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CIC imposes five-year waiting period for sponsored spouses and common-law...
Image: http://boards. weddingbee.com On March 2, 2012, the Government of Canada announced a regulatory change that now requires sponsored spouses or common-law partners to wait five years from the day...
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Quebec Ministry of Immigration will restrict certificate of selection applicants
On March 20, 2012, the Quebec Minister of Finance presented his speech on the 2012–13 budget. He announced that an omnibus Bill containing modifications to Quebec’s immigration program would be...
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CIC announces language testing requirements for certain PNP applicants
Image: www.theglobeandmail.com On April 11, 2012, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced changes to Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). As of July 1,...
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Government of Canada will cancel federal skilled worker cases filed prior to...
Image: http://news.nationalpost.com During the Government of Canada’s 2012 Budget Speech, Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty announced that, in an effort to deal with the backlog of pending Federal...
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Denny’s temporary foreign workers employment standards class action suit gets...
The British Columbia Supreme Court just certified a class action where the plaintiffs (a group of foreign workers) allege that the employer failed to provide them with the amount of work promised,...
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Making Canada’s asylum system faster and fairer has potential ramifications...
Citizenship and immigration minister Jason Kenney announced recently that Canada’s list of Designated Countries of Origin (DCO) will expand to include eight more nations, including: Mexico...
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CIC announces outstanding details of the Federal Skilled Worker Program
As previously reported, on December 19, 2012, Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney (the “Immigration Minister”) announced that the Federal Skilled Worker Program...
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Employment and Social Development Canada announces further changes to the LMO...
As previously discussed, on April 29, 2013, the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (“HRSDC”) and the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism announced that...
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ESDC announces moratorium on LMO applications related to the food services...
On April 24, 2014, Canada’s Minister of Employment and Social Development, Jason Kenney, announced an immediate moratorium on the Food Services Sector’s access to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program...
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Caps announced for federal skilled worker, federal skilled trades, and...
On April 29, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) published Operational Bulletin 572, which provided guidance on the implementation of the twelfth set of Ministerial Instructions. These...
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The end of accommodation? Frustration of the employment contract as a last...
One of the goals of legislation such as the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”) and the Human Rights Code (the “Code”) is to promote accessibility and accommodation in various...
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Is it work-related? Novel workers’ compensation decisions deal with...
It may seem fairly obvious when a worker breaks her leg “in the course of employment”. However, injuries and illnesses related to bullying and harassment have drawn significant attention in recent...
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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Employment law changes coming: $15 minimum wage and more The Ontario Ministry of Labour is currently reviewing recommendations under Ontario’s...
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Ontario considers big changes to Employment Standards Act and Labour...
For the first time in over 20 years, the Province of Ontario has commissioned an independent report to review both the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act. The CBC reported on May 12,...
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Victoria Day, public (statutory) holiday in Canada
In Canada, Monday, May 22, 2017 is recognized as a public (statutory) holiday known as Victoria Day, except in the Atlantic provinces (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince...
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Health record snooping nets hefty fine
In a recent case out of Goderich, Ontario a $20,000 fine, the highest of its kind in Canada, was handed out for a health privacy violation. Between September 9, 2014 and March 5, 2015, a Masters of...
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The “G” word: Brooks v. Total Credit Recovery Limited
Brooks v. Total Credit Recovery Limited, a decision from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario examined words, their etymology, and their impact in the workplace. Background On September 7, 2010, the...
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Changing Workplaces Review final report: Sweeping changes to Ontario...
Ontario Ministry of LabourOn May 23, 2017, the Government of Ontario released the Changing Workplaces Review final report by authors C. Michael Mitchell and John C. Murray. It contains 173...
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Update on Express Entry
Since Express Entry began on January 1, 2015, it has been necessary for prospective permanent residents to first receive an Invitation to Apply (“ITA”) before submitting an application for permanent...
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Medical marijuana: A high cost to employers? #learnthelatest
A recent case from Nova Scotia illustrates that as laws and social attitudes concerning marijuana change, employers may be burdened with previously unexpected costs. As Canada moves toward...
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