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On January 20, 2022, the Ontario government announced a three-step approach for gradually lifting most existing public health restrictions, which will begin with allowing certain establishments [...]

On January 12, 2022, the federal government announced that is extending the deadline for when Canada Emergency Business Account (“CEBA”) loans need to be repaid to qualify for partial loan [...]

The Ontario government announced three new supports for businesses that are impacted by the capacity limits that were instated to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, including cases of the [...]

On January 3, 2022, the Ontario government announced that due to the steep increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the province will temporarily return to a modified Step Two of its [...]

On December 22, 2021, the federal government announced that it will propose to temporarily expand eligibility for two new COVID-19 support programs, the Local Lockdown Program (the “Program”) and [...]

On December 14, 2021, Ontario introduced temporary public health measures applicable to long-term care and retirement homes. These measures aim to protect the health and safety of residents, [...]

Beginning December 10, 2021, the Ontario government (“Ontario”) has announced a number of updated COVID-19 public health measures amid concerns of rapidly rising case numbers, including an [...]

On November 26, 2021, the federal government tabled proposed legislation that would amend the Canada Labour Code [CLC] and significantly impact federally regulated employers in the private [...]

The federal government announced on October 21, 2021 that it plans to introduce two new COVID-19 support programs for certain businesses and organizations that have been most negatively impacted [...]

On October 21, 2021, the Government of Canada announced that they would introduce legislation for a new Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (“CWLB”). If this legislation is passed, the new CWLB would [...]