On July 16, 2020, the government of Ontario announced that amendments to the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2020 (the “Act”) and to its General Regulation (the “Regulation”) will be brought into force on September...more
The federal government’s omnibus bill, the Budget Implementation Act, 2018 No. 2 (Bill C-86) received royal assent on December 13, 2018. Bill C-86, among other things, amended the Canada Business Corporations Act (“CBCA”) to...more
In the first half of 2018, according to a report by PWC Canada, mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) activity in Canada hit $93 billion. This is largely attributable to increased activity in the cannabis, technology, real estate...more
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
6/29/2017
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Canada ,
Employment Standards Act ,
Equal Pay ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Policies ,
Leave of Absence ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
OLRB ,
Ontario ,
Over-Time ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Unions ,
Vacation Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
British Columbia has released the anticipated regulations to the previously enacted Franchises Act (BC). The Franchises Act (BC) will come into force on February 1, 2017, at which time British Columbia will be the sixth...more
Ontario Passes New Legislation Governing Tips and Gratuities -
Ontario restaurants, bars and other businesses with employees who receive some of their pay through tips and gratuities will face new laws governing how...more
4/15/2016
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Collective Agreements ,
Dunkin' Donuts ,
Employment Standards Act ,
Franchisee ,
Franchises ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Shareholders ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tips