Author: Darrel Pratt

Do Landscapers Get Overtime In Ontario?

Employers of landscape gardeners are exempt from the requirement to pay overtime. Who is exempt from overtime pay in Ontario? All employees are entitled to overtime pay in Ontario, subject to a long list of exceptions in the regulations to the Employment Standards Act. One of the main categories of employees who are exempt from […]

Is Saskatchewan Part Of The Canadian Shield?

Shaped like a horseshoe — or the shields carried during hand-to-hand combat — the Canadian Shield extends from Labrador in the east to include nearly all of Québec, much of Ontario and Manitoba, the northern portion of Saskatchewan, the northeast corner of Alberta, much of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut and into Which provinces are […]

Are Natives Exempt From Hst In Ontario?

First Nations people who are a resident of Ontario or Canada and reside on the Akwesasne reserve are eligible for the HST rebate. You must also have either a federal government-issued: Certificate of Indian Status card. Are natives exempt from HST? Generally, Indians do not pay the GST/HST on services performed entirely on a reserve. […]

Do Doctors In Ontario Have Benefits?

Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Dec 8, 2022) The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario provides exceptional family-friendly benefits, including maternity and parental leave top-up to 90 per cent of salary for up to 36 weeks and the option for new parents to phase-in their return to work. Do doctors get benefits in Ontario? […]

What Is The Right To Disconnect Law In Ontario?

The right to disconnect law gives employees the right to detach from work activity outside of work hours. The government of Ontario has implemented the right to disconnect law for companies with employees of 25 people or more. What is the right to disconnect policy in Ontario? Ontario’s new right-to-disconnect legislation — which took effect […]

Why Is There A Teacher Shortage In Ontario?

Severe shortage of teachers is due to Ford’s lack of planning, funding. The major challenge facing Ontario school boards is a projected shortfall of $500 million in education funding connected to cuts in hiring teachers and for maintaining programs and services. The pandemic has only served to exacerbate these concerns Is there a demand for […]

Is Ontario Teachers Pension For Life?

Ontario Teachers’ will pay you a lifetime pension when you qualify to retire. We’ll also provide benefits when you die, if you become disabled or permanently leave teaching before retirement age. Is a teachers pension paid for life? Answer: If the member had pensionable employment on or after 1 January 2007 then the adult dependant’s […]