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March 15th, 2022

Occupational health and safety: preparing for the interim regime

The implementation of changes and developments in occupational health and safety, which began with the coming into force of the Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime1 (the “Act”) on October 6, 2021, will be carried out in phases over the next few years. It will be finalized no later than October 6, 2025. […]
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March 9th, 2022

Workplace injuries in the age of remote work

A decision of the Administrative Labour Tribunal recognizing an employment injury that occurred in the course of remote work recently made headlines because of the particular nature of the circumstances that led to the worker’s injury.1 In this case, an Air Canada customer service agent was performing her work duties from home, i.e., working remotely. […]
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March 8th, 2022

Top 5 reasons to register your trademark

In Canada, trademark rights are acquired first and foremost through use. So what are the benefits of applying to register each of your trademarks?   1. A Canada-wide exclusive right The rights conferred by the use of a trademark are limited to those places where the owner can prove such use. However, registration of a […]
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February 28th, 2022

Reminder to federal employers: deadline for Annual Workplace Harassment and Violence Occurrence Report

You must submit your Annual Harassment and Violence Occurrence Report by March 1. This is the first deadline for this report, which is required under the Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations that came into effect a year ago. The components of the annual report, as per the Regulations, include the following: a) the employer’s […]