After a bull run that lasted 10 years, 2018 has seen most world equity markets finish with negative returns (expressed in Canadian dollars, except for the US market). However, global bonds and some alternative investments, such as global infrastructure and […]
Update: The changes listed in this article are now in force as of 1 January 2019. The new Ontario government has introduced a bill that would unwind many of the employment law changes implemented at the beginning of this year […]
Bill C-86 passed the Canadian Parliament on 3 December 2018, and is awaiting Royal Assent. The bill enacts the Pay Equity Act, which requires federal public and private sector employers that have 10 or more employees to establish and maintain a […]
The default mandatory employee contribution rate to Quebec Voluntary Retirement Savings Plans (VRSP) will increase from 3 percent to 4 percent on 1 January 2019. Employers who do not have a corporate retirement plan are required to enroll their staff working […]
Ontario has prohibited the application of a mandatory retirement age since the Human Rights Code was amended in 2006, but the code permits employers to rely on the Ontario Employment Standards as a rationale to cease employee benefits coverage at […]
On 6 December 2018, the Canadian government passed Bill 57. The bill postpones the implementation of Bill 203, the Ontario Pay Transparency Act, 2018, from 1 January 2019, to a later date to be named by the Lieutenant Governor. The […]
Ontario’s Minister of Health announced changes to the Children and Youth Pharmacare program (OHIP+). Free drug prescriptions will apply only to youth age 24 and younger who are not covered by private plans, while those with private benefits will bill […]
Bill C-45, the Cannabis Federal Act, received Royal Assent on 21 June 2018. The Bill legalizes and regulates the production, distribution and sale of recreational cannabis across the country. The Act is expected to enter into force on 17 October […]
British Columbia – Amendments to the Employment Standards Act (Bill 6) New amendments to the British Columbia, Employment Standards Act introduce the following changes beginning 17 May 2018: Parental leave: To be in line with the federal government’s changes to […]
The Liberal government of Ontario introduced on 6 March 2018, Bill 203 – Pay Transparency Act, 2018 (PTA) to promote economic gender equality. The proposed legislation requires large and medium-sized employers to report salary ranges to their employees and to […]