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Competition Act amendments are about to come into force – What businesses need to know following the release of the official Enforcement Guidelines
On June 23, 2023, major amendments to section 45 of the Competition Act1 (the “Act”) are set to come into force. Adopted in 2022 by the Parliament of Canada, these amendments are primarily designed to harmonize Canadian non-competition law with legislation in various other countries, particularly (…)
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Important Changes to the CEWS announced: will you now be eligible, and what should you consider?
The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (the “CEWS”) is a key component of the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 economic response plan. The purpose of the CEWS, adopted on April 11, 2020, is to help Canadians keep their jobs during the crisis and help companies maintain an employment relationship with (…)
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COVID-19 - Flexibility in the Federal Work-Sharing Program: A Solution for Retaining Your Human Capital?
In order to best support our clients and business partners, our team is following developments related to COVID-19 very closely. We invite you to visit on our website the page that centralizes all of the tools and information produced by our professionals. There is a concern that simply laying off (…)
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Dividing up of certified bargaining units – The Québec Court of Appeal calls into question the automatic application of traditional criteria
By way of two decisions 1 handed down jointly on May 8th of this year, the Québec Court of Appeal held that it is no longer appropriate to mechanically apply the existing analytical framework regarding the criteria for the division of a bargaining unit. Based on principles recently stated by the (…)
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First-aid course required by the ministère de la Famille: is the employer required to pay for the training time?
The Educational Childcare Regulation1 (the “Regulation”) requires every permit holder to ensure that each member of its childcare staff holds a certificate not older than 3 years which must have been obtained through the successful completion of an early childhood first-aid course of a minimum of 8 (…)