New standards for organic foods coming into force
In 2006, the federal government introduced standards for organic foods and organic food labelling. These regulations, Organic Product Regulations, are going to come into force on December 14, 2008.
Any product that claims to be organic must now be certified as organic by a certification body. The Canada Food Inspection Agency will decide which organizations qualify […]
Product Saftey
Product safety has become a real issue for Canadians in light of some high profile cases where certain products were found to be dangerous or contaminated. It is timely, then, that the government released a discussion paper in January calling for the need for changes with respect to the regulation of food, health and consumer […]
New regulations for asbestos
In November, 2007, a second series of amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act relating to the management of asbestos came into effect in Ontario. A significant change as of November 1, 2007 is that an asbestos management program must now include both types of asbestos, friable and non-friable (friable refers to asbestos that […]
Bankruptcy & Insolvency Changes
In late 2007, Bill C-12 was passed, making amendments to Canada’s bankruptcy and insolvency regime. Some of the most important changes include that unpaid wages of employees prior to bankruptcy are protected, and normal pension contributions of employees are also secured. Unpaid wages will have priority over the claims of secured creditors up to $2,000.00. […]
New Tobacco regulations
If you own a convenience store in Ontario, or another type of store that sells tobacco products, legislation completely prohibiting the retail display of tobacco products is coming into force on May 31, 2008. The intent of the regulations is to prohibit any display of tobacco products to consumers (although there are limited exceptions, including […]
