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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 19, 2021, the federal government announced significant updates to its travel rules and border measures regarding COVID-19 testing and vaccination requirements for travellers. These [...]

A recording of Williams HR Law’s November 25, 2021 webinar “Hot Spots: Evolving Issues in Workplace Investigations”, presented by Laura Williams and Aleksandra Pressey. Please [...]

In Ontario Power Generation and The Power Workers’ Union, an arbitrator considered issues relating to an employer’s COVID-19 “vaccination or test” policy. The arbitrator, in addition to upholding [...]

In Electrical Safety Authority and Power Workers’ Union, an arbitrator found that an employer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy was unreasonable and a significant over-reach of management [...]

On October 28, 2021, the Ottawa Police Service Organized Fraud Unit charged two individuals with fraud-related offences after discovering that the individuals were in possession of falsely [...]

A recording of Williams HR Law’s September 30, 2021 webinar “Hot Spots: Vaccinations, Testing & Return to Work”, pre A recording of Williams HR Law’s October 28, 2021 [...]

On October 15, 2021, the Government of Canada updated its website by providing the following direction to employers in respect of the codes to be used in Block 16. This update provides additional [...]

On October 6, 2021, the federal government confirmed that it has implemented or will soon implement COVID-19 vaccination requirements across the federal public service and federally regulated [...]

On October 1, 2021, the Ontario government announced that all long-term care home workers in the province will be legally required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 15, 2021 in [...]