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Information Supplied by Sherrard Kuzz LLP – June 2nd, 2021 If you would like to receive these and other updates directly from Sherrard Kuzz LLP, subscribe through their website (large red banner at the bottom of every page). Click here to download a pdf version of this announcement. Our April 30, 2021 briefing note addressed key components of Ontario’s paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL). A follow-up briefing note on May 10, 2021 answered FAQ from clients. As we indicated in these notes, employer reimbursement of paid IDEL will be facilitated by Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board through the COVID -19...
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Workplace Inspectors to Visit 1,300 Construction Sites Beginning This Week Targeted Health and Safety Blitz Focuses on Keeping Workers Safe in Hot-Spot Regions April 15, 2021 Click here to go to the original article. TORONTO - The Ontario government will begin targeted provincewide inspections of construction sites this Friday, dispatching 200 workplace inspectors, supported by provincial offenses officers, to visit 1,300 constructions sites to enforce safety requirements. Officers will also be visiting over 500 workplaces, including big box stores, food processors, manufacturers and warehouses, in Ottawa, Toronto and York Region, which have been identified as hot spots for COVID-19. Details...
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When it is time to build your pipeline of prospects, what is a common challenge that comes to mind? Is it the struggle of cold calling? Is it sharing information and then your prospect "runs and hides" with their quote? Or are you focused on growing your sales to new heights? On March 4th, we hosted in partnership with Sandler Training Milton our Selling Skills for the 21st Century training workshop – An Operational Export Readiness Series event. Key trainer, Andrew Wall President of Sandler Training Milton, began the workshop by having the attendees review their common sales practices and...
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Enhancing Public Health and Workplace Safety Measures in the Provincewide Shutdown Click here to download. The information contained the document is intended to communicate a summary of information about measures proposed to come into effect in Ontario or in areas of Ontario between Tuesday January 12, 2021 and Thursday, January 14, 2021. The material is not legal advice and does not purport to be or to provide an interpretation of the law. In the event of any conflict or difference between this summary information and any applicable legislation or regulation, the legislation or regulation prevails. New updates as of January...
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Information Supplied by Sherrard Kuzz LLP – January 4th, 2021 If you would like to receive these and other updates directly from Sherrard Kuzz LLP, subscribe through their website (large red banner at the bottom of every page). Click here to download a pdf version of this announcement. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Ontario declared a second provincial emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA), effective January 12, 2021. This declaration of emergency will automatically terminate in 14 days unless terminated earlier or extended. The declaration of a provincial emergency allows the Government to make...
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BWA members are eligible for the Forest Sector Safety Measures Fund to offset costs for COVID-19 safety. This is provincial funding supporting forestry jobs and worker safety. Protecting the health of workers and the communities where they work is critical to preventing the spread of COVID-19. We know Ontario’s forest sector is faced with the challenge of maintaining the manufacturing of essential products while ensuring safety measures are in place to protect the health and safety of staff. To help small to medium sized forest sector companies overcome the economic challenges they face due to extra costs for the implementation...
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Information Supplied by Sherrard Kuzz LLP – January 4th, 2021 If you would like to receive these and other updates directly from Sherrard Kuzz LLP, subscribe through their website (large red banner at the bottom of every page). Click here to download a pdf version of this announcement. The City of Toronto’s Public Health unit has issued a Letter of Instruction to all employers in the City permitted to be open under the Reopening Ontario Act. The Letter requires every employer to take additional measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The physical measures reiterate public health guidance currently in place for...
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Information Supplied by Sherrard Kuzz LLP – December 23rd, 2020 If you would like to receive these and other updates directly from Sherrard Kuzz LLP, subscribe through their website (large red banner at the bottom of every page). In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Ontario announced a province-wide shutdown to commence on Saturday, December 26 at 12:01 a.m.; to last 14 days for Northern Ontario and 28 days for Southern Ontario. Many restrictions under the shutdown are already in effect for regions which had previously been moved to the “Lockdown/Grey” stage of the COVID-19 Response Framework (e.g., City of...
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The Ontario Government has posted a reference document online that outlines their COVID-19 Response Framework. Click here to read more COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and Open —Lockdown Measures Also, business-owners with questions concerning their essential business status are encouraged to call the Stop the Spread hotline: 1-888-444-3659 The hotline is available from 8:30 a.m.― 9:00 p.m. Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m.— 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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October 28th, 2020 saw the BWA host our Export Round Table Event that included BWA members as well as presentations from Gwenaële Montagner Senior Director, International Trade Development and Syed Sameer S. Ahmed, Trade Commissioner of Global Affairs Canada. The event opened with Montagner sharing valuable information on the Trade Accelerator Program (T.A.P.) and how the program serves to assist manufacturers with export development including some rather surprising data about how Canada is uniquely positioned to benefit from exporting. Members also got...
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