In A Flash
In Spears v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FC 329, the employee, a public servant, was dismissed for misconduct after failing to comply with her employer’s Covid-19 Vaccination Policy, despite her status as a remote worker. Her subsequent application for employment insurance (“EI”) benefits was denied. After two failed appeals, the employee brought the matter before the Federal Court on judicial review. On February 28, 2024, the Federal Court dismissed her application, thereby affirming the original decision to deny her EI benefits.
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In A Flash
On February 29, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) introduced new entry requirements for Mexican citizens travelling to Canada. As a result, most Mexican citizens will now require a Temporary Resident Visa, rather than an Electronic Travel Authorization (“eTA”), when traveling to Canada by air. This article summarizes these new entry requirements and the impact on Mexican citizens and Canadian employers.
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In A Flash
On February 23, 2024 the Government of Ontario repealed Bill 124 (the wage restraint legislation introduced in June 2019 limiting annual wage increases in the public and broader public sectors to 1% for a period of three years) in its entirety through an Order in Council.
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