On March 28, 2023, the federal government introduced Budget 2023: A Made-in-Canada Plan: Strong Middle Class, Affordable Economy, Healthy Future (the Budget). The Budget proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Canada Labour Code that may impact both Canadian employers and workers.
I. Improved eligibility for leave related to death or disappearance of child
Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023, proposes to amend the Canada Labour Code, to increase the leave for federally regulated employees related to the death or disappearance of a child from 104 weeks to 156 weeks. In addition, Bill C-47 removes the condition that would deprive an employee from utilizing this leave if the child was 14 years of age or older at the time of the crime and it is probable, considering the circumstances, that the child was a party to the crime.
II. Federally regulated gig workers
In the Budget, the government proposed to amend the Canada Labour Code by enhancing job protections for federally regulated gig workers. The central component to the government’s plan is to improve protections against employee misclassification. To this point, the government has completed one consultation on this issue but has not yet taken any legislative action.
III. Prohibiting the use of replacement workers
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