Canadian legal rules on mandatory vaccination are currently unclear, so the specific approach to follow will need to be developed in the coming months.
Practice Areas
Employment Law
Advise and represent employers on compliance, agreement drafting, negotiating and litigation all workplace issues
Labour Relations
Management side labour law, arbitration and bargaining
Executive Compensation
Advice to companies and boards on compensation, bonus and share plans
Practice Areas
Vaccination In Canadian Workplaces: Can It Be Mandatory?
Canadian Stock Employee Stock Options: New Rules For 2021
Canada’s federal government confirmed on November 30, 2020 that it plans to proceed in 2021 with income tax changes which will amend the rules regarding employee stock options.
Ontario’s COVID-19 Liability Bill: Not Expressly Extended to Employers
On October 20, 2020 Ontario’s provincial government introduced Bill 218, a new form of legislation which aims to protect any person from civil liability resulting from individuals being or potentially being infected with or exposed to COVID-19.
About George
George Waggott is a Canadian Employment & Labour Relations lawyer who is based in Toronto. George has practised exclusively in the areas of labour relations, employment law, and executive compensation since 1996 and acts for employers on all workplace issues. In addition to his ongoing advice to companies, he frequently appears before the courts, mediators, labour relations boards, grievance arbitrators and employment tribunals. He also regularly acts as a management spokesperson in collective bargaining.
George is outside employment counsel to a number of employers, ranging from non-profits to multinational companies, and his role includes drafting employment and consulting agreements, advising on transactions, providing ongoing employment and executive compensation advice, and ensuring employment standards
Publications
Vaccination In Canadian Workplaces: Can It Be Mandatory?
Canadian legal rules on mandatory vaccination are currently unclear, so the specific approach to follow will need to be developed in the coming months.
Canadian Stock Employee Stock Options: New Rules For 2021
Canada’s federal government confirmed on November 30, 2020 that it plans to proceed in 2021 with income tax changes which will amend the rules regarding employee stock options.
Ontario’s COVID-19 Liability Bill: Not Expressly Extended to Employers
On October 20, 2020 Ontario’s provincial government introduced Bill 218, a new form of legislation which aims to protect any person from civil liability resulting from individuals being or potentially being infected with or exposed to COVID-19.