New year brings significant legal changes in Canada
The Canada guide has been updated to include significant recent and upcoming legal changes in Alberta and Ontario, including:
- an increased minimum wage in Ontario;
- increased paid annual leave entitlements for Ontario employees after five years' service;
- increased entitlement to parental leave in Ontario;
- changes to family responsibility leave and compassionate care leave in Alberta and Ontario;
- introduction of bereavement leave in Alberta;
- introduction of domestic violence leave in Alberta and Ontario; and
- changes to trade union certification procedures in certain industries in Ontario.