On September 3, 2020, the Ontario government announced further amendments to extend the maximum periods of temporary layoffs to January 2, 2021, before they could be deemed to be terminations under the Employment Standards Act, 2000. As you were likely already aware, September 4th was the date on...

On July 24, 2020, Ontario revoked the emergency order that suspended the temporary lay off clock and deemed employees to be on infectious disease emergency leave (see Ontario Regulation 228/20 ). This means that for employees who saw wages or hours reduced due to the pandemic, the regular rules for...

As of March 17th, 2020, the operations of the Ontario Superior Court have been suspended indefinitely. However, the court expects that procedural timelines will still be met and that documents will continue to be produced and that cases will proceed through virtual means to complete examinations...