December 6, 2022
Have you renewed your CFA membership?Renew your membership now to ensure no service disruption and to be able to keep enjoying all the benefits of being a CFA Member! |
 Franchisors Beware: Amendments to the Competition Act Criminalize No‐Poach and No‐Hire Provisions by Shuli Rodal, Andraya Frith, Dominic Mochrie, Kaeleigh Kuzma, Jordon Bond Pending amendments to the Competition Act will soon criminalize no‐poach and no‐hire provisions (including non‐solicits) in certain circumstances. This is an important development for franchisors as provisions relating to hiring and solicitation are common in franchise agreements in Canada. While many such provisions will continue to be defensible once the new law takes effect in June 2023, franchisors will want to carefully review their agreements in light of this new legal framework. Click here to read the full story by Osler. |
CFA’S ADVOCACY PRIORITIES FOR 2022-2023
- Educating Public Officials About Franchising
- Access to Labour for Franchisors and Franchisees
- Access to Capital
- Common Employer: Adopt the 4 Factor Test
- Ensuring a Fair Playing Field for Franchised Business under Environmental Legislation
Ensuring a Fair Playing Field for Franchised Business under Environmental Legislation
The CFA’s members are working hard to lead in environmental compliance. Businesses are switching from plastic products to paper, enhancing recycling, and using environmentally friendly products for cleaning, among other actions.
As the federal government moves forward with changes to environmental legislation, we ask that franchised businesses be treated fairly and not singled out. READ MORE.
RELEVANT NEWS
Will the Bank of Canada hike interest rates again?
Many experts say the Bank of Canada is leaving the door open to hike its key policy rate at least one more time.
British Columbia Cap on Food Delivery Fees
With over 12,594 restaurants in B.C., it became the first province in Canada, and one of a handful of jurisdictions in North America, to implement a permanent cap on fees charged by food-delivery companies, such as UberEats, DoorDash, and Skip the Dishes.
A big push is underway for BC to triple its paid sick leave days
Big push coming from the BC Federation of Labour, whose members voted Tuesday to lobby the provincial government for at least 15 days of employer-paid illness or injury leave, and five days of paid family responsibility leave annually for all workers.
Employers and temporary workers to benefit from family work permits to address labour shortages
Starting in January 2023, through a temporary 2-year measure, Canada will expand eligibility to work in Canada to spouses and working-age children through a phased approach for workers at all skill levels.
Canada’s jobs market ekes out another gain in November as wages rise
Canada’s labour market added 10,000 jobs in November, building slightly on its massive 108,000 gain from the month prior, Statistics Canada reported on Friday.
Bank of Canada delivers a subtle but clear signal rate-hike cycle is nearing its end
In the final paragraph of a five-paragraph statement announcing the bank’s decision to raise its key rate by another half a percentage point, to 4.25 per cent, the bank said that its Governing Council “will be considering whether the policy interest rate needs to rise further.”
Ontario Continues to Strengthen the Economy
Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued a statement following today’s monthly employment release by Statistics Canada that showed employment in Ontario increased by 22,600 jobs in November.
RELEVANT NEWS
Many Canadians plan to spend less on Christmas presents, entertaining | December 5, 2022
Hire a youth this summer through Canada Summer Jobs | December 2, 2022
Minister Ng announces that Evol is helping deliver much-needed access to capital to women entrepreneurs in Quebec | December 1, 2022
Ontario Supporting Francophone Start-Ups and Entrepreneurs | December 1, 2022
Promote your job opportunities with the CFA
To take advantage of this new opportunity, please submit your job postings (including a job description and directions for how to apply) to Andrew Schopp at aschopp@cfa.ca. For any inquiries, please contact Jessi-Lyna Wan at jwan@cfa.ca.
Please note the introductory offer ends October 31st, 2022. Any job posting submitted on November 1, 2022, and onwards will be subject to charges.
