]

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Critical Ontario COVID-19 update on emergency leave, temporary layoffs and constructive dismissals

Labour and Employment Communiqué

By way of a O. Reg 228/20 filed on May 29, 2020 (the “Regulation”) under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) , the Ontario government has extended the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave to apply to non-unionized employees “whose hours of […]

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COVID-19: A new era for unionization?

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Now, perhaps more than ever, we are seeing unprecedented changes in the employment relationship.  Many businesses have been forced to take drastic measures to protect the financial stability of their operations in light of COVID-19.  While non-unionized employers react to […]

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COVID-19: Cross country update (June 1, 2020)

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Federal Gas Tax Fund Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, today announced that funding delivered through the federal Gas Tax Fund will be accelerated this year. This means $2.2 billion in annual federal […]

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L’importance de l’obligation contractuelle d’agir de bonne foi et de collaborer

Construction Newsletter - Quebec

Journal Constructo – 26 mai 2020 La Cour d’appel a tout récemment rendu une décision dans l’arrêt Constructions Contreate inc. [1] portant sur l’importance de l’obligation d’agir de bonne foi et de collaborer avec son cocontractant, le tout en regard […]

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Décision de la Cour d’appel dans l’affaire de la pyrrhotite : la responsabilité des entrepreneurs, de la carrière et des bétonnières (deuxième partie)

Construction Newsletter - Quebec

Journal Constructo – 12 mai 2020 Le mois dernier, notre collègue, Me Antoine Gamache, publiait la première partie de notre analyse de la décision phare récemment rendue par la Cour d’appel dans l’affaire de la pyrrhotite [1]. Me Gamache traitait plus […]

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COVID-19: Cross country update (May 29, 2020)

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Government Relief for Pension Plan Sponsors Today, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the coming into force, on May 27, of the government’s Solvency Special Payment Relief Regulations, 2020, which establish a temporary […]

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