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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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An Organization’s #1 Asset – Your Employees!

Monday April 10, 2017

An organization's #1 asset is actually their employees. The continued progress of an organization depends greatly on the effectiveness with which it develops its employees, and the amount of value and appreciation that is exhibited towards them, even for the simple things they [...]

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2017 Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Various Maximums and Rates

Tuesday January 10, 2017

It’s a new year which triggers changes to the CRA maximums and rates on various items. Please note the following: Canada Pension Plan (CPP) maximum pensionable earnings are $55,300; maximum employee contribution for the year is $2,564.10; maximum employer contribution for the year [...]

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