Now that January is over and with it many of your New Year’s Resolutions, here is an HR Check List that employers should resolve to consider: Ontario employers are required by law to have the following workplace policies: an Accessibility Policy; a Pay Equity Plan (employers with 10 or more employees); a Workplace Health and …
A Look at New and Recent Fiduciary, Diversity and Corporate Filing Rules for Federal Corporations
Companies governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”) should be aware and mindful of recent amendments to the CBCA related to directors’ and officers’ fiduciary duties and diversity disclosure requirements with consequential filing obligations. Some of the amendments are already in place, others will come into force in January 2020 and the balance …
Recruiting and Employing Your Workforce in Ontario Part Two: Hiring Your Employees
Setting up a new business in Ontario can raise legal questions and concerns about recruiting and hiring your workforce. Recruiting the right candidate for employment is just the first step of entering into an employment relationship. See our first post on the requirements for recruiting (https://www.canada-usbizlawblog.com/2019/12/10/recruiting-and-employing-your-workforce-in-ontario-part-one-recruiting-your-workers/). The second step is to understand the differences between …
Recruiting and Employing Your Workforce in Ontario Part One: Recruiting Your Workers
Entering into any new market for business can raise questions about the legal issues and requirements of recruiting and employing your workforce. American employers may be nervous about operating without “at-will” employment of their workforce. Some employers may be tempted to use an “easy strategy” of independent contractor arrangements in place of employment relationships. This …
Franchising in Canada: 2020 and Beyond
As the 2020 New Year starts to take shape and we begin a new decade, it is natural to wonder about how things will change and what will remain the same. Franchising, as a business growth model, will continue to be looked upon as a viable option and not just a novel approach for the …
You’re Not Ganja Believe This, Health Canada, but the Edible Cannabis Regulations Are a Buzz Kill
Protecting the health and safety of Canadians is a top priority for the Government of Canada. This overarching objective has, of course, made its way into laws restricting the marketing, product development, and ingredients of edible cannabis products, which will soon be marketed and sold to Canadians. The new regulations (the “Regulations”) to the Cannabis …
Afta’ NAFTA isn’t in D.C. and Ottawa
As Canada and the United States wrap up more than two years of work on the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), one pressing question remains for the cross-border business community—what can we expect after NAFTA? The answer rests not in Washington, D.C. nor Ottawa, but in state and provincial capitals throughout North America. Before turning to …
Are Canadian Franchises Ready to Expand Internationally?
Historically, Canadian franchisors have not ventured into foreign markets in great numbers. When they have, it has mostly been to the massive, franchise savvy, U.S. market, with very mixed results. However, times have changed. Today, we see more international expansion from Canadian franchisors, and more are expected in the future. What is causing this change? …
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WSIB’s Rate Framework Reform: A Third Policy Update and What Can You Do Now
This is the third post in my series of updates and insights to assist Schedule 1 employers with the transition to the new WSIB Rate Framework (“RF”) which will commence on January 1, 2020. The last post spotlighted two key policy updates, the Policy 14-02-01 Employer Level Premium Setting and Policy 14-02-06 Employer Premium Adjustments. …
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WSIB’s Rate Framework Reform – The Countdown Continues
This is the second part in the series of updates and insights to assist Schedule 1 employers with the transition to the new WSIB Rate Framework (“RF”) which will commence on January 1, 2020. The last post contained the broad strokes on how the new RF would work and referenced the fact that the WSIB …
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