Jan 14, 2021Ontario Ramps up Workplace Inspections to Combat COVID-19 The Ontario government recently announced additional measures aimed at addressing the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the province,[1] and are now taking steps to ensure that…
Essential Construction Activities and Ontario’s Second State of Emergency Once again, Ontario is in a state of emergency and has enacted stricter lockdown rules intended to address the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new…
Jan 13, 2021Ontario Declares Emergency and Issues Stay-at-Home Order: What are the Implications for Employers? Ontario has declared a second provincial emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act in response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the province.…
Jan 5, 2021Comply or Beware: Toronto to Begin Naming Employers With COVID-19 Outbreaks As COVID-19 cases in the City of Toronto continue to rise, local health officials are imposing additional requirements on employers to combat the spread. On Monday, January…
Dec 23, 2020Ontario Announces Provincewide Shutdown: What Does This Mean for Employers? On December 21, 2020, Ontario announced that it will move into a provincewide shutdown to stop the spread of COVID-19. The provincewide shutdown will go into effect…
Dec 22, 2020Business as Usual-ish: Construction Activities and a New Lockdown for Ontario Although Ontario is heading back into lockdown starting this Boxing Day, for those in the construction industry it remains very much business as usual (which is to…
Web Series: Leading Questions – Presented by WeirFoulds Women Leading Questions is a new biweekly web series that explores everyday legal issues, hot topics in business and professional development, and more. The series is hosted by…
Dec 18, 2020Stop the Clock: Ontario Again Extends the Deemed COVID-19 Emergency Leave and Introduces Flexibility for Layoffs in Unionized Workplaces Ontario has once again extended the relief for employers from the temporary layoff provisions under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) in the hopes of protecting…
Nov 25, 2020Top 10 workplace and employment law considerations for employers in 2021 – Canadian Lawyer WeirFoulds Partner Daniel Wong will be moderating Top 10 workplace and employment law considerations for employers in 2021, an online event being hosted by Canadian Lawyer on…
Nov 16, 2020Bill C-9: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy) 1. What is Bill C-9: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy)? Bill C-9: An Act to…
Oct 15, 2020Community Benefits Charges: The New Section 37 The COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020 replaced the density bonusing scheme under section 37 of the Planning Act with a new regime, but with a transition to…
Oct 11, 2020Ontario Introduces further COVID Restrictions and Promises $300 million to help Businesses Weather the Storm: What Employers Need to Know With COVID-19 cases on the uptick, the Ontario government has imposed modified Stage 2 restrictions in the Ottawa, Peel and Toronto regions. The following measures will be…
Sep 29, 2020Ontario Issues a New COVID-19 Screening Tool for Workplaces On September 25, 2020, the Ontario Ministry of Health issued Version 1 of the COVID-19 Screening Tool for Workplaces (Business and Organizations) (the “Screening Tool”). On September…
Sep 23, 2020Wayne Egan speaks to CBA National Magazine about optimism among law firm leaders as business ramps up Wayne Egan, Managing Partner at WeirFoulds LLP, recently provided comment to the CBA National Magazine’s Jennifer Brown on the topic of optimism among law firm leaders as business…
Sep 4, 2020A Cautious Reopening: Ontario Extends the Deemed COVID-19 Emergency Leave to January 2021 On September 3, 2020, the Ontario government extended the relief for employers from the temporary layoff provisions under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) until January…
Aug 31, 2020Virtual Litigation in Construction Law: Are You Ready? – OBA Construction & Infrastructure Law Section In early 2020, the first ever paperless trial for a construction law matter was conducted in Toronto. As the courts continue to undergo rapid change and modernization,…
UWI MonaLaw Master Class Series – Corporate Insolvency Law On September 10th, Nadia Chiesa, Partner and Co-Chair of the WeirFoulds Caribbean Practice Group, will join the University of the West Indies for its MonaLaw Master Class…
Aug 21, 2020Multiple Choice: Canada to Replace CERB with New and Revised Income Support Programs for Employees As Canadian businesses and workers continue to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian government has announced several income support measures. The Canada Emergency Response…
Aug 13, 2020Federal Government Extends the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Program: What Employers Need to Know The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) program was launched in April of 2020 to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to Canadian employers. Originally intended…
Aug 5, 2020The Clock is Ticking: The Expiration of the Deemed Infectious Disease Emergency Leave and Next Steps for Ontario Employers On July 24, 2020, the Ontario state of emergency quietly ended with the passing of the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (the “Act”).[1]…