Labour and Employment Communiqué

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January 12, 2021

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Ontario issues “stay at home” order

Inna Koldorf

This afternoon, Premier Doug Ford declared that the Province of Ontario issued a second Emergency Order under s. 7.01(1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMPCA). While the details of the Emergency Order are still unclear, Premier Ford...

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Update on the curfew in effect since this Saturday in Québec

Audrey Boiteau, Lisen Bassett

On January 7, 2021, we published a communiqué regarding the new measures in effect to control the community spread of COVID-19 in Québec, which included the implementation of a province-wide curfew. Read our previous communiqué. As of January 9, 2021,...

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Federally regulated employers, check your employment contracts: Court finds termination provision unenforceable

Michael Cleveland

In a decision that will be of interest to federally regulated employers, the Ontario Superior Court recently reviewed the enforceability of a termination provision in an employment agreement governed by the Canada Labour Code (the “CLC”). Given the relative rarity...

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