Limitation Periods Resume September 14, 2020
Limitation periods in Ontario have resumed as of September 14, 2020. Ontario courts and tribunals had suspended their timelines and limitation periods under O. Reg. 73/20 back on March 20, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the usual time limits for commencing claims and filing documents were paused between March 16, 2020 […]
COVID-19 UPDATE: Ontario Government Extends Infectious Disease Emergency Leave to January 2, 2021
The Infectious Disease Emergency Leave provisions initially slated to end on September 4, 2020, six weeks after the State of Emergency ended in Ontario, have been further extended until January 2, 2021. On May 29, 2020, the Ontario Government introduced O. Reg. 228/20: Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (‘IDEL”). This temporary provision under the Employment Standards Act, […]