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Ontario Extends COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order to May 20, Tightens Restrictions, and Increases Workplace Inspections

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On April 16, 2021, the government of Ontario announced its strictest COVID-19 response measures to date, responding to a continued increase in daily case counts despite a province-wide lockdown. The stay-at-home order,...more

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Ontario, Canada: “Inspection Blitzes” Launched to Ensure Businesses Take Steps Necessary to Stop Transmission of COVID-19

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On November 19, 2020, Ontario announced it had launched “inspection blitzes” to help stop the transmission of COVID-19 and keep workers safe.  The inspections involve the deployment of provincial offences officers from...more

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Canada: Supreme Court Limits Safety Inspection Duty of Federally-regulated Employers to Workplaces under their Control

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In Canada Post Corp. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2019 SCC 67, one of the last decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) in 2019, the court clarified the extent of a federally-regulated employer’s inspection...more

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The Only Constant Is Change: Yet More Amendments to BC’s Workers Compensation Act

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On October 7, 2015, we wrote about numerous changes that were being made to BC’s Workers Compensation Act (WCA) pursuant to Bill 9...more

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