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A recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the “Court”) suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic may not increase the common law reasonable notice entitlements of employees that were [...]

In Caressant Care Nursing and Retirement Homes v Christian Labour Association of Canada, an arbitrator found that a mandatory COVID-19 testing policy was reasonable. Facts The employer, Caressant [...]

Ontario has announced that it is extending the stay-at-home orders in Toronto, Peel Region, and North Bay-Parry Sound District, and ending the stay-at-home order in York Region. On February 19, [...]

In Garda Security Screening Inc v IAM, District 140 (Shoker Grievance) [Shoker Grievance], an arbitrator considered whether an employee’s failure to follow an employer’s COVID-19-related [...]

On February 8, 2021, Ontario announced that it is: taking steps to gradually lift the province-wide stay at home order; ending the provincial state of emergency; and revising its COVID-19 [...]

A recent Ontario decision considered the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the common law assessment of reasonable notice periods. In Yee v Hudson’s Bay Company, the Ontario Superior Court of [...]

On January 7, 2021, Ontario’s Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (“CMOH”) released an updated version of its COVID-19 Screening Tool for Businesses and Organizations for screening [...]