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Employment LawTraining & Development

What Canadian Employers Must Know Before Hiring Online Gambling Workers

Canada’s online gambling sector—encompassing platforms like Moonbet sportsbook and other digital betting operations—presents unique employment law challenges that demand specialized compliance strategies. Employers must navigate provincial gaming regulations alongside federal employment standards, ensuring hiring practices satisfy both licensing authorities and labour law requirements. Key considerations include properly classifying workers in this gig-heavy industry, implementing robust responsible gaming policies that protect both customers and employees, and understanding how termination …

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Employment LawTraining & Development

THCa Vape Cartridges in Your Workplace: What Canadian Employers Must Know Now

Distinguish between THCa vape cartridges and THC products immediately—this legal distinction forms the foundation of compliant cannabis workplace policies in Canada. THCa (tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) exists in its non-psychoactive form until heated, creating unique regulatory challenges that current workplace policies may not adequately address.
Establish clear written policies that specifically name THCa products alongside traditional cannabis forms, as generic “cannabis policies” create enforcement gaps. Your…

Events

HR Tech Summit Toronto

Location: Enercare Centre Toronto

Date: Jun 02, 2020

Summary:

The 2020 HR Tech Summit Toronto is about the technology advancement that affects today’s organizations and how the HR leaders will deal and utilize it for the future.

The event gathers over 1,000 HR and technology professionals across different industries in order to access the latest insights and successful strategies required to adapt to changes in the present and the future.

The theme for this year will focus on collaboration of technology and …

HR news

Some of Ottawa’s Top Employers: StatCan, Shopify, NAV Canada

According to the annual competition run by Mediacorp Canada, the top employers of the National Capital Region include Statistics Canada, Shopify and NAV Canada.

The competition’s criteria involve the following:

physical workplace,

employee engagement and performance,

work atmosphere and communications,

health and family-friendly benefits,

financial benefits and compensation,

community involvement,

vacation and personal time off, and

training and skills development.

Anthony Meehan, publisher…