By Laura Stone, Oliver Moore & Jeff Gray Toronto and neighbouring Peel Region are moving to shut down businesses with COVID-19 outbreaks, acting more forcefully than the Ontario government in the face of a devastating third wave. Toronto’s top doctor, medical officer of health Eileen de Villa, announced Tuesday that she would exercise her [...]
By Yvette Brend A former B.C. conservation officer who made international headlines in 2015 for refusing to kill two orphaned bear cubs is suing to get his job back and his lost pay returned. In a new court action, Bryce Casavant — who has spent five years fighting his union and employer to return [...]
By Dave Seglins When Leigh Cunningham of Winnipeg left her 26-year career as an investment adviser with RBC Dominion Securities, she did some math and realized that for decades she hadn't been receiving six per cent vacation pay on her full income.Cunningham has launched a proposed $800-million class-action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of advisers. [...]
By Richard Raycraft The federal government will extend the period of time claimants can receive several pandemic income benefits, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today. Trudeau told reporters this afternoon that the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) and Employment Insurance (EI) will all [...]
By Catherine Cullen Some self-employed Canadians are being let off the hook on repayment of thousands of dollars received through the Canada emergency response benefit (CERB). Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in a news conference outside his residence at Rideau Cottage today. "For people who accessed CERB based on their gross income [...]
By Mark Ting Many Canadians spent a lot of time working from their homes in 2020. In response, and to provide Canadians some tax relief, the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) tweaked their rules on how employees can claim home office expenses on their 2020 personal tax returns. If employees spent more than 50 per [...]
By Anita Balakrishnan, The Canadian Press Staff One year ago, hosting a pizza party with co-workers or showing up to work with stomach bug symptoms were unthinkable in terms of fireable offences. But legal suits based on such incidents are now before the courts as COVID-19 upends the way managers enforce health mandates and [...]
By Peter Zimonjic The Canada Revenue Agency began sending out T4A slips today to Canadians who have received COVID-19 benefits, reminding them that the money is taxable income and must be recorded on their tax returns. The department said the T4As are being issued as statements of income and not necessarily as statements of [...]
By Andrew Lupton Paul Woods, who was fired on Monday as president and CEO of London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), has filed a $2.5 million lawsuit against LHSC, claiming he was dismissed in bad faith and that he notified board chair Amy Walby about his travel to the United States since March last year. [...]
By Jacob Dubé A former CBC employee has won a grievance against the national broadcaster after he was fired based on information taken from his private messaging accounts. According to a document written by arbitrator Lorne Slotnick, journalist Ahmar Khan was fired for leaking insider CBC info to Canadaland and Maclean’s, as well as [...]