Health and Safety Issues

As discussed in a previous Focus Alert, on August 24, 2021, the Ontario government filed a regulation requiring businesses and…

On September 2, 2021, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) announced the release of A Guide on How to Create a Workplace…

Readers of Focus will recall that on September 1, 2021, the Ontario government announced that individuals will need to be…

On September 1, 2021, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health (“CMOH”), announced that individuals…

On August 24, 2021, the Ontario government filed a regulation (O. Reg. 577/21) amending the Rules for Areas at Step…

On Tuesday, August 17, 2021, the Province of Ontario announced that it will require employers in certain high-risk settings to…

Employers considering measures to ensure workplace safety and business continuity through the COVID-19 pandemic should take note of a recent…

On May 31, 2021, the Ministry of Long-Term Care announced that it would be issuing a Minister’s Directive (the “Directive”)…

As COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available to Canadians in all provinces, the public discourse in respect of immunization has…

In Ontario, the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has begun. With doses of the vaccination now available for many individuals working in…