COVID-19

The Canada Revenue Agency’s has an online calculator for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”). As a Canadian employer who has seen a drop in revenue due to COVID-19, you may be eligible for a subsidy to cover part of your employee wages, retroactive to March 15. This subsidy will enable you to re-hire workers, help […]

Mom and Dad are separated, with minor children. They had a dispute about whether the kids should attend remote, online learning or attend school. They escalated their dispute to the Family Court. The Court held they would attend online learning for one semester. The Court noted: “The policy of the provincial government is that in-person

The Government of Canada has and continues to provide support to Canadians who face ongoing hardships from the COVID-19 pandemic. A few recent updates for those who have had their employment impacted by the pandemic, is a simplified Employment Insurance (EI) program, as well as new income support benefits to take effect as of September 27,

Social gatherings can be made up of any group of people from outside a household or social circle, but physical distancing of at least two metres must be maintained or a face covering must be worn when physical distancing is a challenge or required. People having a social gathering can't hug or touch each other.

With the spike in cases, more attention is being given to hosting gatherings, like holiday get togethers, Thanksgiving, etc.  Here are tips for hosting a family or other gathering at your home, courtesy of our Health Unit:  Remind guests to stay home if sick. Consider keeping a list of guests who attend for potential future

The workplace will soon be an even trickier place to navigate when considering the new challenges that employers are faced with in accommodating their employees’ family responsibilities. When the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed the state of the world in March 2020 and made employees’ normal childcare arrangements generally unavailable, Canadian employees (other than some essential

The Government of Canada has and continues to provide support to Canadians who face ongoing hardships from the COVID-19 pandemic. A few recent updates for those who have had their employment impacted by the pandemic, is a simplified Employment Insurance (EI) program, as well as new income support benefits to take effect as of September

CKL employers may have an important deadline upcoming – September 4, 2020, to the extent they continue to have employees not actively working (i.e., temporarily laid off and deemed to be on Ontario’s infectious disease leave of absence. On July 24, 2020, Ontario’s new Bill 195, Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, became

The Ontario government is extending orders currently in force under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (ROA). The extensions provide the government with the necessary flexibility to address the ongoing risks and effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and ensure important measures remain in place to protect vulnerable populations, such as seniors, people with developmental

Need to start working on that COVID 15 (pounds)? Here are the new rules for when you go to your gym or fitness centre, during this Phase 3 of re-opening.  Some restrictions are eased, but others continue. What you need to know today about working out at your gym or other fitness facility. Precautions still