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We are pleased to announce that a settlement has been reached on behalf of the United Food and Commercial Workers Locals 175 and 633, their members, and certain other salaried employees in respect of severance entitlements arising from the bankruptcies of Quality Meat Packers Limited (QMP) and Toronto Abattoirs Limited (TAL).  This settlement, reached on

Facts In June 2020, Caressant Care Nursing & Retirement Homes (the “Employer”) advised its staff that it would begin conducting bi-weekly COVID-19 testing and would begin to require proof of testing before an employee could return to work. When several staff members complained, the Employer advised its employees that if they chose not to comply

On January 11, 2021, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (“OSFI“) released a discussion paper Navigating Uncertainty in Climate Change: Promoting Preparedness and Resilience to Climate-Related Risks, to engage federally regulated financial institutions (“FRFIs“), federally regulated pension plans (“FRPPs“) and other interested stakeholders in a dialogue on the risks resulting from climate

As we continue to monitor the evolving COVID-19 situation as well as the Government’s response and the current emergency declaration, we want to advise that there have been further changes to O. Reg. 82/20: RULES FOR AREAS IN STAGE 1 to the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020. O. Reg. 82/20: RULES

On January 12, 2021, the Ontario Government issued a second state of emergency declaration under s. 7.0.1(1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (the “EMCPA“) in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Under the EMCPA the emergency declaration will automatically terminate after 14 days unless it is extended (or terminated early). As part

Although Canadian laws have been slow to evolve, individual privacy rights have been an issue of importance and concern for many Canadian throughout history and into the present day.  With an ever growing global economy in the digital age the transfer of personal information has undoubtedly become a form of currency with which we knowingly or

Over the past months we have all seen just how quickly the rules and regulations in response to COVID-19 have and can change in the interest of protecting public health and safety.  On January 4, 2021, with immediate effect, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health instituted additional operational guidelines for employers. The new operational requirements are

Mireille Giroux and Katherine Ferreira will be teaching the Collective Bargaining Law Course at Osgoode Hall Law School, for the 2021 winter term.

Update: On the evening of December 17th the Ontario Government announced the extension of Infectious Disease Emergency leave to July 3, 2021. To view the press release, please click here. While the COVID-19 Period is slated to end January 2, 2021, employers will still need to be compliant with all orders of public health and

On December 8, 2020, Arleen Huggins received the Law Society Medal. In presenting the award via a virtual ceremony, Teresa Donnelly, the Treasurer of the Law Society of Ontario, mentioned Arleen’s tireless efforts over the course of her career to benefit the profession as a whole. Through her work with the Canadian Bar Association, the