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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read December 12, 2013

Three of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

Three of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with significant changes to employment and labour law in Ontario, wrongfully dismissing an employee for refusing to sign an updated list of duties, and an employee's duty to mitigate.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Immigration, Payroll / 2013, alternative job offer, Bill 146, canadian employment law, duty to mitigate, employment and labour law, employment duties, employment law, employment standards act, Foreign workers, immigrants, Labour Relations Act, mitigate damages, occupational health and safety, Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, temp agencies, vulnerable workers, vulnerable workforc, wrongful dismissal

By Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law | 2 Minutes Read July 16, 2013

Ontario Human Rights Commission releases policy on removing the “Canadian experience” barrier

On July 15, 2013, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (“OHRC”) released its Policy on Removing the “Canadian Experience” Barrier (the “Policy”) barrier. The purpose of the Policy is to address the fact that new immigrants, with university educations and/or work experience, are denied opportunities for jobs or career advancement because they lack “Canadian Experience” (i.e. Canadian based work experience) and their foreign educational qualification or work experience are not recognized.

Article by Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Immigration / accreditation requirement, ancestry, anti-discrimination policy, Canadian based work experience, canadian employment law, Canadian experience, Canadian experience barrier, Canadian Experience Class, colour, discrimination, employment law, ethnic origin, foreign education, hiring, HR Law, human rights code, human rights tribunal, immigrants, job opportunities, jobs or career advancement, obstacles immigrants face in securing employment, Ontario human rights commission, place or origin, policy, Policy on Removing the “Canadian Experience” Barrier, prohibited grounds, race, recruiting, recruitment, selection, Work experience

By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 2 Minutes Read January 17, 2013

New federal skilled worker program to begin accepting applications as of May 4, 2013

As previously reported, last year Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) imposed a “temporary pause” on the acceptance of new Federal Skilled Worker Program (“FSWP”) applications, which became effective on July 1, 2012. On December 19, 2012, Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced that the FSWP will once again begin accepting new applications on May 4, 2013.

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Employee Relations, Immigration / and Multiculturalism, Canadian Language Benchmark assessment system, Canadian work experience, Citizenship, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Educational Credential Assessment, employment process, Federal Skilled Worker Program, foreign credentials, foreign nationals, Foreign workers, immigrants, Immigration Law, language, Minimum official language thresholds, official language proficiency, qualifying arranged job offer

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