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Jul
27
2019

Canada: Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario finds dismissal following lengthy unauthorized absence from work not discriminatory

In Joseph v. Tecumseh Community Development Corporation, 2019 HRTO 635, the Tribunal dismissed an application made by an employee whose employment was terminated for unauthorized absenteeism and insubordination. Although the applicant was specifically asked to provide medical documentation substantiating her absence or return to work, she failed to comply with this directive. The applicant asserted the termination of her employment amounted to discrimination on the basis of family status. However, the Tribunal ultimately found the applicant failed to provide any medical evidence that would substantiate this claim

Jun
25
2019

Canada: Minimum Wage Rates Increase in Québec Effective 1 May 2019

On 1 May 2019, the Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting labour standards came into force in Québec, raising the province’s general minimum wage rate by 50 cents to $12.50 per hour. The minimum wage rate for employees in the Québec food industry who are partially compensated by gratuities has risen by 25 cents to $10.05 per hour

Apr
27
2019

Canada: Federal Privacy Commissioner Begins Public Consultation on Transborder Dataflows

The Federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner has indicated it will be changing its position on cross-border data flows, such that companies disclosing personal information across a border, including for processing, would be required to obtain consent from individuals in order to do so. In order to provide updated guidance to the public, the Officer has begun a public consultation

Apr
03
2019

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Mar
27
2019

Canada: Ontario Pay Transparency Update

Bill 57, Restoring Trust, Transparency and Accountability Act, 2018, which received Royal Assent at the end of 2018, halted the coming into force of the Pay Transparency Act, 2018. As a result, at this time the Pay Transparency Act, 2018 is not in force. The Pay Transparency Act, 2018 will not be in force until and unless proclaimed by the Lieutenant Governor. It is currently unclear when or whether the Pay Transparency Act, 2018 will be proclaimed

These articles on Canadian  labour and employment law matters have been authored courtesy of the following Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti (L&E Global Canada) attorneys: Giovanna Di Sauro, Associate, gdisauro@filion.on.ca; Laura Freitag, Associate, lfreitag@filion.on.ca; and Cassandra Ma, Associate, cma@filion.on.ca.For more information on these articles or any other issues involving labour and employment matters in Canada, please contact Robert Bayne, Partner at Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti (www.filion.on.ca) at rbayne@filion.on.ca.