COVID-19 Alert App Now Available
The new COVID-19 Alert app is now available for Ontario residents to download on mobile phones. The completely voluntary app uses Bluetooth technology to notify individuals if they have been near [...]
Details about the Future of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit are Coming Soon
On July 31, 2020, Prime Minister Trudeau stated that the government’s goal is to transition everyone currently receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”) to Employment Insurance [...]
Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program Extension
On July 31, 2020, the federal government announced that the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (“CECRA”) program has been officially extended for the month of August. The CECRA program, [...]
Ontario Government Announced Plan to Reopen Schools for In-Person Classes and Resume Full-Capacity Childcare in September
Reopening of Schools On July 30, 2020, the Ontario Government released its plan to reopen schools for in-class learning in September for the 2020-2021 school year, with enhanced health and safety [...]
Bill 195 and the End of the Provincial State of Emergency
On July 21, 2020, the Government of Ontario passed Bill 195, the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (“Bill 195”). Bill 195 came into effect on July 24, 2020, allowing [...]
City of Toronto and Peel Region to Proceed to Stage 3 of Ontario’s Reopening Plan
On July 29, 2020, the Ontario Government announced that, as of this Friday, July 31, the City of Toronto and Peel Region will be able to proceed to Stage 3 of the province’s reopening plan. As of [...]
Return to Work Case Studies from the Front Lines – Case Study #3
Family Status Accommodation: Adapting to the Evolving Nature of Caregiving Needs As many businesses reopen and most of the province begins to enter Stage 3, one of the challenges employers are [...]
Federal Government Announces Proposed Changes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
On July 17, 2020, the federal government announced proposed changes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) which would broaden eligibility criteria for employers seeking to access the [...]
Leave Related to COVID-19 Extended for Federally Regulated Employees
As of July 10, 2020, the unpaid, job-protected leave for federally regulated employees who are unable or unavailable to work due to COVID-19 has been extended from 16 weeks to 24 weeks. This [...]
More Regions Will Proceed to Stage 3 of the Ontario’s Reopening Plan on July 24
On July 20, 2020, the Ontario Government announced that almost all regions will proceed to Stage 3 of the province’s reopening plan on Friday, July 24, 2020. Specifically, the additional regions [...]