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Mandatory filing of Form PD27 for employers claiming amounts under the Temporary Wage Subsidy (TWS) program or the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program during the TWS claim period

Tuesday January 19, 2021

Please note that the CRA will be conducting reconciliations of your 2020 T4 information returns against amounts claimed under the Canada Emergency Wages Subsidy (CEWS) and Temporary Wage Subsidy (TWS) programs. The CRA will use the information from Form PD27 (10% Temporary Wage Subsidy [...]

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Work-Sharing Agreements: preventing layoffs while preserving cash flow

Monday April 13, 2020

Work-Sharing (WS) presents a viable option for many employers to prevent layoffs, while still preserving cash flow, during the COVID-19 crisis. Work-Sharing is a formal agreement between eligible employers, employees and the federal government. It allows eligible employees to access partial EI benefits [...]

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Is your business registered in Quebec? If so, recent changes to the Pay Equity Act may affect you.

Sunday January 26, 2020

Revisions made to the Pay Equity Act in April 2019 came into effect in October 2019. These changes may affect your responsibilities as an employer if your business is registered in Quebec. DEMES Reporting DEMES (Declaration of the Employer in Matters of Pay [...]

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Cannabis in the workplace – what you need to know

Wednesday November 27, 2019

It’s been a little over a year since the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada. Many Canadian companies updated their policies on drug and alcohol use ahead of legalization—especially those with employees working in high-risk positions. But with cannabis edibles also legalized as [...]

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Do recent changes to the Employment Standards Act impact your business?

Tuesday April 16, 2019

On April 3rd, the Ontario government passed ‘Bill 66, Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act, 2019’. Schedule 9 of the Bill makes amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) that should be noted by employers: Employment Standards Posters As an employer, you are no [...]

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Human Resource Update

Wednesday January 10, 2018

Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 – Bill 148 On June 1, 2017, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, which proposed significant amendments to Ontario’s employment and labour legislation. On November 27, 2017, the Bill [...]

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Ontario Minimum Wage Increases

Friday September 22, 2017

As you may know, Ontario is increasing the general minimum wage rate on October 1st. This latest rate is the result of changes to legislation that was passed in 2014 to tie annual minimum wage increases to the province’s Consumer Price Index. General [...]

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Employee Recognition

Monday July 31, 2017

One of our tax team members, Vincent Didkovsky, has recently completed the In-Depth Tax course, achieving not only a significant milestone in his professional development, but also being recognized as a class valedictorian, and a co-author of one of the top group projects [...]

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Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 – Bill 148

Friday June 23, 2017

On June 1, 2017, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, which proposes significant amendments to Ontario’s employment and labour legislation. While the unemployment date is at a 16-year low, the nature of work has changed. [...]

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