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February 22, 2016 Reminder: Important Imminent and Looming Changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act There are a number of amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) that will, or are likely to, come into effect in 2016 that will expand existing employer obligations. Consequently, employers should be prepared to address these … Continued
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February 19, 2016 PTSD in the Workplace and Proposed Changes to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 On February 18, 2016, the provincial government unveiled Bill 163, “Supporting Ontario’s First Responders Act (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder), 2016” (also known as “An Act to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 and the Ministry of … Continued
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February 17, 2016 Legislation Introduced Repealing Bills C-377 and C-525 On January 28, 2016, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour tabled legislation (“Bill C-4”) in the House of Commons that will repeal Bills C-377 and C-525. By way of background, Bill C-377 amended the Income Tax Act to require unions to publicly disclose any … Continued
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February 3, 2016 18th Annual National Labour Arbitration Competition Mathews Dinsdale would like to extend its congratulations to William McLennan and Andrew Mercier of Dalhousie University, winners of the 2016 Mathews Dinsdale National Labour Arbitration Competition! Mathews Dinsdale would also like to recognize Kaley Duff and Hilary Ingle of the University of Toronto, the other … Continued
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In-Depth Analysis
OHS & Workers’ Compensation Advisor – February 2016 February 2, 2016 OHS in Canada: The Year in Review Authors: Loretta Bouwmeester, Cheryl A. Edwards and Jeremy Warning, Partners Matthew Carroll and Natasha Jategaonkar, Associates Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP DOWNLOAD PDF In 2015, there were a number of notable developments in Canadian health and safety … Continued
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