Written by Maggie Hughes, Associate and Kaylee Campbell, Articled Clerk Workplace policies are a helpful tool to provide employees with clear expectations. This may include setting parameters around expected employee conduct or outlining procedures to streamline processes. While there are a wide range of policies that any one organization may implement, it is important to […]
Questions about criminal records in the employment context most frequently arise in the following circumstances: The Hiring Process where a potential job candidate has a criminal record The Discipline Process where a current employee is convicted of a criminal offence This article will discuss the employer’s obligations in each instance. The Hiring Process Refusing to […]
Under Canadian Immigration law, a foreign national is inadmissible to Canada on the grounds of (1) criminality or (2) serious criminality. A Permanent Resident, on the other hand, will only be inadmissible to Canada on the grounds of serious criminality. As such, the intersection between criminal and immigration law is of extreme importance to Permanent […]
The March 2023 Prince Edward Island Labour Force Survey indicated a new all-time high for employment on PEI. Consequently, the unemployment rate continues to decrease. In fact, as of March 2023, PEI’s unemployment rate was 6.6 percent, down two percentage points from the previous year. When unemployment rates are low, competition amongst employers is high, […]
On April 26, 2022, members of Cox & Palmer’s Regional Employment & Labour group presented a webinar titled “Hot Topics in Human Resources: Spring 2022” which included the subtopic of Gender Identity and Gender Expression. With Pride Month on the horizon, we wanted to continue the conversation and provide employers with further insight on how […]
The phenomenon known as “renoviction” has garnered much attention on Prince Edward Island in recent years. On November 17, 2021, the Province of Prince Edward Island passed Bill 122, which implemented a two-year moratorium on the ability of landlords to evict tenants to renovate their occupied units. While the government of PEI is currently in […]
The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (“IRAC” or the “Commission”) is an independent quasi-judicial tribunal that, among other things, hears appeals relating to land use, including municipal and ministerial planning decisions, under the Planning Act and other provincial statutes . A 15-year review (2005-2020) of appeals of municipal planning decisions before the Commission shows that […]
Following the Government of Canada’s announcement on August 13, 2021 that it would be mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for those employed in the federal public sector and in the federally-regulated air, rail, and marine transportation industry, a growing list of Canadian employers have followed suit in announcing their own vaccine mandates. This list now includes five […]