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26 Mar 2024, 6:22 am
The outcome is similar to a Nova Scotia case from 2020, but the reasoning is different.As a general rule, Justice Feasby said courts can’t review individual MAiD assessments: “Parliament has put its trust in doctors and nurse practitioners and it is not for this Court to second guess that choice. [read post]
25 Feb 2023, 6:50 pm
Selikoff arrived in Boston from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, on the S.S. [read post]
5 May 2022, 6:00 am
Other provinces, such as Ontario and federally-regulated employers, already impose such accessibility requirements on employers and provinces like British Columbia and Nova Scotia have similar requirements. [read post]
14 Dec 2021, 1:56 pm
The Code defines “conduct unbecoming a barrister or solicitor” as “conduct, including conduct in a lawyer’s personal or private capacity, that tends to bring discredit upon the legal profession” and provides the following examples: (a) committing a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer,(b) taking improper advantage of the youth, inexperience, lack of education, unsophistication, ill health,… [read post]
16 Sep 2021, 5:26 pm
Québec, Ontario, British Columbia, the Yukon, and Nova Scotia have all introduced vaccine passport systems, creating a beginning of the patchwork system that is growing across Canada The provincial restrictions all have some variations between each other, but ultimately control access to areas of a high likelihood of transmission of Covid-19. [read post]
10 Aug 2021, 8:55 am
Quebec has decided to implement a vaccine passport where covid transmission is high; the premier of Nova Scotia has announced the government will initiate a “ScotiaPass” if his party is re-elected. [read post]
27 Jul 2021, 1:49 pm
Other provinces have similar legislation (see, for example, Alberta’s Public Health Act; Nova Scotia’s Health Protection Act; Nunavut’s Public Health Act ( plus subsequent amendments)). [read post]
24 Jun 2021, 5:13 am
This welcomed change in Ontario follows the footsteps of British Columbia, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. [read post]
20 May 2021, 2:00 pm
Nova Scotia COVID-19 Sick Leave Program Employees who can’t work remotely and miss less than 50% of their scheduled work time in a 1-week period due to COVID-19, which includes going to get vaccinated, may be eligible for up to four sick days (up to $20 per hour or $160 per day) Employers will be required to request reimbursement from the Ontario government for the employee’s sick days. [read post]
6 Apr 2021, 9:25 am
In my last Slaw post, I reviewed the concept of “universal design”, which was initiated about 25 years ago to respond to the increased participation of persons with disabilities; at the time, it tended to be limited to the built environment, although it has since expanded to other contexts. [read post]
3 Jan 2021, 8:49 pm
In Schuyler Farms Limited v Nesathurai, the Health Services and Appeal Review Board reviewed an order made by the Medical Officer of Health of Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit for all employees and seasons workers, pursuant to s. 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act. [read post]
29 Oct 2020, 3:09 am
The clinic is available in the beautiful Nova Scotia Province only. [read post]
4 Aug 2020, 4:01 pm
Recently, in Atlantic Canada, Nova Scotia also announced that masks will be required as of July 31 in enclosed public places. [read post]
29 Jul 2020, 4:01 pm
Recently, in Atlantic Canada, Nova Scotia also announced that masks will be required as of July 31 in enclosed public places. [read post]
30 Jun 2020, 4:25 pm
INTRODUCTION Recently RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki admitted she really didn’t understand the term “systemic racism” and later showed she was correct when she provided an old and obvious example of indirect discrimination as an example of systemic racism. [read post]
26 May 2020, 3:06 pm
A Nova Scotia woman was denied entry into Newfoundland in order to attend her mother’s funeral, even though she had been prepared to isolate for 14 days. [read post]
19 May 2020, 6:38 pm
Does it matter if non-residents are able to enter, but must self-isolate for 14 days, as in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, since self-isolation effectively limits entry to visitors planning to remain in the province for an extended period of time. [read post]
11 May 2020, 4:00 am
It is also worth noting that while Nova Scotia did not add any new leaves of absence in response to COVID-19, employees in that province were already entitled to an unpaid leave when an emergency is declared or a medical officer issues a direction/order that: prevents employees from performing work duties; or requires employees to care for a family member. [read post]
10 Apr 2020, 8:52 am
The occupational health and safety imperative is a legal one, on both the employer and the employees, as the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Nova Scotia places obligations on both sides to ensure a safe workplace. [read post]
10 Apr 2020, 8:52 am
The occupational health and safety imperative is a legal one, on both the employer and the employees, as the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Nova Scotia places obligations on both sides to ensure a safe workplace. [read post]
