By way of Bill 186, Ontario amended the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), effective March 19, 2020, to establish new rules for emergency …
Obligations for pension and benefit plan sponsors under Ontario’s new emergency sick leave provisions
COVID-19 – FSRA provides some regulatory relief
Ontario’s provincial pension plan regulator, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (“FSRA”), recently published a c…
COVID-19: Ontario and Québec governments limit non-essential business operations
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, provincial governments across Canada have declared states of emergency and/or states of public health emergency….
Adapting litigation rules to COVID-19: Suspension of limitation periods and deadlines and other temporary changes to processes and access to redress
Governments have announced the suspension of non-urgent hearings, and the closure of courts across Canada. Measures are being implemented that impact …
COVID-19: Potential implications for pensions and benefits
Pension plan members will be relying upon their employers for reassurance, and pension plan administrators will be expected to uphold their fiduciary …
Contractual rights and obligations in the context of COVID-19
The significant disruption caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic brings threats to stable contractual relations and the economic expectations that co…
Thoughtfully responding to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis
The outbreak of coronavirus/COVID-19 represents a significant and ongoing challenge to businesses and community organizations beyond the public health…
Canada drops from Top 10 Least Corrupt Countries in Transparency International Annual Corruption Perceptions Index
On January 23, 2020, Transparency International (TI) released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), reporting that Canada had dropped four sp…
Unexplained delay dooms motion to extend time to perfect appeal
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has the discretion to extend the time periods to perfect an appeal. The test is described in Sopinka and Gelowitz …
Ontario court decertifies class action because representative plaintiff’s post-certification conduct showed he was unsuitable
Can a class action continue if the only available representative plaintiff is not suitable for the role? In Azar v. Strada Crush Limited, Jus…
