By Darren MacDonald CTVNorthernOntario.ca Digital Content Producer A nurse at Public Health Sudbury & Districts should have received an exemption from getting the COVID-19 because of her Catholic beliefs, an Ontario arbitrator has ruled. The nurse was dismissed in 2021 after she refused the vaccine because she said it was tied to abortion. She [...]
By Abby Neufeld Many Ontario employers will soon have to craft policies detailing their employees rights to disconnect from the workplace outside of business hours, but as some of the first legislature of its kind in Canada, many businesses still have questions about what those policies could look like. In late November, the Ontario [...]
By The Canadian Press The minister in charge of Canada’s federal social safety net for workers says the government is looking at removing rules that make it difficult for some to get their full parental leave as part of a review of the employment insurance system. Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the issue is [...]
By National Post Staff Jobless Canadians who refuse to get vaccinated for COVID-19 could be shut out of unemployment benefits, warns Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough. Speaking to Canadian Press, Qualtrough said as long as there’s a public health emergency, unvaccinated workers who lose hours or their job may not be eligible for employment insurance [...]
By Sean Davidson A number of changes to laws and regulations will come into effect in Ontario next year. Whether it's the staycation tax credit or a boost to Ontario’s minimum wage, there are some important changes for people to know about. CTV News Toronto has compiled a list of the top things to [...]
By Northern Ontario Business Staff The province has passed new legislation that introduces a slew of new measures to protect workers’ rights.Bill 27, the Working for Workers Act, 2021, first announced in late October, passed third reading in the Ontario Legislature on Nov. 30.In a statement, Labour Minister Monte McNaughton said the new legislation aims [...]
By Jordan Press OTTAWA - The Canadian economy churned out another month of job increases that brought the national unemployment rate to a pandemic-era low, even as economists warn that further gains could become increasingly difficult. The addition of 31,000 jobs last month lowered the unemployment rate to 6.7 per cent, down from 6.9 [...]
By the Ontario Provincial Government TORONTO — The Ontario government is introducing legislation today that, if passed, would better protect, support, and attract workers to the province. These proposed new measures position Ontario as a first mover in charting the path forward as the way people work changes. The proposed changes would promote healthy [...]
By Ryan Rocca The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will not be considered a provincial statutory holiday this year, an Ontario government spokesperson says. Curtis Lindsay, press secretary for Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford, confirmed the decision in an email to Global News. “Ontario is working in collaboration with Indigenous partners, survivors and affected [...]
By Phil Tsekouras TORONTO -- Under pressure, Ontario's Progressive Conservative government has announced it will deliver its own paid sick leave program to help curb the spread of COVID-19 transmission in essential workplaces. Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development Monte McNaughton and Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy announced the program, dubbed the Ontario [...]